It's been wetter of late, so I've had to fit my walks in between showers, sometimes more successfully than others. It's now full-on autumn, lots of colour on the trees and leaves falling everywhere. There's a nice view of the woods on the hillside as I walk down Victoria Road towards the park, and in autumn the varied colour looks good... but I have to get to about this point on the road to avoid a multitude of signs and 'street furniture' distracting from the scene - and then you can't see as much of the hillside. (Photography is often a compromise!)
The view from the bridge to the canal below is a classic one. That tree on the right is always a wonderful sight in autumn. I'm not sure what species it is but it usually has good colour. I enjoyed the lady's red beret, echoing the red on the boats.
The canal surface and the towpath are covered in leaves. It can be a bit slippery. I usually keep away from the edge, not wishing to have an unplanned swim!
A little further on and a lady was feeding the mute swans. She'd managed to attract eleven of them and a duck or three! There are rarely that many all in one spot.
Then the skies cleared briefly to give a lovely patch of blue. It didn't last long, the rain showers returned but I had my umbrella so I was happily singing in the rain.
Beautiful! And I do hope you did a bit of a shuffle quick step with singing in the rain! Perhaps kicking up some leaves too! And gave the camera to someone nearby to capture the action! OK, I'm kidding.
ReplyDeleteI love the shots along the canal.
ReplyDeleteA walk in autumn can be very special. I love the canal path covered in leaves, and there is something almost magical about leaves silently floating on the relatively still surface of water.
ReplyDeleteHere, the lady feeding the water fowl would be in trouble - it is strictly forbidden to feed them in my area, since there are way too many of them and because of their overpopulation, they carry deseases and aren't really well.