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2nd May 2012
Swollen River by sparkle

Swollen River

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Was meant to be in Wales this morning but I managed to get it cancelled late last night so enjoyed another day working from home! Not sure where the day went, did a pile of work but still not through the list of things to be done! Packed up at 4pm and shot off to the swimming pool for a quick half mile workout. Hit the road to travel to Leeds and stopped off in Godmanchester to check out what looked like mad flowing rivers from the motorway. Sure enough, the rivers were spilling over, the park area was covered in water http://365project.org/sparkle/alternative-365/2012-05-02 and the waters were forging through the sluices and nearing the point of overflowing the bridges! Liked these little houses backing onto the river.

Wanted to catch up on commenting tonight but an extra wide load travelling up the A1 at 30mph has meant a rather late arrival to the hotel :o( will try my best to get to you all soon
Comments
cor yeah, reckon those houses must get flooded every few years
posted May 2nd, 2012  
gorgeous
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Wonder woman is at it again! This is so picturesque and a treat to see!
posted May 2nd, 2012  
This is beautiful. Wonderful POV.
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Lovely English country scene. I would be nervous living there though. Wonder if they have a hose pipe ban in force?
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Great scene! Did they have the sandbags out yet?
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Great adventurous you got a terrific shot today! It's really a beauty, Juliette!
posted May 2nd, 2012  
What could you have more English than that so has to be a fave !! You have every thing there even the thatch !
posted May 2nd, 2012  
beautiful! very special spot you've found here
posted May 2nd, 2012  
This is divine
posted May 2nd, 2012  
what a beautiful picturesque scene.
posted May 2nd, 2012  
striking shot, really great!
posted May 2nd, 2012  
What gorgeous scene
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Looks suitably sodden - love that weeping willow.
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Beautiful scene!!! Nicely done, Juliette!!
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Beautiful scenery and a lovely capture!!
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Beautifully captured. A very "Constable" scene!
posted May 2nd, 2012  
what a stunning scene! looks so gorgeous and peaceful. Amazing capture! LOVE those trees and all the green! fav!
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Looks like a painting, great scene and marvelous editing
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Picture Perfect :)" !
posted May 2nd, 2012  
great shot, but that water looks very high....and those cottages are so close....
posted May 2nd, 2012  
love the detail in this shot and especially those cottages... but yikes about that water!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Are those fish in the water?
posted May 3rd, 2012  
@dmortega nice link, thanks Dorrena. Not fish, I think they were little eddies from the currents of the fast water coming round the bend from underneath the bridge I was stood on!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Well, they look like fish. It's a great picture. You have good light in it, like Thomas Kinkade used to paint into his pictures.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Gorgeous. Like seeing movement of water
posted May 3rd, 2012  
This is so beautiful.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Lovely scene!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Hope the rain stops soon!! Great shot.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Lovely scene. Hope the water settles down soon
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful setting although must be worrisome when the water gets high.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Even with the threat of the swollen river, this shot is magnificent, the tiny village houses with the thatched roofs, and the weeping willow leaning out over the river all make for a great post-card.....A Big FAV!! on this one!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Absolutely beautiful.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Wonderful scene, I would love to live near water like these houses!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Really beautiful Juliette!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
You really have a 'nose' for finding photographic places and then turn them into materpieces! Reading about your busy days, heaven knows where you find the time!! Marvellous, love your shots!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
What an amazing scene
posted May 3rd, 2012  
instead of cars in the driveway, they have boats! now that is cool!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Sand bags and mops at the ready ! Lovely river view . Let's hope the water doesn't rise anymore ... Fingers crossed
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Such a beautiful scene and place to live,... hope they've got wellies though!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful, great composition. Love that weeping willow. My favorite tree.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Lovely countryside setting.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Lovely shot. Great riverside houses. They look lovely.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Gorgeous compositions!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Cool shot, the river round here is a tad swollen too :D
Lucky you having a day working from home, for me that meant either sitting in my pants all day or watching about 3 films at the cinema
posted May 3rd, 2012  
I go through Godmanchester regularly but have never seen these lovely houses. Time for a dog-walk perhaps. They must be worried about the old bridge up there is the river's that swollen. Even more rain last night (the 2nd) so those poor houses could be wet now. @fueast Yes they do have a hosepipe ban but Cambridge City doesn't because we are supplied by Cambridge Water not Anglia Water - weird!! BUT Cambridge Water is very good - they are used to drought conditions.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
So very beautiful!!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fab shot. Love the greens.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Stunning and faved!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Love the quaintness of this area. A FAV!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Superb!!!! Wonderful composition, colours and so picturesque.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Pretty as a fairytale and so medieval looking FAVE
posted May 4th, 2012  
This is an amazing photo. So British and quaint - it makes me think of Beatrix Potter and her drawings around the English countryside. Lots of details to look at: the houses and the water, the boats and the willow, the thatched roofs. It's a big Fav for me.
posted May 4th, 2012  
It looks like a scene from a movie :)
posted May 4th, 2012  
Such a beautiful classic Constable-like scene ... and a Fav!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Wow. Looks like a painting by...who's that guy..is it Constable? The old time painting with the horse and cart in the water. Anyway - fab shot.
posted May 4th, 2012  
congrats on PP!
posted May 5th, 2012  
this looks like a fairy tale, if ever I've seen one!
posted May 5th, 2012  
Love it! Fav!
posted May 6th, 2012  
dreamy!
posted May 7th, 2012  
Masterley .
posted May 8th, 2012  
Delightfully charming setting, even if the river is risen, and I had to fav it.
posted May 9th, 2012  
beautiful shot
posted May 16th, 2012  
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