A WINTER WALK AROUND WINCHESTER, CHRISTMAS DAY 2012
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| Oh no, Santa’s lost his hat! |
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| We’d better come back this way later to see if we can help. |
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| Walking by St. Cross, just outside Winchester, St. Catherine’s Hill in the distance |
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| “Maybe Father Christmas lives here?” “Don’t be silly, he lives at the North Pole!” |
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| Beautiful winter berries and evergreens |
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| St. Cross Hospital through the local allotments |
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| Heavenly winter sky over the allotments |
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| Winter weeping willow down the lane by St. Faith’s |
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| Walking to Winchester through water meadows over Winchester College land |
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| Alongside the college cricket grounds. Winchester Cathedral in the distance. |
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| River Itchen running high this year. |
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| Locks on the River Itchen which runs through the Water Meadows |
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| We thought we saw a heron but it didn’t come out in the photo |
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| Gorgeous winter countryside in Winchester |
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| A swan resolutely swimming against the flow of the high water |
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| Very high water along the Weirs towards down-town Winchester. |
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| Nearly at the City Mill, looking back at the fast flowing Weirs |
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| At the Christmas Market, I can’t help myself and become part of the Nativity scene. |
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| Passing behind Winchester Cathedral, I spot a traditional Christmas window |
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| Nearly home, we leave Santa’s hat on a pole for next year |