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Wintry canal scene 3

Wintry canal scene

Directly above Compton lock, the mist was rising from the canal so strongly it looked like steam condensing over boiling water.

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Wintry canal scene 2

Wintry canal scene

Taken from the same position as the picture in the previous post, but turning to look in the direction of Meccano bridge.

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Wintry canal scene 1

Wintry canal scene

The first of three pictures taken by the Staffs and Worcs canal near Compton lock. There was a wood fire on this narrowboat, the smoke merging with the mist which was rising from the canal under the morning sun.

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Frosted buddleias

Iced-up buddleia seed-head

A coating of frost on the upper surfaces of these buddleia seed-heads and leaves.

Iced-up buddleia seed-head

Frosted buddleia leaves

Iced-up buddleia seed-head

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Broad Street basin, frozen

Broad Street Basin

The lock-keeper’s cottage is reflected in the ice which was forming on the canal basin.

Broad Street Basin

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Oaks in winter

Oak in winter

A couple of old oaks showing their structure while they have lost their leaves.

Oak in winter