#149 

I like all your videos

What a delightful episode, snake in the water, wagtail trotting on the path, a buzzard and ducks jumping for midges, and that's just for starters. That left me with a warm feeling adding to the warmth of the evening. Thankyou.

I lived in Droitwich for many years, I am living in the Philippines for more than 12 years. Your video made me home sick! The best narrowboat vlog available

Still in hospital. As you said right at the end of poem - we're on the right track. A wonderful video Vanessa. Such beauty in the countryside. Loved the buzzard. Your camera work and commentary was brilliant. Very professionally done

Oh ! What a soothing treat it was to view this ! The Pied Wagtail nearly stole the show ! As an American, I never cease to be amazed at all the many and varied species of birds you have roosting in England, it is a treasure-trove of undeniable beauty. The grass snake was looking for a good meal and the baby lambs were in for a lazy snooze. I'm simply in awe at how much I enjoy your poetry Vanesa, the way you voice over your prose while drawing images collected on your journeys is simply original as it is captivating. The fact that the BBC hasn't contracted with you to do a narrowboat series is beyond me, you are at the pinnacle of capturing and then artistically sharing the calming effects of life along the canal both in verse as well as imagery. Thank you once again for sharing this rare talent with us all, the world is so much better for it. I send you and Mr. M. my very best wishes for health, happiness and adventure. May God Bless You Both abundantly.

I was catching up on the bad and bonkers news and then your lovely vlog popped up and saved my life....slight exaggeration but it's good to see that there's still beauty and peace in England. 😊

Hello lovely lady😊 great to share with us your fantastic work skills and art. You Alice and Zephyr always lift my spirit when I get down. Thank you x

i would love to live on a boat and just travel allround the places you have been too , your drawing and poems are awesome i will be buying your book and your cards too they are amazing great vidios

Yes it cannot go to earth xx

Zephyr is such a sweet dog! What a wonderful companion.

Another great vlog I have to say you are such an expert camera person your close up shot's are amazing like the little egg on the flower and I forgot to mention the close up of the bee putting pollen on the flower on you last video I have learned so much watching you videos over the last year or more thanks again for being there Steve

Hanbury Hall is a beautiful place to visit. Lovely to see it from the surroundings and canal. Beautiful weather as well

I really loved this, the dog door was super cute, Zephyr seemed thrilled to be using it. How amazing to witness a grass snake swimming in the canal, I’ve never seen one. I saw an adder in the New Forest, it slithered across our path when we were walking, so lovely to see. Another fabulous vlog to end the week. Thank you so much, stay safe you 3. xxxx

Thankyou Vanessa and sweet Zephyr for this lovely vlog❤️🙏🐕

Utterly wonderful. What a beautiful part of the country. Thanks for bringing us along on your walk

Hi Vanessa. If you haven't done Worcester yet, the Diglis Fish Pass and subterranean viewing gallery is a must see. It was built specifically for Twaite Shad, but the other twenty five species that have used it, don't know that. However, it's only open on Wednesday afternoons, 14-30 to 16-30, with groups of eighteen allowed in, every twenty minutes, By the way, we met at Woodwalton Fen, quite a while back. Have a great summer.

..., as happy as a duckling in a cloud of midges! Lovely vid, thanks very much.

As every vlog it was so calming. You are loved by us all. Stay well and eat.

Your comment about following your nose reminded me of Douglas Adams' book "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency". When Dirk goes out in his car he navigates by 'following a car that looks like it knows where it's going. It never took him to where he wanted to go but it always took him to where he needed to be.'

Wow that snake in the water!! Beautiful photography as always Vanessa. Love your rooftop garden too - looks real good. Have a good weekend in the sunshine ☀️ Going off course is always fun - enjoy 🌼

Thank you. Such gorgeous light and beautiful images. You're lucky with the weather after the thunder storm!

Hello gorgeous, i have commented many times on your camera skills and how you show nature at it's best, but i thought i would just like to say that it's about time Zephyr got a mention, he must be the luckiest dog in the world, not only have great parents lol, living the life he leads in the countryside and the the happiness he must feel, i am sure he will lead a long and healthy life, thanks for that and also for another great vlog xx.

Thanks Vanessa for taking us on this beautiful cruise to see all the wonderful views of countryside and fantastic wildlife. Your knowledge of the wildlife species is amazing. As always your journal is wonderful. Have a lovely bank holiday weekend. Take care and all the best. Stevie

Another very pretty tour through the canal, baby ducks so cute in and fluffy.💜🌳🌳

Morning Vanessa--I really enjoy your narrowboat garden that adorns both roof and bow with their variegated blossoms, fruit, and foliage. It must attract a lot of honey and bumblebees, as well as those ants crawling along your roof's edge. I'm glad that your tomatoes weren't knocked asunder as you made your way through the low tunnel. Such a lovely area to cruise plus go on walkies with Zephyr, who had a happy grin on her face. You certainly get your exercise cranking open the various locks. Some seem more difficult than others but fortunately a helping hand always seem to show up in time to lend an assist. I enjoyed the grass snake's serpentine slither through the water while the Pied Wagtail strutted its stuff along the towpath. Enjoy your weekend! Jenny 🦮🐝🌹🥀🍅🥬⛈🌤

Earlier this week when I subscribed, you picked up another “subscriber” - my 5-year old pointer-lab mix, Katie. I took a break from doing my taxes this morning and surfed around RU-vid until I saw this episode. Katie was sleeping in my office and as soon as she heard your voice, came running into the living room, jumped up on the couch and stared at the screen. She loves your channel! Zephyr is one of the few dogs she doesn’t bark at.

