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Weather - Frozen canal

Continuing this week's theme, since it wasn't snowing today I went for a walk and happened to cross a footbridge over the canal, which for I think the first time in several years was partially frozen. Not particularly thick ice, but it wasn't something I expected.

Frozen canal


Frozen canal

Unfortunately I'd forgotten to take a camera with me so this is from my iPhone - if I'd had a camera with a decent optical zoom I would have included pictures of a coot that was wandering around on the ice looking very confused...
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Posted on Mar. 3rd, 2018 at 06:11 pm | | Leave a comment | 17 comments |

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heartofoshun

Wow!
Posted on Mar. 3rd, 2018 06:17 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

ffutures

I don't think it was very thick ice, but it's quite unusual. And surprising that no boats have been along the canal and broken the ice.
Posted on Mar. 3rd, 2018 08:19 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

pigshitpoet

is that in london?
looks cold !
Posted on Mar. 3rd, 2018 07:28 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

ffutures

Yes, about a mile from my house, near Portobello Road market. It's been very cold the last few days and we've had a couple of inches of snow. Nothing by the standards of e.g. Canada but fairly rare in southern England the last couple of decades.
Posted on Mar. 3rd, 2018 08:20 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

pigshitpoet

tres cool

are you serious? portobello market like in bedknobs and broomsticks?

doesn't look like you could skate down the canal though, how cold is it? do you ever travel the canal by boat?

intriguing
Posted on Mar. 4th, 2018 12:49 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

ffutures

Re: tres cool

I've never seen Bedknobs and Broomsticks but Portobello Road is very real - it's big street market that's about 3/4 mile long.
Posted on Mar. 4th, 2018 01:44 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

ffutures

Re: tres cool

sorry, pressed post before I meant to - I don't think it's nearly thick enough for skating, you can see clear water at a couple of points - also it's turned a bit warmer today (sunday) and I suspect it's melting. I've been on canal boat rides a couple of times, but since my main reason for going along there is exercise I've walked the route much more often.
Posted on Mar. 4th, 2018 01:55 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

pigshitpoet

Re: tres cool

the times they are a-changing! and the weather is so unpredictable
Posted on Mar. 4th, 2018 09:48 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

curiouswombat

That is really unusual - and makes me cold just looking at it!
Posted on Mar. 3rd, 2018 08:02 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

ffutures

It's fairly unusual, I think the last time was six or seven years ago. London rarely gets that cold for long enough for the canal to freeze over. I've no idea why no boats seem to have been along there and broken the ice, maybe it's so cold everyone is staying in bed...
Posted on Mar. 3rd, 2018 08:22 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

shirebound

Very cool. I've only seen canals in pictures.
Posted on Mar. 3rd, 2018 09:39 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

ffutures

Most of the older British cities are linked by a couple of canal networks, used for heavy goods before the railway era. These days the main use is pleasure, plus quite a few people live in boats - it's a little cheaper than renting a flat, though not as cheap as you might think since there are licence fees, mooring fees, etc.
Posted on Mar. 4th, 2018 01:50 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

thismaz

*shivers* I bet it's cold for the boat dwellers.
Posted on Mar. 4th, 2018 09:14 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

ffutures

I'd imagine so - plus most boats these days have solar panels for some of their electrical needs, at this time of year they can't be very useful.
Posted on Mar. 4th, 2018 01:51 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

hobbituk

Lovely photos... reminds me of the canal near Hackney Marshes...
Posted on Mar. 4th, 2018 07:52 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

ffutures

that one is part of the same system, of course, but further East. If it's a straight canal it's the Hertford Union Canal, which is entirely artificial. If it has a lot of curves it's the River Lee, which is pretty much a canal these days.

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network/hertford-union-canal

Edited at 2018-03-05 11:04 am (UTC)
Posted on Mar. 5th, 2018 11:04 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

ysilme

*g* I can imagine the confusion of the coot! Unusual or unexpected weather effects are always something special, I think.
Posted on May. 5th, 2018 11:35 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply