17th February 2024, after lots and lots of rain, we hopped a bus into Norwich and walked out along Marriott’s Way, ultimately to Costessey, which isn’t that far away. In last week’s post we stopped as we reached the city bounds. Put on your hikers, we’re off again…
From here, for a while, Marriott’s Way has been tarmacked
Alders and hazels dangle their catkins…
And a hyper-active honeysuckle ramps over everything…
As with the river Wensum, the little Tud has broken its banks…
We leave Marriott’s Way to walk through a recreation ground which once was quarried for aggregates for road-building…
All is flooded…
The Tud flows through a very old bridge… no traffic allowed
Heading now into the village…
Through arable farmland…
In the distance the flooded water-meadows of the Wensum…
And here in the woods we sit awhile amongst the snowdrops and daffodils and listen to a woodpecker peck
Hope you’ve enjoyed. More photos of this walk on Tuesday













Wonderful photos, Crispina. I particularly love the two bench ones.
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Eat lunch and paddle our feet at the same time!!!!
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Haha! Love it!
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Only it was too cold for that
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Ah well… warmer temps are coming.
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lovely photos Crispina! I’m glad the rain held off for awhile😁
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It seems our every walk is thwarted. Yet we continue!
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A lovely walk. Love these pictures. Thanks for sharing
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Thank you, Sadje. Myself, I’m looking forward to green trees now. Feels like the brown of winter has been with us for far too long
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You’re welcome. Looking forward to seeing greens and colors
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The trees are beginning to green. Magic!
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It’s always like that- almost overnight
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Lovely walk, and that bench looks very inviting – I love to hear woodpeckers.
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When I lived in that area, I never used to pay any attention to woodpeckers pecking. But now I’m only a visitor, it’s such an evocative sound
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