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Leshy

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Jun 14, 2016
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Haha!...what a lovely view! We are on the GU in Warwickshire not too far from leamington spa now...here's the view from the back of ours...

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Nice towpath , hardstand and all ...you northern folk get all the best deals

Down here in the Kennet & Avon is all mud , snow and soon to be dreaded sludge...

Joking aside , how sweet life really is on the canal ...
Especially when it's cold like this, it's lovely to come home , brew up and get the old burner going before sitting down for a sip of the hot dust cutter...


Not exactly bushcraft, I suppose you could call it boatcraft but the bush skills are so useful in this old way of life ...

They've been cutting a few Ash trees on the towpath , and luckily leaving a lot of the wood on the side for us to forage ...
I swear I'll end up sinking the bleeming boat if I don't stop hoarding it...and Ash burns green too of course.

Can't help myself , free fuel ...

Enjoy bud
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uncleboob

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Absolutely true!...I use my wood/ bush craft skills every day in this boat life, which I guess is how it should be...even today when I had to make a fire to heat a kettle to thaw out the elsan so that I could use it...not one of my favourite jobs!

It's never cold on our boats is it!...We have a nice supply of ash, oak, some sycamore and occasional birch around here...ash is definitely a favourite for the fire although I do like a bit of hawthorn/ blackthorn.

Love this life, full of old ways, good people and happy days! Cheers matey, j

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Broch

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Nice. Did they lead anywhere interesting?

This was along a track in the wood. Most of the snow has gone so all I could tell was that it had walked both ways along the track. There is badger hair under the wood perimeter fence in a few places and we have a number of small setts (two or three holes only).
 

brancho

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Tony

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Nive pic Broch, We have a lot of Red Kites and Buzzards around here and I'm often thinking I should take the time to photograph them, usually it's when I'm speeding past them sitting on the hedge or a pole :D
 

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