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Author: Ian Hutson

Author, photographer, narrowboater, Englishman.

Drunken Yobbery at Silly O’Clock

Yes that’s me in the phomatograph above. Not a trace of distortion caused by the plastic sheeting; that’s exactly the … More

barbridge, boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust, yobs

Eckythump

Heron on Rutters Bridge. It’s alright though; I talked him down. It’s been Hellishly hot and also coolishly cool in … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, heat, hot, narrowboat, river, summer, trust

Waiter? There are people in my soup.

It’s been a funny old week. Yesterday, Friday, was technically the hottest day of the year thus far being in … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

No, but seriously?

Honestly, is it just me or… Two thousand miles of canal, several hundred yards free on this stretch alone… and … More

arseholes, boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, cnuts, england, ignorant, narrowboat, river

The Canals of Mars

Don’t get your hopes up, they’re not open yet. Rest assured though that I shall be first in the queue … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, Crawler, england, ESA, mars, model, narrowboat, NASA, river, space, trust

Hecticus – God of Rush

The Canal Company Ltd’s “Let’s not mow to the edges because wildlife, yeah?” policy in full June bloom. By August … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

Loose Boats Wild Orchids Headless Pigeons

Photograph from a few days ago – the Cardinal making (more) close friends. It now being “Peasants Celebrating Serfdom” Bank … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

Manoeuvring an HGV with no brakes while children circle on skateboards

Silly o’clock in the morning, down to the watering hole to watch the lions and tigers and ephalumps and zedbras … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, canoe, canoeing, england, kayak, narrowboat, river, share the space, trust, wankers

Hire Boat Change-Over Day(s)

See what I did there? Squeezed in a cheeky phomatograph of the Cardinal (albeit locationally misleading, since we’re a hundred … More

boat, boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, hire, hireboat, narrowboat, river, trust, venetian

Dome Is Wherever I Twist My Stern-Gland Greaser

Old Father Nature does get whimsical at times, as yesterday when he bunged up a full semi-circle double rainbow with … More

boating, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

Meh ( / mÉ› /)

Pleasant enough, but wearily anodyne. The world at large, that is. There have been highlights, of course, and low-lights, but … More

boating, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

Moorhen Sex is Staggeringly Disappointing

In their daily lives moorhens make a sound like a doggy chew-toy squeaking, sort of high-pitched hiccups. Spring having sprung, … More

boating, C&RT, canal, england, moorhen, narrowboat, nature, river, sex, trust, wildlife

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