Five minutes from Bridge 5

We visited our daughter Ally and son-in-law Ben at their new home in Birmingham yesterday. They had moved in two days previously. We'd loaded the car with a washing machine; TV stand; vacuum cleaner; guitar; and boxes and bags of most of the contents of her old bedroom. I say loaded, I really mean completely stuffed. The car handles much better when it's loaded: the steering is more stable and the ride is smoother.


In the afternoon we walked down to the nearest canal, the Stratford Canal, which is just five minutes away. This is the nearest access, Bridge 5. I'm really envious of them living so close to it!


Moonspinners went past,heading away from Birmingham.



Back to Ally and Ben's new house, and the most striking thing about it is the back garden. No, it's not an empty swimming pool: yes, the rest of the garden is shingle; yes, the fences are blue. It's described as a "feature sunken lawn". So not much gardening to do then!