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West Hallam - Autumn at Straw's Bridge
w/e 14 October 2018
All of this week's pictures were
taken with a Kodak DX6490
The golden leaves say autumn but summer weather returned for
a few days and tempted us to wander around Straw's Bridge Local
Nature Reserve again. An artist was busy capturing the scene
nearby.
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We walked in a clockwise direction viewing the autumn colours
around the water's edge of what is commonly known as Swan Lake
.
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We continued through the tunnel under the embankment of the former
railway line and were greeted by more autumnal hues.
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Many of the fallen leaves from the trees surrounding the smaller
pond here were floating on the water.
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On the larger pond on the other side of the path the still water
was only disturbed by birds swimming towards us.
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Climbing a flight of steps at the far end of the site up the
embankment brought another stretch of water into view at Manner
Floods.
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We returned to Straw's Bridge LNR along the Nutbrook Trail and
dropped down to the path along the eastern side of Swan Lake
which was still bathed in warm sunshine.
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Looking across the lake from the southern end the tree on the
left is the same one as the first image on this page and the
aforementioned artist can be seen behind his easel.
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These were some of the colours he was trying to capture and the
pair of swans on the far side probably also featured on his canvass.
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It didn't take the ducks and Canada Geese long to suss out we
had a bag of corn and with large numbers of both flocking round
we were soon surrounded. Maybe Swan Lake is a misnomer and only
a nickname but it does sound more attractive than either Duck
Lake or Goose Lake.
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