More wandering

Last night I went for an evening walk with the camera with the aim of experimenting with more night photography.  I’ve realised attempting to take photos at night really requires a tripod as the camera shutter stays open much longer than during the day.

I found myself leaning against lamp posts.  No doubt the locals thought I’d been over imbibing the the amber nectar.

The mock Tudor retail outlet selling deep fried rat in 11 secret herbs and spoces amused me!  Why construct a mock Tudor building?  Perhaps it was the only way they could get planning permission?

Today I walked the towpath to Cowley Peachey Junction and then into Yiewsley.  This will be our next mooring location and I wanted to check availability of moorings and the local shops.  There is a large Tesco, an Aldi & Iceland co-located with a Morrisons slightly further down the road.

Whilst walking I noticed a number of interesting boats.  The sign in the window of one boat was rather amusing.

The following boat looked rather nondescript until I had a second look.

“Bloody Foreigners….. Why don’t they go back to where they came from!”

Cowley Lock is rather picturesque.  I noted there were vacant 14 & 7 Day mooring above and below it.  I can only assume there are other moorings closer to shops and transport connections.  Or perhaps the local CRT Enforcement Officer visits them frequently.

Rather than take the same route back to Waiouru I decided to head west and follow a series of public footpaths bordering the River Colne.  There are a number of wetlands all along this stretch of the canal.  These were created when the gravel extraction pits were worked out in the 1930’s. 

This is Little Britain Lake.  So named because its shape is similar to the outline of Britain.  The footpaths don’t appear to receive much traffic but a number of cyclists had cut it up rather badly in places.  Halfway home I noticed yet more Snowdrops.