Alittlebitoutoffocus

Alittlebitoutoffocus

As I looked out of the window before setting off, on what was due to be the longest section of the whole route at 15 miles (or 24km), the rain was pouring down (as was forecast for most of the day). So I donned my waterproofs and set off… To my amazement, as I stepped out of the B&B door, it had stopped and it didn’t rain again all day! 👍👍

The initial part of the route left Chester via a section of the city walls and along the Shropshire Union Canal. It then meandered through Saughall before crossing the A494 and A550 and reaching the parish of Shotwick, where I had lunch on the ‘2000’ bench and took a small detour to see the church. (See pics 7 to 20). From there it went through the delightfully named village of Puddington and past some beautiful houses in Burton. (Check out the bus stop shelter in pic 22, which not only had a bench with cushions, but also books to read while you waited for the bus!) From then on the path hugged the east side of Dee estuary, where I noticed hundreds of sheep grazing on the marshland. (See pic 27).

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  1. Anita Avatar
    Anita

    Love the peacock and the grasshopper!! Really nice and detailed macro photos Mike.

    A small disadvantage of showing so many images is that some easily disappear in the crowd. I think a lot of people don’t bother to click through all the photos which is a real shame considering how many great photos there actually are.

    But we are all different, I myself sometimes skip reading through if there is a lot of text. But I always look at all the pictures in a post.

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      Alittlebitoutoffocus

      I do wonder sometimes whether there are too many photos, but I think the ‘idea’ is to reflect the walk with all the various elements, whether they be views, flowers, small bugs or maybe something a little unusual. And what I might pick as ‘the best’ maybe 5 photos, won’t be the same as what you or others would pick, so it’s a case of giving people the choice. I always think a picture saves a thousand words, so I try to make the summary text short and sweet! 😊

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      1. Anita Avatar
        Anita

        ..and you succeed very well!

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          Alittlebitoutoffocus

          😊

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    Anita

    Ahh.. I forgot to mention the bus stop!! What a great idea!! And if the bus is late, it doesn’t matter 😁

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      Alittlebitoutoffocus

      I’ve seen those old red telephone boxes being used as a sort of mini-library, where people can swap a book, but never something as elaborate as the shelter, with the bench and cushions too! Fabulous idea as you say. Though there are many places in the UK unfortunately, where the cushions and books would be gone in the morning!

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      1. Anita Avatar
        Anita

        I can imagine that, things disappearing probably happen everywhere.

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          Alittlebitoutoffocus

          There are a few (relatively) safe places left thankfully.

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