2412 Christmas Eve Shoppers

1510 Crowd at Street Market

0110 Important Conversation

2509 Keswick Market Street Scene

0709 Return of Summer

After a warm, but autumnal week with grey skies and fallen leaves, suddenly it was like summer agin, with masses of people out walking and cycling.

1808 Yappy Chappy

There's one little dog that won't put up with guide dogs near his narrow boat!

0308 All Hands to the Lock

0108 Canalside Conversation

2407 Going to the Fair

Every school holiday, the same funfair appears in my local park whether anyone wants it or not! These people are near its entrance.

0606 Quiet Moments

People take their ease by the river on a beautiful and still early afternoon.

0305 Lazy Afternoon

The riverside is often a bustling place, but on this sunny Saturday afternoon, it was strangely subdued.

0202 Candlemas in the Sun

Candlemas is, I suppose, an almost forgotten festival, and it was today, Febrary 2nd. In my part of the world, it was well worth celebrating, as it was a beautiful day, and a welcome respite from the storms of recent times.

Old country saying.....

A good goose should lay
by Candlemas Day.

I did hear plenty of geese in some ferment today, and at one point several of them started a chorus as they do when one of their number lays an egg, but unfortunately for us, it was very likely in a hidden place on an island in the lake, so there are no photos of the happy event.

I've also heard this saying as

A good goose should lay
by Valentine's Day.

Of course, the scansion is the same, so it could be either. The calendar changed in the 18th century, and we lost 11 days, so it could be that the Valentine's version is the more modern one.

I've made a slideshow of today's 60 photos, and posted it on Youtube.

http://youtu.be/r-9Q5-GryE8

2901 Wet Wednesday Shopping

This is a snapshot of Leicester City Centre from a lunchtime shopping expedition in, yet again, the rain.