I think you can call this video postcard pictures , those pictures on biscuits containers, calendar pictures etc etc stunning video thank you and keep on narrowboating

Just lovely…..and Zeph is one very happy dog.

My goodness another masterpiece. Thank you for your hard work to make the most wonderful vlogs. I really look forward to what you produce each week.

Thank you Vanessa. What a great way to start the BH weekend 🐞🌼🪲🌷🦗

Great video as usual. I would expect a narrow boat to be one of the safest places to be during a thunder storm. The boat, being a surrounding metal shell, will act as a Faraday cage and, if lightening does strike it the electricity will be guided around the outside into the earth and all inside will be safe and sound. Happy boating and keep up the wonderful work.

I’m running out of comments Beautiful stunning great etc etc but your vlogs are all the superlatives I can muster 💜💙❤️ It’s a dull chilly grey cloudy day here in Norfolk Tuesday 30th May so in my craft room knitting & enjoying your WONDERFUL VLOGS THANK YOU 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

What a brilliant video. Really enjoyed. Really hope you are well and having a great Monday. Many thanks from Chris and Jane 🎉🎉

It’s lovely to see how at one you are with nature 🦢

Thanks much again !! Received the cards today !! My wife , Mary, and I think they are just tremendous!!

beautiful picture of Zephar with the vetch, georgeous

Lovely blog - really enjoyed beauty and wildlife. Glad you managed yo get your pictures printed

Hello Vanessa,excellent blog got to say the snake sure gets a move on so quick ,just love the wildlife you show so many different species the butterfly look amazing so clear you must have a excellent camera a nice history lesson wow is that really a butterfly egg ,you are so good at sketching amazing work and the poem so nice ,till next time take care keep safe,John 🇬🇧🌹🤭🦆🐔🧚🦋🦮

Yet another lovely little video. Yes there are quite a few accidents with people not watching out at bridges, I was going under the railway bridge from Ely to the Fish & Duck and my sister was one the roof admiring the cows on the bank, she could see the bridge and I thought all was fine and next thing I know she got distracted by frolicking cows and forgot about the bridge, luckily it hit her on the side of her head but it knocked her flying and she nearly rolled of the roof, there was nothing I could do from my vantage point on the tiller, I felt so helpless, I screamed duck but she was oblivious. All was well thank God, she is a tough old boot my sis, but all the same I kept phoning her for a few days to make sure there was no lasting damage. My friend had exactly the same thing happen. The thing with a wide beam is there is such a great space on the roof for chairs etc and getting a great view from up there! You should check out the low bridges tiny movie I sent you on another comment.

I love your spirit and your sweet voice. I wish our paths would cross.

I am always happy to see your vlog. Thank you so much. Have a lovely weekend.

Nice day for it after the storm, have a good weekend guys.

Another fine vid you've got me into Mrs M. Looking forward to the rest of your vids this summer...and the pleasure they'll bring. Thanks!

Zephyr loves you so much!

Beautiful scenery Vanessa, thank you for sharing.😊🌞

Another lovely video, your book arrived safely together with a lovely card explaining why the book was dedicated to my daughter Emma, she ordered it from Etsy because computers hate me and I hate them right back. I did suggest that as it was dedicated to her she should pay for it, she wasn't keen , outdaughtered again. But I am really enjoying reading it. I must be about a third of the way through your vlogs by now and enjoying every one.

What a wonderful vlog every time, it's lovely seeing the orange tip egg, I always used garlic mustard to feed the orange tips. xx God bless you

Lovely area, Vanessa. So pretty everywhere, especially that Hall and Coach House. Very good of the passer-by to lend a hand with the swing bridge. Some of the lock paddles looked hard for you to operate. I walked down Caen Hill locks recently and there is so much water , it was pushing against the paddles, making it difficult to operate some of them. Thanks for another wonderful video x

Awww what a lovely video 😊thank you

A lovely peaceful start to the weekend, thank you. The swan on the nest looks so serene, she better make the most of it =-)..... in a couple of weeks or so she will need all her wits about her keeping her cygnets safe. Take care =-)

Hanbury church is the inspiration for the chum in 'the archers'. Inkberrow is a lot of the rest. The Jinney ring is an interesting craft centre near hanbury church

It’s great you were enamoured with Droitwich. Beautiful surrounding especially at this time of year. Interesting about Hanbury Hall.😎

Another beautiful video Ness, always good content and entertaining

I so enjoy the area you went through, that are I would early love to visit but I seriously doubt I could get my wife to fly form North Carolina to England, she is not a fan of flying! You narration and videos you provide are simply beautiful. Regards Leon Daniels

Thank you for all of the usual helpful and interesting info Vanessa, and in return 😀 Me thinks you could do with a longer SHAFT on your gate Paddle Cranking Handle, it would I'm sure, with the extra leverage, make it easier on your arms and your back👍🦮

Speaking of Beautiful ! You and your Video's are. :)

Beautiful vlog, so much to see along the canal. ❤

Straight passed our abode you have floated along the canal you have boated through town and through the tunnel between that we are. Look up Trench woods where the butterflies, hares and deer roam our favourite place near home.

