The wreck of the Hesperus
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the old boathouse on the Union Canal at Harrison Park

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You can still rent a rowboat here at weekends

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Row, row, row your boat
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Racing rowers practising on the Union Canal, near Harrison Park

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After threatening more showers, the evening was actually rather beautiful, so I went for a second stroll, along the canal at Harrison Park. Found a bench and sat under a tree in lovely light to read my book, while the breeze whispered in the leaves above (I love that sound).

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Nice stroll through Harrison Park and along the canal.

Paused to rest near the old boathouse, to pace myself and enjoy my book, but that cold wind was *not* conducive to outdoor reading for more than a few chapters.

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Pausing on a beautiful, spring evening, under the cherry blossom trees in Harrison Park, birds singing, blue sky above, evening sunlight filtering through the blossoms.

Breathe. Drink in the little moments..

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While I was reading below the trees by the canal, a young Egyptian lady & her toddler joined me on the bench.

Wee lad was a smiler, & as I talked to him I got bigger smiles. Helped him launch small stick into the water & introduce him to the moorhen passing by, while enjoying a pleasant chat with his mum

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Since our Kelpies outing was foiled, I found myself home too early on such a nice day, so dump my bag, then off for a stroll.

Now some reading by the old boathouse, to the sound of birds singing in the trees (sound up)

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The Daffodils of the dusk
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Daffies covered in raindrops, just after sunset, in the last minutes of light of the last day of February.

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Taken this day, 2010, a snowy and iced-over Union Canal and boathouse at Harrison Park https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/5300536039/in/photostream/lightbox/

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