By Sunday we’d had enough
of mooring in Braunston and wanted to get out into the countryside again. But first we put a couple of small Chalkhill
Blue vinyl butterflies towards the front of the boat.
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Two more Chalkhill Blues
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We then filled up with
water and cleared the roof of the leaves that had gathered over the last few
days whilst we had been moored under a large ash tree.
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Heading out of Braunston
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We were going to cruise to
Flecknoe and as it was only three miles away Karen and Buddy walked there. It wasn’t a particularly sunny day but it was
dry and mild and Karen was fortunate to see a fairly fresh red Admiral
butterfly.
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Red Admiral on the towpath
outside Braunston
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Once we moored for the day Buddy was
expecting dinner even though it was only about one o’clock.
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Buddy standing on the back
deck expecting food
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Needless to say, Buddy
didn’t get fed and I walked back to Braunston with him to get the car. When I got back Karen had been busy with the
pumpkin that Mike and Lesley gave us on Friday.
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Our pumpkin and chilli
soup
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Just to prove you don’t
need to waste any of the fruit, Karen had also roasted the pumpkin seeds.
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Roasted pumpkin seeds for nibbling
during the afternoon
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I did think Karen had made
a good job of the carving – don’t worry it wasn’t left on the stove for long!
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It was really quite foggy
on Monday morning but it started lifting when Buddy and I got back from our
first walk in the morning and the sun started to burn through.
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I love seeing boats with
their chimneys smoking on misty mornings like this morning
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