In case you’ve missed the news, we here in England have had a heatwave. I know it’s not been a patch on temperatures elsewhere, but we’re Brits and we’re not used to it. Worse, some people (me) have medical reasons why we can’t go out in such heat. But last Tuesday (26th July) the Weather God was in benign mood. And so please join me for a gentle stroll along the wending Wensum. Enjoy
The first of the many bridges we’ll cross over the Wensum. It wends, truly…
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A family of swans
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And ducks. Still within the heart of the city, I think these ducks are used to humans feeding them
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Meadowsweet and Great Willow Herb, for me typifies river edges
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When you take a scenic detour beside a river you expect it to be wet underfoot…
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But it’s worth the soggy soil to be beneath the trees, beside the water, on such a hot day as this is turning to be
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Oh look, another bridge! This one’s for foot traffic and cyclists only
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Not the Wensum but a drainage channel…this area was once very swampy. The green on the water is pondweed
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Meadows to cross to rejoin the main track…
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Heading now to the City Boundary…
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Looking down on the Wensum from yet another bridge
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These cows have the right idea, seeking shade to chew the cud. We’re looking for somewhere to sit too, it’s coming on lunchtime.
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We’re only halfway through the walk but I’m saving photos from the second half for next week (forecast is hot again, though not heatwave-hot it’s too hot for me, so no walkies next week. Good job I have plenty of photos from this walk!)
Hope you enjoyed. Hope it helped to keep you cool!
crispina kemp 
Good of you to share your walk with us. Thanks
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Always….
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Thank you Crispina for sharing this beautiful landscape and these very interesting comments.
I wish all this that is happening were the fruit of the whim of the gods and could be reversed with some offerings and prayers!
I understand the difficulties that this heatwave can cause in the UK, I worked as a nurse in the Midlands over 20 years ago and the hospital was totally unprepared for the heat. I am afraid, there is enough evidence, that the hand of the human being destroys everything it touches… a cordial greeting from Mallorca
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Thank you, for your concern and your comment
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Sorry the heat is keeping you in some days. We’ve had a bit of it ourselves, and EJ actually agreed to accept a small air conditioner to alleviate the cat’s sufferings.
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Excellent. Lucky Lily
We’ve had rain today & Shen & I have decided to brave a seashore walk tomorrow. Shouldn’t be impossible for me. We shall see
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Glad you were abel to get out, wonderful pictures
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Still getting out, dodging the heat, keeping the walks short-ish! 😊😊😊
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Looks like a nice walk
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It is beautiful, relaxing, always a favourite of mine
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It’s been hot all over the northern hemisphere! I took a walk on Sunday that was cloudy but was still pretty muggy.
I love how the Wensum wends with all those lovely bridges.
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A few years back when I did the walk I counted the bridges. For while there are bridges OVER the Wensum there are also bridge UNDER the roads
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Bridges under roads? Don’t they get called tunnels at that point? 🙂
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Nah, just 2 lane road, can’t call that a tunnel
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Okay then 🙂
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