The Grand Western Canal country park weaves its eleven miles through mid Devon from Tiverton right to the border with Somerset. It makes for easy level walking or cycling, with a profusion of wildlife, fishing or even a trip on a horse drawn barge. These are some of the things I saw today.
The Tivertonia looked like it was being prepared for the start of the new season and my photo didn’t turn out well so this is one I found,courtesy of the bbc, of the barge on a summer trip.
Lucid Gypsy 
that barge has such happy colors!!!!
The best Narrow Boat Art can be seen further north in England, where the boats are more common. Thanks for coming around 🙂
Great shots. Particularly like the horses.
Thank you, heavy horses are powerful, gentle giants.
a shaggy horse should be warm in winter … and birds thinking about spring …such a very peaceful calm walk along that landscape groomed by man for thousands of years … i am intrigued by the three bears thingy, is it a huge tree trunk carved for seating by the path? thanks for taking me along with you gilly!
It was a lovely day to be out in the countryside and I needed the exercise! Yes Duke and his two companions stay outside in all but the harshest weather. The tree trunk seat made me think of Goldilocks and the Three Bears 🙂
such a lovely collection of pictures! i just love this post … thanks for sharing.
I love the photo looking under the arch of the bridge, but where were you standing to take it – in the water? Is there another bridge nearby, or does the stream curve so that you could stand on the bank and still get this view? But moving quickly on, your captions are clever too – that horse is probably one of the hardest working “people” on the canal! Meanwhile I have to wonder how anybody could lose a tool belt – why would you take it off while working?
Anyway, Gilly, it must have been a good walk, and thank you for sharing the photos with us!
🙂 I was using a zoom lens and the canal curves quite a bit! It was an odd place to find the belt in the hedge with no houses nearby, perhaps he was working on the hedge and it broke?
It was a lovely walk, we did about four miles with blue sky all the way.
Great pictures. Everyone is at rest, except for the poor horse. That’s what he gets for horsing around. Blessings.
Hahaha, he’s one of three and they are on a winter holiday at the moment and they are well cared ofr.
What a beautiful, peaceful place! These shots are great, Gilly. Thank yo so much for showing us all of these.
I’m always happy to show off my county 🙂
These photos are beautiful.. the borrowed one shows a real treat for a holiday…
Many years ago I went on the two hour trip, perhaps it’s time I went again 🙂
Is winter over? Are you headed for spring already?
I don’t think we’re out of the woods yet, but the forecast for the next ten days is mild!
Beautiful and so peaceful!
The two hour barge trip sounds wonderful Gilly! Love the Goldilocks bear seat 🙂
You take lovely pictures, Gilly. I enjoyed this tour.
The horse is for the win!
And … another fabulous array, Gilly!
You live in such a beautiful part of England, Gilly. Love the ‘mallard boy’.
Wow! I would love to see this place one day.
How lovely to spend some time there. Must add it to my list.
How lucky you are to live in such beautiful country, Gilly!
The photos AND the countryside are lovely.
Very nice shots, Gilly
Love the horse. That in itself captures a specific place & time.The rest of the sequence build on that foundation. Beautiful all around. 🙂
gorgeous images Gilly…what a wonderful place you live in
There is amazing beauty in this world… breathtaking. 😉