Saturday 10 March 2018

A Rainy Day Walk





I finally managed to get a short walk in today - shorter than planned as the moment I stepped outside it began to drizzle and by the time I had got to the bottom of the hill it was raining steadily, so I got wet, even though I only went as far as the junction.  Here is our river from the bottom of our hill.



We've had a bit of rain recently, as you can see by the force of water in the river.  Sometimes it doesn't take much for the river to rise several feet in just a few hours.


If you fell in here you'd be in Carmarthen Bay in very quick time!



Not a good day to stand on the mossy rocks and look up river . . .



My favourite view, taken from the bend, back up river. 

Sorry to be short on words, but we've had a busy week.  We drove up to Wotton-under-Edge on Thursday to put some bits and bobs into auction, and we had lunch there, as usual.    There will be a few photos in due course.  I have also been baking (recipe for Chocolate Banana Cake to follow) and doing some painting in white of various walls and ceilings which needed smartening up.  I still have a long list of Fings to Do though!

9 comments:

  1. That's wild. Would not want to fall into that. Salmon fishing probably a bit tricky as well!

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    1. It's Sewin to be found in the Cothi Simon. Though not in conditions like those as they wouldn't be feeding then. Plus I think it's still out of season. The fishermen do come when there has been rain, and the river's up a bit, but not as much as this.

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  2. Fly fishing for trout - are there any in there? Geoff (him indoors) taught me how to fly fish about 4 years ago in Scotland. Although I am not really into ordinary fishing I don't mind this. Looks really pretty and really wild. Things have been more than a tad busy here to have not had 5 minutes to come up and smell the roses. Hope you managed to sell everything. Take care. Tricia x

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    1. There are Sewin in it Tricia, these are Welsh Sea Trout, and delicious.

      We had quite a good Fair thank you, better than recent ones where K took just £50 back in November when I was in Hospital, so my side of things wasn't put out for sale.

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  3. Beautiful but dangerous.
    Wonderful photos.

    cheers, parsnip

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    1. That just about sums it up parsnip. Best looked at . . .

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  4. That's quite a river! It's a frightening thought that one should slip into it and be carried away. I have walked several times in the rain lately, but I have carried an umbrella which is a good thing until the wind picks up. Good luck with that long list.

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    1. There was a bad flood there a few years back, which came up over the lane. One silly woman in a Range Rover type vehicle thought she would get through - until her vehicle began to float and turned round and got carried towards the main river. She threw her handbag over a nearby hedge (never found it) and managed to grab a branch and haul herself onto the high bank, but she had a near miss.

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  5. Dangerous beauty, but definitely beautiful.

    As for painting ceilings - I have neck ache just thinking about it, but if we lived nearby I would offer to help. Best of luck with the auctions.

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