When we woke up on Saturday, the sun was shining and the sky was blue. But by the time we walked over to town for breakfast, the sky was grey and it was raining! But fortunately the rain didn't last, although it was still somewhat windy, so we headed out for a walk after lunch. We decided to walk along the other side of the river, along the Riverside Walk
the old and new bridges, with the river on my left, rather than the usual right
the rail bridge looking magnificent in the sun
I took this photo from under the bridge, where the wind was much stronger, making it hard to keep the camera steady. In the end I rested the camera on Malcolm's shoulder, but as he was being buffeted by the wind, it took a while to get the camera steady enough to snap the driftwood boat on the other bank
we didn't walk any further along the bank, as the path became rather muddy, and as we turned back I took this photo looking over to the town, with the rowing club on the river, and the clock tower on the skyline
the start (or is it the end?) of the railway bridge
although there is another small section of bridge further along the line, where it crosses the road. The train on the bridge, and the car on the road give you the scale of its construction
back at the flat, I was entertained by some swans, which seemed to have found something tasty to eat on this sandbank out on the river
while this man seemed to find the lobster pots fascinating
we had a lovely sunset
I'll be back tomorrow to tell you about a very special invitation that we received to an event yesterday, and to finish - sometimes it can be tiring being a swan ..........
and all you want to do is tuck your head under your wing and have a sleep!