Along the River Wye

 

Here are some photos of a walk along the River Wye this week - we had to go to the PO and then got some fresh air along by the river.

There were 20 or so Canada Geese making the most of the grass on the riverbank pasture.

The view upstream looking a bit dour in low light from grey skies.  In the summer it will be beautiful.

Part of the path onwards - we can do a lovely circular walk round the park and then back up to home, which we have planned for warmer weather.

This is a new plant to me - White Butterbur. It grows in several places along the riverbank.  It is an invasive species, introduced ornamentally as long ago as 1683 from Europe.  It was possibly introduced to provide early feed for bees at a time when sugar was a scarce commodity.

One of a pair of Goosanders who are on the river at the moment.

Above and below: lovely signpost for Rhayader and Brecon (cycle trail).

I don't know what this plane is but it had big rotors at the front and a double tail fin.

Someone enjoying their fly fishing, but I can't help thinking he must have been cold, stood that deep in the river.

We walked as far as the bridge over the River Irfon (here it is heading to join the Wye 100 yds or so from the bridge).

I have since walked along there with Keith - he can manage to walk more easily on the flat (he prefers walking on the flat to up and down the hills by us).  

Today has been a frustrating day trying to make phone calls to change addresses - Pensions are a real PITA - and being put on hold for ten minutes by SSE when I tried to give them the arrival reading when we got here on 15th January - they have based the bill on an Estimate but clearly don't want to have the right reading so they can give us a smaller bill.  We did NOT use £80 worth of electricity in under a month - we didn't even use that much at our last home which was double the size.  They are going to get a stinking letter from me!