Selby Canal

Frogs croaking.
Birds singing.
Butterflies fluttering.
Fish jumping.
Bumblebees buzzing.

All enjoyed as we walked along the little Selby canal, which opened in 1778 linking the River Aire with the River Ouse.
The towpath originally for horses to pull vessels containing coal, grain or textiles.
Sadly the canal was made only four feet deep, and the cut was too narrow.
As traffic increased, traders caused the Aire and Calder Canal to be built linking Leeds directly with Goole cutting out Selby entirely.
The canal is now a quiet backwater used by canal boaters.
Just the sort of place we love, especially on a beautiful day like today. Temperature reached 20C.

The collage shows the birds nest sculpture we came across on the towpath.
The coffee shop barge, which also served full English breakfast.
Also some of the frogs in the ditch running alongside towpath.
Lots of Brimstone butterflies, first I have seen this year, but none stayed still for a photograph.

This time we walked about 5/6 miles from Brayton Bridge towards the River Aire.
Next time we are going to walk the other way to Selby, hoping the weather will be as good.