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Canal junctions

Canal scene

More from the experiment in black and white. This is Autherley Junction, where the Shropshire Union canal joins the Staffs and Worcs.

Canal scene

Taken yards from the previous picture, but turning round to face to where the Shropshire Union heads off towards Cheshire.

Aldersley Junction

These two are at Aldersley Junction, where the Birmingham canal network meets the Staffs and Worcs.

Aldersley Junction

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Larch with snow

Larch with snow

One of the larches in the grounds of Bantock Park, covered in snow and ice over Christmas.

Larch with snow

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Swans preening

Swans preening

A pair of swans on the Wyrley and Essington canal preening yesterday.

Swans preening

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Ice patterns on a window pane

Ice patterns

Patterns formed after the coldest night of the hard spell.

Ice patterns

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Moorhen on a partially frozen canal

Moorhen on a partially frozen canal

Moorhen standing on the ice of a frozen section of the Staffs and Worcs canal.

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Candle snuff fungi

Candle snuff fungi

This tiny fungus grows on rotting wood – often on tree stumps, as here. It is named for its supposed resemblance to the wick of a candle which has been snuffed out.

Candle snuff fungi