Dogging & More on the Shropshire Union Canal

Do I spoil you lot rotten or what? This is a(nother) uBoob channel that you really ought to follow. Full … More

And Something More Differenter Still

Arley Hall & Gardens, Cheshire. Well, none of Arley Hall (closed), and some of the gardens (Private Event) Website here. … More

Brand new baby boat ‘Barcarolle’ bobs about buoyantly before braving maiden voyage #narrowboat #boating #hire

The Venetian Open Day this past weekend was a hoot. One of the things that made it so was hitching … More

A wild early o’clock cruise through the post-apocalyptic wastelands of England #boating #narrowboat #England #video

Having risen this Wednesday morning at sparrow-cough o’clock my first task of the day was to scratch my brains and … More

Bob, Barry, and Bunbury Mill

Bunbury Mill is about half or two-thirds of the walk from the Shropshire Union canal towards the (real) Bunbury village. … More

Bunbury village is three villages nowhere near where everyone says it is

…and all three of them are millions of miles away from the Shropshire Union canal. There’s the posh bit, the … More

North is upside down, two dogs, and one of the Cardinal’s nuts fell off.

Yesterday was an interesting day. Updown-side compasses notwithstanding, I have populated this blog with photographs of flowers from a place … More

Anas Platyrhynchos mating on the roof at two in the morning

I took a little gander the other day, a strollette if you will, just to see what is coming up … More

Doing so well too right up until the last half-inch

I am speaking to you today from the bridge of H.M.S. Cardinal Wolsey, still heavily under the influence of coffee, … More

A sashay from Venetian Marina to Aqueduct Marina

Last time I took the camera out for a walk it was to Barbridge Junction, yesterday I strolled in the … More