Peek -a - boo.

Today’s blip was going to be the Barmby Barrage, however I have put that as an extra as couldn’t resist this cute photo of the Roe Deer.

Thanks to a walk I had seen in the Yorkshire Post, we drove over to East Yorkshire, for a walk starting at the confluence of the River Derwent, and the River Ouse.
The Barmby Barrage was built in 1975, to keep the saline waters of the Ouse from the Derwent so that it’s water can be extracted for domestic use.
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Barmby on the Marsh was once on a flood plain, and the marshlands used to flood in winter before being drained for cultivation.

It was a lovely walk along both river banks.
However we couldn’t see much if the Ouse as the vegetation was so high, so have decided to return next Spring when we should have a better view.

Nice to see the farmers busy with their combined harvesters cutting the corn. The weather was warm and sunny while we were there, but we could see dark clouds in the distance, and got caught in a heavy rain storm on the way home.
Arrived back and no rain here. Infact the sun is shining.

Hoping it will be fine tomorrow as we are out with the Pudseys doing a walk from Boston Spa. However rain is forecast. So fingers crossed.