Last weekend I took a local walk in the sunshine along the Macclesfield canal. It was a linear route parking in a layby where the road goes over the canal at Dodds lane on the Astbury / Mow Cop road. I didn't have my camera at the ready and missed a wonderful sight of a herd of bullocks stampeding down the bank to the canal ( on opposite side !) . However I did notice they made some interesting reflections in the water together with tree in it's autumn glory.
You are never alone walking along the canal as boat owners are cheery folk but one can only exchange one - liner remarks! The boats also have interesting names like 'Why Hurry' and bits of philosophy posted in the windows. Today I spotted 'All that wander are not lost' , which I found most comforting. After a couple of miles my hot chocolate stop was by Ramsdell Hall where a stretch of Cheshire black and white railings had been recently restored. Apparently the original owner of the house had the railings installed to improve the view across the plain instead of the usual hawthorn hedge.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/76758 for a photo of Ramsdell Hall
This site has an article on the railing in 2006
I remember seeing these cows standing in the canal once when running along there!! Blog Schmog!!
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