Grantchester Walk

Walked from Barton through Grantchester into Cambridge yesterday on a cold and very dull-light morning giving a rather sombre collection of images - probably suiting the mood in our household at the moment where everyone other than Matt and I (so far) have gone down with a particularly nasty D and V bug. The sun came out just as I reached Cambridge

Cambridge Half Marathon - The Lighter Side

Despite the pretty chilly conditions, it was obvious that a lot of the runners were greatly enjoying their run - at least at the half-way point. I thought the Anglia Ruskin University mascot was a bear but apparently it is a rhino.

Controversy at the Cambridge Half Marathon

As I needed a walk having been somewhat curtailed in activities with an annoying cough for several days,  we walked across from Barton to Grantchester to watch the runners come by at the half-way point of the race. The leader here, who also crossed the finish line first, was disqualified as it was actually another runner who took his name, chip and number when the original runner (Andrew Rawlings) was injured. The replacement said he attempted to let them know but got an out-of-office reply. So William Mycroft became the official winner. The female winner was definitely Georgina who was leading as they came through Grantchester

Misty Walk Barton to Cambridge via Grantchester

Rather than battle with Cambridge traffic, we decided to walk into Cambridge, parking the car at Barton and passing over the M11. Here are some shots from the walk including a final image of a Kingfisher which obligingly perched on branches in Cambridge City by Hobson's Conduit

Grantchester River Walk

A dozen CCC Members had an evening walk along the river at Grantchester in search of roosting insects. It was such a warm evening that the Banded Demoiselles were very much still active as in the first pair of images where a female has captured and ate a Mayfly. We also found a Mullein moth caterpillar and abundant Crane flies. Finished with a cooling drink in the Red Lion.

Grantchester River Walk

The  Cam at Grantchester was alive with Banded Demoiselles and Brown Hawkers this morning. After nearly three hours frustration, I ended up with some images that I like. The Banded males seem to take aggression a bit far and attack females as well as males. The females in contrast seem happy to lay together.