The joy of living with a wooden back cabin.

One of the ships cats.

New wedges made and fitted.

Progress

Cratch assembly taking shape.

Time to replace the woodwork at the front end.

Excellent joinery

Job done.

Deck beam and coamings fitted.

Hawkesbury as used in the film Smashing time in 1967, starring Rita Tushingham and Lynn Redgrave. I doubt many working narrow boats have been dressed up like this!

Some pictures from the Willow wren days.

When based in Gas street.

The Upper Bulbourne is now dry at Northchurch and Billet Lane Berkhamsted, probably connected with more canal abstractions due to increasing use after lockdown, and leaking gates #chalkstreams

Sewage is not the only destruction wrought by the water industry. Chalk streams are the rarest river habitats on earth. In total there are just 225 most of which, 85% are to found in southern England. This is what we have done to them As you sleep tonight think to the future.

The River Lostock in Farrington this week. Thanks to EPHarbinger and EA-2B-Fixed for letting us know. Its great to have people who care about our rivers looking out for them.

I’m very sorry to report that Cambridgeshire County Council have approved the felling of 1000 ancient fruit trees within an orchard just outside #Cambridge for a new bus route to…get this…tackle climate change! 😖 Please continue to support Bonkers Busway Cambs. It’s not over yet theguardian.com/environment/20…

We are so sad to see the figures published yesterday show that another 33,627 badgers were culled nationally, 1,939 of those here in Derbyshire. We urge the government to end the badger cull sooner and move to cattle measures instead. Read more - pulse.ly/faguhplx9v

The people of Welwyn Hatfield, constituency of so-called Net Zero minister Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps, are waking up to these posters, which I pasted up in the small hours of the morning. If you agree with the message, please spread as widely as possible! #climatefight #onshorewind

07/10 is only "the bloodiest day in Israel’s history" if you don't count Palestinians or Lebanese as people.