Saturday 24 July 2021
by Wulf
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Apologies for the childish sounding title but it seemed appropriate for my recent labours and one that I’m unlikely to have cause to use again for a long time. We’ve now got the second giant water butt installed. In order … Continue reading
Monday 19 July 2021
by Wulf
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With this hot weather, we’ve pretty much got to the end of what is in our water butts… which means it is time to get on with plumbing in the second 350l so we can capture even more next time … Continue reading
Saturday 10 July 2021
by Wulf
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Jane and I tried something new in our wombling life today – litter picking on water. The Canal and River Trust organised this at Thurmaston lock on the north side of Leicester (part of the same canal that runs past … Continue reading
Monday 26 April 2021
by Wulf
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This morning, Jane and I set off the canal towpath, heading south round Loughborough and then we kept on going. Eventually, after the transition from industrial urban to deep countryside, we got as far as Pillings Lock. We stopped for … Continue reading
Sunday 28 March 2021
by Wulf
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Before you ask, no, I don’t have a brand new invention I can tell you about five years ago. However, the annual switch from GMT to BST allows a limited form of time travel. As far as the birds are … Continue reading
Saturday 5 December 2020
by Wulf
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We had a couple of swans on the canal at the end of the garden today. They came up quite close to us, probably looking for food. We didn’t feed them – there is plenty growing in the canal for … Continue reading
Saturday 7 November 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on To the Canal
Today I sat and spent some time drawing the view down the back garden (all done with Procreate on my iPad).