Will you look whats still in the canal

 It was a unanimous decision, stay on this mooring for the day. Work on the gunwale, an ongoing job, was on the cards for Ian and as I couldn't fish yesterday due to the weather, I rather fancy giving it a go today!

Before getting the rod out I wanted to see if the water voles were still around. I'm very pleased to report they are (well one was anyway). No photo of it, to slow with the camera but I took these in August 2017 and almost in the same place.

 

Could this be water vole scat?

Dodging the showers Ian managed to fertan the rust spots, I on the other hand sat staring at a float that refused to bob! Then after two hours and just as I was about to give up, the rod tip bent and I landed a Perch.

 

The afternoon was spent watching iPlayer, I found a new series called Picnic at Hanging rock. Made in Australia and set in 1900 the story unfolds as a teacher and three pupils go missing.  It's a bit on the dark and weird side but if you fancy watching, stay with it 'cos it gets better.

A knocking on the hull around tea time, and we both shot up wondering what was happening. Oh no....not that fencing again. Sure enough the wood was scrapping against FS. Strange though because the fencing was not in the water when I walked back to the junction. It was leaning against the hedge  and as the only people to have walked alongside FS today was two dog walkers and four youths, our deduction? It certainly wasn't the former!

Looking along the Ashby from the bridge at Marston Junction. The water vole was along this stretch.

 To stop this happening again a convenient gap from the towpath to the field is where we aim to place them later.

And this during the afternoon. Three of many boats travelling in both directions. I was surprised how busy the Ashby was.

Lots of wildlife seen on the walk, a few today and more tomorrow.

Could this be a Silver Y moth?

One lone Sunflower