Monthly Archives: June 2018

memoirs of walking the leeds & liverpool canal (1)

a canal wanderer

memoirs of walking the leeds and liverpool canal (1)

Part 1: The beginning from Leeds to Barnoldswick

Castleton MillLeeds to Kirkstall Bridge - Walk done in January 2017

One cold Saturday afternoon I re-walked this stretch with my Dad where we started in the City Centre. One must be impressed with the regeneration and restoration of the city’s waterfront and the ongoing prosperity with its businesses, hotels, bars, cafes and restaurants. We started in the Granary Wharf area and proceeded with our walk towards Armley.​

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spring has sprung

old no. 38

spring has sprung

Spring has sprung
The grass is riz
I wonder where
The birdies is?

Ah yes, spring is here down by old bridge number 38. After a bit of a false start that is. No sooner had the weatherman told us on March the first that, ‘today is the metrological start of spring,’ what did we get? The Beast from the East howling in and then storm Emma icing up our southern regions. Winter drawers on then.

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