Pitsford Water anti-clockwise

 Tuesday 3rd December, with Marta, almost 7 miles.

I drove to Geddington, picked up Marta and went to Pitsford. Walked round anti-clockwise.

It was muddy in places, and quite cold, but not windy. Not far from the Moulton Grange path there was a tree full of gulls. 

 At the causeway lots of lapwings,

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plus grebes, coots, ducks Canada geese in a procession, 

lovely skies,

still some leaves in autumn finery,

catkins.

We stopped for coffee and a snack at the Causeway car park, then walked on to the cafe for another coffee.

Pickwell walk, in reverse.

 Tuesday 26th November, with Harry.

In the afternoon we went out to Pickwell again,

Still plenty of colour

Frost on the grass in shady places

and did the walk from November 13th in the other direction, wearing wellies thus time - just as well since the ground was pretty muddy, especially the bridleway at the end. Hard work plodding uphill through sticky mud.  

Fab sunset again. 

A very short walk round Eling

 Sunday 24th November 

The weekend of Storm Bert. We seized a window of dry weather.

After breakfast we walked through the churchyard and down to Goatee Beach,

across the bridge near the Tide Mill, and to the marina. 

The wind was blowing, the rain had stopped, the church bells were calling the faithful to the morning service, and the rigging on the sailing boats was playing its metallic music. 

Lots of people out with their dogs.