Your poems are perfect!

Beautiful Just needs a Health n Safety course on going under low bridges 😉😉 anyway nother grand video thank you. Happy Bank Holiday to you both All the best Gary n Irene

Ah, that book of yours...imagine if it became as popular as The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady!? What are you going to call it? 'The Canal Diary of a Narrowboat Lady'? 😂

Thank you🙏✝️🙏🇨🇦

Really lovely vlog this week Vanessa. 😁❤

How do you do it every single week? Just beautiful Vanessa 🥰

Hanbury, you are getting in to "Archers" country there. Worcestershire wonderful. Thanks again.

Excellent as always.

Brilliant. Happy week. 😊

😊 really lovely nature.

❤

I must do this canal. Looks pretty but hard work for single boaters. Can you remember the Slough arm canal and could I do it in summer? Silver prop down there? Great vlog as usual Mindful family.

Thank you x

Another lovely vlog.

Had to smile at the ducklings catching midges - - is it really worth the effort?

As usual Vanessa a excellent and beautiful vlog 😊, ur nose👃 does u justice in finding such lovely places. What a amazing amount of colour now on the canal bank with the bouquet of scent all around u, now quick the scenery has changed in few weeks. Did u get any ants in ur boat? Thank u again and l hope u have a pleasant Bank Holiday weekend. 🐕🐤🐓🦋🏵🦢🦆

Thanks Vanessa, am watching your vids twice now as it's such a lovely time in nature especially this time of year!! You have some amazing hawthorn flowers all around you there - have you tried hawthorn tea, very good for the heart and tastes nice too.

Your videos always impress me! This one no different, and I love that you follow your nose(but also glad you have a map!). Your knowledge of plants, insects, birds is impressive -- is it a skill acquired from your previous life, or did you develop it since moving onto a narrowboat?

Great vlogg as always thankyou

Hi Did i walk pass you this morning at Worcester diglis marina? I was tempted to knock but you may have been having a lie in 9ish 😂😂😂

Thanks again for a wonderful Vlog ! Your journal and poetry are amazing and sharing your knowledge of nature is brilliant. I hope I am not the 100th person to ask you but have you watched the movie "Where Crawdads sing" ? The movie reminded me of you regarding the art and nature knowledge ! Blessings to you Mr M. and Zeph Keep up the amazing work ! Mike Bootes Pietermaritzburg South Africa.

How nice you have cards to buy. Cool. I tried but not got any sales yet. Lovely to be here again. Good to have sunshine at last. Makes us all happy. Scary to be on your boat in a thunder storm. It is bad enough in a house. Zephyr is such a lovely dog and I am not a dog person. So how much free solar heat do you get per week?

Good to see the grass snake. Point of fact, ALL SNAKES ARE VENOMOUS, just that the only one considered venomous in UK is the adder, as its the only one that can be fatal. Most snakes labelled as non-venomous, only means in relevance to humans, they would affect you no more than an insect or spider bite.

Good video

99% map, the nose gets credit for 1%, hahaha! ❤

I only recently discovered your channel and I absolutely love your vlogs..! Not least because my late wife loved the countryside and the animals and birds inhabiting it. Like you she was inspired to keep a diary/journal by reading Edith Holden. I'm sure I saw somewhere you mentioned your journal may be published? I hope so as I would love to get my hands on a copy. Is it likely to happen any time soon?

How do you get such great shots of the wildlife, by the time we spot something it has already flown off! Great videos though

Venessa, I am the person that advised you to turn your talents into a commercial property by selling your pictures and writings. Right now you MUST copyright all of your drawings, writings, and all by-products. If you don't someone will slip under the blankets and because you haven't registered anything steal them from you. If you have already registered the products then I'm sorry to interfere. One second further please, Get a mug and plate manufacturer to use your drawings for mugs and plates as a series and the porcelain manufacturer will almost certainly help you further to protect his purchase and do a series of mugs and side plates and all you have to do is promote them along with Christmas calendars, just 12 for a year. You have a given talent, use it to your advantage and swelling your bank account. Ray Richards

If you're still reading comments to these videos, I have a question please. When you opened the bridge or standing by the lock, who is steering the boat?

loved the wagtail shots which camera do you usei was thinking of a go pro 11 but they get lots of bad press on reliability cool to hear greeting cards are on their way

So the woman eloped while married committing bigamy? Wasn't that a terrible crime in those days? I had to reply that a couple of times. Eloping leaving your husband behind. That would cause some gossip. Love your watercolors. So beautifully done. Jane, Philadelphia

Who is "we"