Welland in flood

After vast amounts of rain fell on saturated ground on Wednesday morning, the river level is probably as high as I have seen it.  Small cars have been unable to drive through the floods on the road to Lyddington, and at least one person had to be rescued with their car.

The view from Clay Lane

Worse further on.

In the river itself the weir is hardly visible.

Kingfisher

Kingfisher by the Welland, photo cropped and enlarged.  Very pleased to get the shot.

Seven cygnets swimming

An unusually large brood, seven cygnets, now the size of their parents.  They arrived in orderly fashion, in single file, with one parent ahead and one behind . . .

 In turn they looked up as the camera clicked when they emerged from under the bridge . . .

 Papa stretched his wings .

 All found plenty of weed to feed on in the old mill pool . 

Finally they left in convoy as they arrived.

The swans have been luckier than the dead sheep lying at the bottom of the weir, bloated and with legs in the air.

The Welland again

These photos are from a short walk from Gretton, 13 January 2015.

Hm - junk on the lens . . .but blue blue sky.

Ridge and furrow

The river's full

Bright and breezy

A good tree to snap

The clouds are coming

Contrast in the other direction

Welland water (12)

 and a few trees and flowers on the way back

Welland water levels (11)

The water has been higher - the road is no longer as flooded as it was a week or so ago.

Welland high water (10)

Weirs disappearing

On a nearby field

Car makes a wave

Reflections

A new lake

Welland water levels (9) - contrasts.

June 2 2013

March 18 2013

June 2 2013

March 18 2013

Welland water levels (8)

Pretty high

reflections

Too deep to walk through, though passable by cars

Welland Water level - Post 7

The Welland looked very low before Sunday's rain

Looking the other way