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First canal walk after heart surgery

16th October 2016 Armin Grewe 128 Comments

Following recent heart surgery (more about that some other time) I returned home from hospital on Saturday. To aid with my recovery I was told to walk regularly aiming for at least 1000 m per day during the first week. Living right at the Kennet and Avon Canal walking along the towpath was the obvious option. Today my sister and I walked from my flat near lock number 95, Aldermaston Lock, to lock number 96, Padworth Middle Lock, a distance of approximately 630 m one way. At the lock my sister was so kind to take a few pictures of me:

Picture of a man with trees in the background — Me under the trees next the lock

Picture of a man standing at a canal lock gate — Me standing at lock 96, Padworth Middle Lock

It was a very nice walk which I managed to complete without any major problems. On the way back we stopped at the very nice Aldermaston tea rooms for a cup of tea and some triple chocolate muffins.

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Dragonfly at Wokefield Common

6th August 2016 Armin Grewe 2 Comments

Went to Wokefield Common today, tried to get a picture of a Broad-bodied Chaser but wasn’t successful as they were constantly on the move and too fast. So instead I took a few pictures of what I believe to be Common Darters.

Picture of a dragonfly behind a leaf, its shadow showing through the leaf — Bonus Dragonfly

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Rabbit on the watch

17th July 2016 Armin Grewe 9 Comments

For some reason the birds, butterflies and dragonflies weren’t very cooperative today, so I didn’t get any good pictures. The only nice pictures I managed to take were of a rabbit standing on its hind legs watching the human with the big camera:

Picture of a Rabbit standing on its hind legs — Rabbit on the watch (1)

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Steam Locomotive 46115 Scots Guardsman passing Aldermaston Station

16th July 2016 Armin Grewe 6 Comments

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: