Wind in the willows( minus the wind.)

I rode my bike into town today along the river, as I always do. I had to wait for boats going through the lock. First time this year. I love the Thames.

The Severn bore has never occurred at a convenient time for me to see it. Unfortunately.

I missed the Swan Upping on the Thames this year. Forgot all about it. I usually catch it. Quite a sight.

Yes - it is the Severn Bore. When I was little I thought it was called the

Seven Boar and I slipped back in time. I also thought it was the Seven

Bridge.

The Bore as explained above is a seasonal tide which forms a huge wave.

Some brave people actually ride the wave on surf boards.

We have a river five minutes walk down the lane at the back of our house. It is the River Rother (not the Sussex one). I enjoyed walking along it until I had an unfortunate run in with a horse. I have fished it once or twice, but a Hampshire chalk stream it ain't, though it does have trout. It also has kingfishers, water voles, goosanders, herons and other water birds. Within this city, the rivers which used to be foul with the effluent from heavy industry are now pristine and teeming with fish and wildlife - but it has taken a lot of hard work by volunteer groups and the EA to get them that way, and hard work continues to keep them that way. It is a huge joy to me to have seen it happen.

Ashamed to say that I have never heard of the river Rother ( near Rotheram??)Or that there are two rivers called that!

Yes roses there are two; the other one is in West Sussex and is altogether more picturesque than ours. No real reason why anyone should have heard of ours - I hadn't myself until I came to live here. We are about midway between Chesterfield and Rotherham, and I suppose Rotherham took it's name from the river way back when.