https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/ November 08 We couldn't believe it when he landed on our boat again! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16817686 16817686 And stayed........... https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16817701 16817701 And stayed.................. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16817687 16817687 And stayed........................................ https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16817688 16817688 Yes - he's still here! He even chirruped a few times. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=16817689 16817689 We had a really lovely evening at The Four Alls https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17041925 17041925 They haven't seen each other since they were children https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17041926 17041926 You can just tell by looking what great fun they both are. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17041927 17041927 Although we had a taste of winter last week, the colours of Autumn are still very much in evidence https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17041942 17041942 This is the tower that Sir Robert Clive climbed in his youth, before he made his name in India. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17041928 17041928 We were lucky there was a spare berth for us. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17047860 17047860 Its a lovely setting, with a new housing development alongside. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17047882 17047882 We will remember our week here as our Halcyon Days due to the beautiful kingfisher who visited us. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17047901 17047901 Mel was distraught when she found her beautiful dragon in bits on the floor! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17369473 17369473 An afternoon well spent - some superglue and a lot of patience paid off! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17369481 17369481 Beautiful set of locks in a great spot https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17452087 17452087 Looking back from the bottom lock of the flight https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17452088 17452088 The 19th century buildings of the Wharf https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17452089 17452089 There he was, sitting in the tree right opposite the dining room window! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17592921 17592921 I just thought the trees looked so pretty through the bridge. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17592922 17592922 We have seen an awful lot of Mallards on the canal but these are quite different. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17592923 17592923 Mrs Wallace kindly invited us in to see the deeds for the three cottages where Aunt Ada and Uncle Jack used to live. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17797072 17797072 We called in to see Jean's mum - Clive was delighted to meet her again. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=17797073 17797073 Thelma's ingenious design of this door/hatch curtain is brilliant. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18024112 18024112 Everything just slots into place using sticks, wires and Velcro. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18024113 18024113 And there you go - a brilliant piece of work which does exactly what it was designed to do. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18024080 18024080 Yes there is one! It is quite unusual - the river passes underneath the canal on the left and then higher up the road passes under on the right. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18260373 18260373 Well one can't just pass up on anything free! These tenders cost around £5 apiece and that log will keep the stove burning for hours!! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18260375 18260375 Its amazing how many pubs have been strategically placed next to the canal to enable boaters to imbibe! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18260374 18260374 I think everybody had the same idea when they got to Gnosall! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18260376 18260376 This was a pretty little cutting - it would have been even better if the sun had been shining! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18260389 18260389 This old building, sign of times past, has been beautifully renovated and is now a fabulous private dwelling. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18260390 18260390 Clive is beginning to look as if he auditioned for Lord of the Rings! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18260377 18260377 Here is Lady Arwen moored up out in the open country near High Onn. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18260391 18260391 Brewood has real old world charm about it. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18577232 18577232 You can see one of the venerable vehicles of the Green Bus Company here! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18577233 18577233 A Gothic fantasy built in the 18th Century on the winnings of a racehorse called Speedwell! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18577361 18577361 No, I don't think so - however the heron, which probably left these tracks, does look amazingly like a pterodactyl!! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18723222 18723222 We could see these odd looking tracks in the exposed mud of the drained canal. https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18723221 18723221 These are what left the tracks. Its amazing to see what is living beneath the hull of our boat! https://www.morrisfolk.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=18723223 18723223