We've had some bad weather recently and haven't been able to get out much in the garden or go down to the allotment. It's been a case of make the most of any occasional fine spells and get out to sweep up some leaves or tidy up a bit outside.
Last week we made the most of one beautiful sunny, autumn day to go out for a walk along the Leeds Liverpool Canal from Bank Newton to Gargrave. Gargrave is on the edge of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales and it was a perfect day to admire the scenery.
I like canal walks, because they are flat. They are also really peaceful and the scenery and wildlife is usually worth looking at.
At Bank Newton there is a group of about four locks close together. There were a few canal boats moored there and the lock keepers cottage looked very pretty with an equally pretty garden. I love the little gardens that the canal boat owners create.
Gargrave is a sleepy little place, with the canal, the river, a train station and one or two shops.
Gertrude's Gardenalia shop caught my attention. But we were more interested in having lunch first in the Masons Arms. After a good lunch we went back to see what Gertrude's Gardenalia had to offer. There were some interesting vintage things--galvanised baths and pots etc., but the word vintage usually means expensive and so I thought I would stick to picking up the odd bargain from the local car boot sale.
Walking back to the car along the lane towards Bank Newton there were plenty of berries in the hedgerow and I collected rosehips for my Christmas decorations.
