Mastodawn

The end elevation of a large and interesting building on Wharf Street near Sheffield canal basin. It is called Sheaf Works and was built in 1823. It was originally William Graves cutlery works. This is the end of the building where raw materials would have been unloaded and finished goods put onto canal barges for distribution. The building has been used as offices and part of it was briefly the Sheaf Quay pub. Photographed yesterday, April 9th.
#FensterFreitag #canals #sheffield #architecture

Landsil 2d ago

So many Mandarin ducks outside the window.

📷 #FujiFilm #X-T5
🔭XF70-300mm

#Photography #Nature #Birds #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #UKCanals #Canals #MandarinDucks #UK #Watford

Landsil 5d ago

Friday was nice, loads of Mandarin ducks in our new mooring spot..

📷 #FujiFilm #X-T5
🔭XF70-300mm

#Photography #Nature #Birds #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #UKCanals #Canals #MandarinDucks #UK #Watford

NorfolkGreg 5d ago

I read that using groups is more effective than hashtags for wider circulation in the fediverse.

A new FediGroup is now live. It's for any toots concerning the UK's navigable waterways, whether #canals or #rivers managed by the #Canal and #River #Trust, the #Environment #Agency, the #Broads #Authority or other body.

If anyone mentions the address:
@ukwaterways
in a post, it will be boosted to everyone who follows the Group.

You can follow the group at:
https://fedigroups.social/@ukwaterways

Public posts and replies are boosted. Private messages to the Group are rejected.

Please boost!

#boat #boatlife #boating #boatsthattoot #canallife #ukcanals #norfolkbroads #broads #sailing #yacht #cruiser #narrowboat #widebeam

DutchAmsterdam Apr 3

Bicycle Fishing in Amsterdam
dutchamsterdam.nl/BicycleFishing

#amsterdam #bicycles #bikes #canals #streetphotography

Phangurl Di 🖖Apr 2

#CanalBoatDiaries is so relaxing. This, I think is the prettiest stretch I've seen so far. On #Acorn in the US. #nature #canals
(Please forgive my fan and nintendo DS. 😅)

Donncha Apr 1

The Venice of the North Rises Again

Well, I have to hand it to Cork City Council. After years of roadworks, diversions, temporary traffic lights, and that perpetual stretch of Patrick Street that looked like a minor archaeological dig, they’ve finally revealed the masterplan and it’s magnificent. They’ve ripped out the tarmac entirely and restored the old channels of the River Lee that ran beneath the city centre for the past 240 years. St. Patrick Street is now navigable by motorboat, and Washington Street has a functioning canal service complete with what appears to be a narrowboat called the Oriel running a shuttle to the courthouse.

Parking signs have been replaced by mooring cleats. The 220 bus route now terminates at a floating pontoon outside Penneys. I’m told that Eason’s is doing a roaring trade in waterproof editions, and a new Dublin Bikes-style scheme called “Cork Canoes” launches next week, but knowing the council, the docking stations won’t be ready for another while yet.

In fairness, they’ve finally earned the title. Cork: the Venice of the North. Truly, the real capital at last.

Happy April Fools’ Day. These images were obviously generated using AI. Cork City Council has not, to my knowledge, flooded the city, but after some winters, nature has a good go at it herself.

#AIArt #AprilFools #canals #cork #CorkCityCouncil #Ireland #satire #StPatrickStreet #VeniceOfTheNorth #WashingtonStreet