Somnambulation. Horse drawn barges are long gone, diesel engines now power most boats although electric puts in an appearance on occasions - new to the scene is wind power - but I'm not sure it will catch on... Well it will catch on low bridges, overhanging vegetation, and all...

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Rorsplash Challenge. What do you see tonight folks?

Somnambulation. Boats and spiders seem to go together, I've never seen a boat with no webs, I've never seen a bot with a web as wonderful as this one - a very clever arachnid at work here...

Early stroll. The narrative of empty pegs on a washing line. I am reflected in a parked car’s door. The sun illuminates a Public Footpath sign. A deflated pink balloon.

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Exciting news - Red Wolves Martha and Oka have welcomed a pup! The boy, born on April 29, received a quick health exam today to confirm he's growing healthy and strong. With just 26 Red Wolves known to remain in the wild, this pup is the future of his endangered species. Join us in celebrating!🐺🐾🎉

Rorschach Challenge. What do you make of it all folks? What do you see?

Back in the '80s, when I used to go to festivals, I always found the difference between Glasto and Reading to be instructive. Glasto - drug of choice, hash - atmosphere, fun, friendly relaxed. Reading - drug of choice, alcohol - atmosphere, always an edge of violence. I know which I prefer.

I stopped feeding my cat freeze-dried chicken treats a year or 2 ago, b/c, when I reached out to the manufacturer to find out how they were processed, I got no response. Mind the raw foods, & keep your feline friends indoors - safer for both them & our feathered friends. people.com/cdc-confirms...

Frantically flailing after Xi landed a blow. Increasingly desperate.

Somnambulation. 1893 Hmmm! The canal opened in 1814 work having started in 1810, so this is either a rebuild date, or the date the gate gears and hinges were last greased (boaters will understand what I'm saying)

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Rorschach Challenge. Another watery challenge to the grey matter - what do you see folks?

Somnambulation. Middle of the countryside, where the canal runs through fields, where a silent bridge spans the silent cut, and ghosts of man and horse haul produce along the waterway and ghosts of cattle moove from field to field and loud is the silence of the past...

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Rorschach Challenge. What do you see in tonight's image folks?

#NFWHealth 2 more bits of good news from my nurse: 1. One of the wounds on my foot is healed. 4.5 years it took. 2. They absolutely would not have approved chemo if there were no point, so here we go.

Somnambulation. Canals countryside and commerce roll into one - strolling along the uncharted outer western spiral arm of the galaxy listening to birds singing breathing in the solitude and suddenly... A huge brick edifice floor upon floor rising up from the bank the flour mill..

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Rorschach Challenge. Rack the old grey matter and tell me - what do you see tonight?

Our new video has just landed, with a full walkthrough of the work from Tamworth Road Narrows to Gallows Wharf and the bits in between - plus news of the culvert! #WeDigCanals #Lichfield #UKCanals youtu.be/fQWYtJeTu6Y

Arts and cultural engagement ‘linked to slower pace of biological ageing’ I knew it! More funding for Arts For All please!

Somnambulation. Wandering the towpath, always looking for the unusual, the care-worn, the 160 year old... Bosley - an icebreaker back when the canals were an important part of transportation in this country, when the canals had to be kept open...

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Rorschach Challenge. Evening all - So, what do you make of tonight's thought-provoking image then?

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Rorschach Challenge. The grey cell needs unscrambling tonight - what do you see folks?

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Rorschach Challenge. Grey cell challenge strikes again - what do you see folks?

Somnambulation. This is the reservoir that feeds the canal. A few turns on the wheel on the right raises the paddles to release the water into the canal at the same time as the red buoy is raised to let bargees know they can set off on their journeys without running aground...

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Layers of history. Back alley, former mining village, East Durham. The destruction of industrial communities by Thatcher was a wanton act of economic and social vandalism on a vast scale, done by cruel and greedy people who care only about money and power. The damage will never be repaired.

Rorschach Challenge. Evening all - what do you make of tonight's image then?

Early stroll. The sky does its best to loom. Sun rising like a burning tomato. A pigeon’s sudden flight path. The house I was born in is unlit. A man carries a sheet of glass from a van into a house.

Somnambulation. Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of a narrow shallow leaky western spiral arm of the Grand Union Canal lies a largely un-regarded little Hobbit Hole of a boat...

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bacterial contamination of feces (Ecoli is in feces and if in the meat sold, can infect humans possibly causing organ failure and death) or other bacterial growth. Read this & if in Canada, choose to buy Canadian meat/poultry products. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Rorschach Challenge. Evening all - and tonight's challenge to the grey matter is... What do you see folks?

Somnambulation. Met a rare fisherman recently, had a chat about fishing, canals, wildlife, all the while he caught nowt, and all the while a robin hopped along the rod, hopped down to his bait tray, and hopped off to feed his family - I'm sure he was only there to feed the robin.

Just imagine what a future Reform/Tory coalition would do with draconian powers like these. Using them to suppress all protests against their concentration camps and their planned destruction of the NHS seems inevitable.

Verb prep 2: we like to be eclectic on The Verb!

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Rorschach Challenge. Amongst the many 'life's little mysteries' what do you see tonight folks?

It's the UK local elections this Thursday, 7 May. Please vote if you can.

🚤 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲? River Canal Rescue has released new dates for its hands-on diesel engine and maintenance courses at Stafford. 👉 Find out more or book your place at towpathtalk.co.uk

The anti-Muslim chants I’ve heard when documenting these protests were so staggeringly offensive I won’t post them on here. The usual double standards from the police, the politicians and the media.

Early stroll. A white feather beside a black gate. A new bench in an old garden. A lit-up empty house like a stage set. The moon’s art in the sky’s gallery. That car’s engine is noise plus VAT.