A post containing pictures
A sunnier than expected July morning and a steam train passing Aldermaston Station, a nice combination. Here are a few pictures I managed to take, including a bonus picture of a trainspotting squirrel which entertained us while we were waiting for the train:
The locomotive is the LMS Royal Scot Class 6115 Scots Guardsman, passing at a fairly low speed after taking on water at Theale.
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Following a few tests in the hospital I had to get done on Thursday today was the first day I was allowed to go out again (I got home Friday afternoon), and even that only carefully. So all I did was a short walk along the towpath of the Kennet and Avon canal. Took a few pictures of some of the flowers along the canal:
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A few pictures of some young water birds today, ducklings and goslings to be precise. The ducklings are from two broods busily feeding below and in (yes, in) Aldermaston Lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal. The goslings I spotted on the River Kennet between Aldermaston Wharf and Aldermaston Village.
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As it was mostly cloudy today with only occasional bright moments I decided to just go on a short walk along the Kennet and Avon Canal. I still took my camera, this time with the 50mm prime lens, giving me a different challenge compared to the zooms I usually use. About a mile and a half into the walk a very heavy rain shower arrived (not forecasted when I left, but then suddenly showing on the weather app…). I decided to wait it out in the shelter of the tree, using the opportunity to try and take pictures of the rain. After about half an hour the rain stopped and for a short while there was even some bright sunshine.
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Following on from the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive passing Aldermaston Station video here are my favourites from the still pictures I took on the occasion:
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