The water churned after it came over the River Ock weir. It was the brown of tea and full of muddy particles. A stream of bubbles flowed down the other stream, caused by the turbulence from the other weir further up.
With fewer leaves on the trees, the birds are becoming easier to spot. A kingfisher flew upstream, and a diving bird torpedoed downstream, both moving too quickly for me to get a good look at. But I did manage to see a moorhen.
The paddling area (from yesterday’s raffle painting) is now too deep to paddle, and the rope swing is submerged. The river level was at its highest yesterday, but it’s still high today.
The footpath to Tesco has become a watery cul-de-sac, after the flooding.
The field between the River Ock and the A34 has been flooded.
Lots of gulls have come in to enjoy the new temporary flooded field.
The water has washed over many of the reeds, leaving the river looking more like its old self.
Thank goodness Abingdon still has its flood plane. Many places have built over them
Us Abingdonians earnestly hope the brown river water is tea and mud rather than anything else!
I think you’ll find Kris that it is CEO salaries and bonuses winding its way to their pockets…
Quite possibly, our best town is home to lots of CEOs is various businesses. They earn a lot more than public sector/council CEOs. Of course the private sector is so much more important than the public and they work much harder. Which is why the CEO of a district or county council earns less than a middle manager at many medium sized companies. Hank goodness for the tax payers alliance and God Bless Liz Truss
Wonderful photography
Your blog it’s always much appreciated