Wednesday 29 August 2018

Heading For a Splash

Tuesday morning Penny and I drove the 13 minute journey to the village of Legbourne, Lincolnshire. There is a delightful walk alongside a stream I haven't visited for many years. The short walk totals about 0.5km there and back but well worth the visit for the serenity and change of view.

First a video of the last part of our journey. Mill Lane, Legbourne.
Always a pleasure driving our village country lanes - as long a nothing large is coming in the opposite direction. All clear on that anyway.



As usual the video is in HD but may have to be forced to show it as that.

Lots of photos. All can be clicked on to show larger.
Our starting point

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Walk across the footbridge

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Along the path by the side of the stream of crystal clear water.
Not very deep as we have had little rain recently.


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Me enjoying the peaceful views as we strolled gently towards our destination.
Penny enjoying new odours in the vegetation.

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Last time I walked this path there was an old ramshackle wooden structure.
Now there is a very inviting dwelling or summerhouse surrounded by a terrace.

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Sitting by the tree:

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Our destination now in sight in the village of Little Cawthorpe.

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A place where a road fords the stream, known locally as The Splash.

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Both sides of the ford have signs reminding drivers to try their wet brakes.

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Next to the footbridge is a notice which tells of an ancient stone brought down from Scotland to Lincolnshire by a glacier in the last Ice Age.

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I guess this is the stone in question:

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From the footbridge one can see where the stream flows through a garden.

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Not just water wheels here:

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After a look round, time to return the way we came.

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A closer look at the garden ape

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Back to the car after an enjoyable breath of fresh air

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Surprisingly I heard only one bird and saw only a couple of skinny Wood Pigeons during this walk. I saw not a single butterfly or any other insect.

6 comments:

  1. A very enjoyable walk. That video is very smooth. A quiet place for a wander.

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    1. Adrian: The Hyperlapse app uses information from an iPod or iPhone built in gyroscope chip along with the raw video to produce a nicely smoothed finished result.

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  2. An interesting walk, I find walking near water is always pleasant. Maybe the lack of birds is down to them moulting at this time of year and they tend to lie low until they can fully fly.

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    1. Dave: Good point about the birds moulting. Come to think of it I haven't seen many here either.

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  3. Lovely photos and video. The walk looks interesting - I always enjoy walking by water. Good to read about The Watering Stone too.

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    1. RR: Thank you. I find it a lovely place to stroll. Still photos don't really do it justice. I know of one other large stone with a similar history. Must remember to photo it next time I go in that direction.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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