February 19th – The feisty little robin that a spotted a couple of weeks ago in the treetops near the embankment by Scarborough Road canal bridge in Pleck, Walsall is still singing his heart out and battling for his territory.
I love how determined he is. Nothing stops him singing for long. He’s on a mission.
I hope he finds a mate soon, because he’s certainly earned one!
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February 18th – There was a remarkable sunset, apparently, which I missed as I was in a windowless industrial unit. However, leaving I just caught the tail end of the bright sky behind the Kings Hill phone mast, silently tapping the ether for the hundreds of phone calls and data packets it continually relays for the community around it.
I love the mystery and appearance of radio masts.
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February 17th – It was a decent enough afternoon – periodically grey and sunny with the odd shower, but mostly bright, so I decided to head out for a ride, hitting a glorious golden hour.
I called in at St Annes Cemetery in Chasetown to check on the remarkable crocus display that always happens here and wasn’t disappointed. It was truly gorgeous.
One thing that does interest me here: All the wild crocuses like this seem to be shades of purple and white, but not yellow.
Wonder why?
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February 16th – Another long exposure experiment, Morris from the front of the Parkview Centre (the old Council House) gives a different aspect with the light trails from passing traffic.
I need to try this again when it’s busier – maybe panned out to get the curious saddleback contour fo the roundabout to show.
But its nice to get this wonderful statue with less of the usual blue light tint to the image.
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February 14th – An early morning train commute to Telford was gorgeous on a beautiful, late winter morning. It was cold with a lingering frost, but the low, clinging mist rendered everything it touched precious when the sun caught it.
From Grove Hill and Stonnall to Mill Green and Little Aston, this morning was a joy to be on a bike. I wouldn’t have missed this for the world – my only regret was that I couldn’t enjoy it for longer.
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February 10th – A real four seasons in one day experience, with rain, snow, hail and bright warm sunshine that made for a great afternoon at Chasewater. From the snowdrop glade near the derelict dam house to the view over the fields from the canal to Hammerwich, they day was just bursting with spring.
The water level is rising fast now too, with Fly Creek and the feed from Jeffrey’s swag now enlarged by recent rains.
This spring thing. It’s happening. And most welcome it is too.
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February 8th – I was in Walsall for a meeting, early evening.
In that weird interregnum between day and night, today the sky turned a remarkable, beautiful blue.
It’s been a while since I’ve actually been to Walsall town centre, rather than merely passing through. I expected it to be awful, and haunted by better memories.
It wasn’t, it was OK.
The only thing blue this evening was the sky. Perhaps my battle with my lost youth has been won.
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February 7th – I have a new pair of pals and I’ve called them Arnold and Flossie.
This pair of young swan mates have been hanging about the canal at Bentley Bridge, between Pleck and Darlaston for a few weeks now and are surprisingly tolerant of human company.
I suspect they may well nest this year, which would be nice to see.
On this windy but otherwise pleasant, sunny morning they were both dozing on the towpath, out sheltering out of the wind when I stopped. They both listened while I talked to them and they allowed me to take photos without too much grumping.
I look forward top seeing more of these gorgeous characters in coming months.
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February 8th -Taking a shortcut through the Tannery Estate in Birchills, North Walsall during the morning I noticed an interesting pair of wall ornaments on the edge of the communal pathway between the apartment blocks.
This metal lizard and frog friend have been carefully mounted on a garage wall, in the gardens.
There’s no obvious reason for them to be there at all, and I couldn’t see any other such ornaments, but they’re beautiful and delightful; a lovely thing.
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February 3rd – I noted last week that I was entering the season of the commute sunset, and I wasn’t wrong. This spectacular one greeted me as I returned to Telford station this evening.
It’s so good to be setting home in the light once more. Finally it feels like spring might be not so far away.
Bring it on.
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