I`m thrilled to still be joining the dots on my local walks . This wander started five minutes from my home at Forhill . In some ways I had written my local counties off a few years ago , imagining Wales and other areas were superior . In many ways they are , but for subtle beauty and rural delights then Worcestershire is up there with them .
This is the approach to Lilley Green Hall farm .
Looking down on Alvechurch .
Too young to die .? The photo after this shows the view from the bench , this poignant dedication was attached to .
The view from that bench , down toward the village of Alvechurch...I sat for a while with my coffee.. Love this view .
After walking past Alvechurch , I joined the Worcester canal to head back toward Forhill .
These boats are moored next to Lower Bittell reservoir .
Alan (above) is cutting small branches for heating/starting the fire inside his narrow boat , that he lives on all year round . He told me he bought it as he was fed up of paying rent out for a flat after he got divorced . He plans to sail up to Chester when conditions allow , and return here in May .
When I mentioned I had remarried , he said he was surprised as I looked an intelligent man . I replied that appearances can be deceptive .
ps if my wife reads this ...I was joking !
Alan and that saw .....I wanted to stay and chat longer but I was getting tired and the temperature was dropping....
Reflections at bridge 66 .
The light was beginning to fade down on the towpath .
Waterlogged fields ..One of the last gates before returning to Forhill .
It feels like I have rediscovered my local County , Worcestershire , of late . Every cloud has a silver lining .
Thanks for having a gander .