Canal Views 12

Part Of The

Peak Forest Canal

Around The Manchester Road Bridge

Hyde

Cheshire

Not the most beautiful of views of any canal, but an area that has seen changes for the better in the last 30 years.

Header Challenge 26 Theme: ( Sport )

I can not let the theme of sport go by without showing both football teams that play out of Manchester. It is the norm in these parts to be either 'Red' or 'Blue' but for some reason our family have always supported both...

I have always like football... my oldest brother 'Harold' (R.I.P.) taught me to play and explained to me the rules... he was very much a United fan, my sister however was a Blue and supported City. I just enjoy watching the game for what it is... and enjoy doing so.

Lets not forget golf.. this weekend sees the Masters being played... I know Fishing guy likes his golf... I'm hoping Lee Westwoods comes close this year..

But my header shows a very different sport, the sport of sailing... it really looks peaceful to watch on a nice sunny day.

Join in with all the Head Bangers as we go 'Head 2 Head' in this weeks Header Challenge. The theme this week was picked by myself on behalf of Fishing Guy and is Sport. We have had a few hard themes of late and I thought this might be a bit less of a challenge for our challenge.. ha!

Darla

Fishing Guy

Gailsman

Imac

Martha

Canal Views 11

A selection of Narrow Boats

Canal Views 10

Just enjoy the views

Canal Views 9

Lift Bridges

Movable bridges were usually cheaper to build than fixed bridges because they didn't require the same heavy foundations and structure.

These Lift bridges are counter-weighted and usually operated manually or by using a windlass like these are..

The bridge above was a bit different from most..... it as its own traffic light system... one press of a button and the lights change an d the traffic stops. Once through another press and the bridge lowers, the lights change to green and off gose the boat and any traffic on their way.

For this bridge the boats windlass came into play

A windlass is an apparatus for moving heavy weights. Typically, a windlass consists of a horizontal cylinder (barrel), which is rotated by the turn of a crank or belt. It was just a matter of a few turns before the counter balance comes into play and the bridge opened

Canal Views 8

Cows and Kingfisher

Can you spot the Kingfisher?

Thirsty work making milk

This beauty caught my eye before the cows came into view..... but each time I was about to take a shot it flew further up the canal as the barge got nearer. The cows were just a bonus... if you look carefully at the first picture this Kingfisher is on the right, slightly above the cows heads on a over hanging branch... now can you see it?