Black swan event in Cropredy
So here it is.

Handsome fella isn’t he! The next boater along tried to tell me it was a goose {variety} when I arrived. This came with a heavy smell of bullshit as he also suggested that they flew over Upper Heyford on their migratory path. Upper Heyford is 8 miles away. In nautical navigation terms, 8 miles or so is insignificant…. Smells like bullshit.
But anyhow, it is a black swan. They originate in Australia and don’t fly anywhere. It has been suggested that it was an escaped specimen from an ornamental garden which seems much more likely.

Here it is, chilling with it’s not so distant relatives.
Windows

So, I’ve been meaning to replace my single-glaze ‘hopper’ style windows for a while.
These are aluminium framed with a tilting slat at the top which can be opened. The rest of the metal on the boat is polished steel.
The windows were never in fitting with the rest of the boat. After we painted her, they didn’t look so great, whilst the rest of the boat looked really good.
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