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Mike and Heather led us on a
hilly 5 mile weekday walk on a gloriously sunny morning in the depths of
winter. |
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An extremely frosty start to
our walk from Chalford's Valley Corner. Note the sunshine on the other
side of the valley. |
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We walk along the towpath of
the Thames and Severn Canal. There are plans afoot to restore it for
recreational use. |
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We look up and see the cattle
in the sun - they know what's what! |
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An amazing scene. |
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Once we have climbed up from
the canal at Whitehall Bridge, we get the full benefit of the sunshine
as we head towards Oakridge - or is it Oakridge Lynch (all answers
welcome - we are perplexed). |
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Interesting sculptures
spotted in a garden. The couple are based on upturned wheelbarrow
frames! |
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We pose by the only gold and
silver signpost in the county - probably! |
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We descend a quiet valley and
then have an inevitable climb back up to France Lynch. The frost lingers
in the shade. It has the advantage of solidifying the oozy mud near
here. |
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Nearly back to Chalford now. |
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We discussed whether we would
like to live in this valley in deepest winter - this shot was taken at
1:00pm! What do you think? |
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