The Weather is Psychic...

I haven't updated this blog recently as every time we plan to go out fell walking during the weekend the rain gods laugh at us and our outing has to be cancelled.

All except this weekend, the sun was out and the rain stayed somewhere else but... we had to go and pick some tiles as we're having the bathroom re-tiled next week. So not much going on recently except house maintenance and avoiding the rain.

The annoying thing is during the week, when I'm at work, the weather has been perfect for sea fishing - oh well - roll on Spring and Summer.

The Mighty River Ribble

Just a quick plug for a couple of blogs regarding one of our local rivers, the Ribble. Internationally important for it's diverse ecosystem it meanders 75 miles from West Yorkshire through Lancashire into the Irish Sea.

The Ribble Cycle Diaries
A blog dedicated to the River Ribble, one of Britain's last great wilderness areas, full of wild beauty, with many moods and seasons as it meanders through its Green Belt and Floodplains.

Save The Ribble
Dedicated to preserving the beauty of the River Ribble, and opposing the Riverworks 'vision' to build a barrage and develop green spaces, causing damage to wildlife and the environment and increasing the risk of flooding to our homes.

Tags: environment, lancashire, river ribble, wildlife

Winter in Bolton - what Winter?

After a couple of dismal weeks worth of bad luck regarding the weather, where it would be nice a frosty during the week and raining at the weekend we're not going to get out this weekend either as Wendy is 'on call' and has to stay within an hours traveling time of the local hospital.

So plans of fell walking are out but I do intend to get out somewhere before I go mad...

Walking through the park on Wednesday I was amazed to see a few flowers already coming out including the first hint of purple from the crocus' and a few wild primrose (primula vulgaris) and today during my lunchtime stroll the birds were in full song as if celebrating the arrival of Spring, a little early but I knew just how they felt.

It's amazing the difference a little bit of sunshine can make you feel.

I took this photo on Wednesday as well just to show the level of water that's now coming down the River Croal. It's like a completely different river compared to a couple of weeks ago. I was going to take some photos of the trees that have come down but the council had been busy and already chopped them into log-sized pieces.

So what to do over the weekend? I might go for a long walk along the River Douglas, do a bit of bird-watching or even go sea fishing although with Wendy not able to go far it will have to be something near to home.

Sorry about the lack of postings recently but I'm back on track now so expect a few more regular updates and thanks for reading.

Tags: bolton, lancashire, queens park, river croal