Sunday, walking toward a lock, I saw a boater opening the top paddles of a lock.

Then I saw the lock was empty and the lower gates were open! With water flowing through the lock, they got the bow of their hireboat in the lock but the flow stopped them entering further.

The boater who'd opened the paddles sauntered back to close them—but forgot his windlass. Eventually he closed them.

Water conservation? Safety? Huh?

#hireboat #CanalLife #canal #lock #idiot #boating #narrowboat #boat #CRT #UK

To moor, yesterday, I hammered 2-foot pins (60 centimeters) into the ground—a soft bank covered in wildflowers.

The first few boats this morning passed at speed, which pulled the stern pin out of the ground. [Insert curmudgeonly grumbling about hire-boaters being wankers, here.]

Irony: just after the next bridge there was a hardened bank with a rail that boaters clip onto.

This evening there was a hard bank with mooring rings.🎉

#CanalLife #canal #boating #narrowboat #boat #mooring #pin #ring

I send thanks to the buyer from Washington who purchased an art print of

Autumn Sail -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/autumn-sail-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print

May the artwork take you to a place of contemplation, peace, and adventure.

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Almourol, October 2024. Ilford HP5 Plus developed in ID-11.

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Boat in the New River - Ft. Lauderdale

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