I promised myself last year that the 2017 A-Z Challenge would be my last. Then come February I found myself itching to find a theme. Appropriate there that for 'I' I have chosen -
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| River Itchen at Ovington in Hampshire |
The river flows for 28 miles from the middle of Hampshire into Southampton Water and out into the sea.
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| Chalk rivers of Hampshire |
If you are a fly-fishing fan then the Itchen is the place to be. The river is said to be one of the finest chalk fly-fishing rivers in England - some claim in the world. Or is that just a fisherman's tale?
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| River Itchen meanders through water meadows north of Cheriton |
Its source is to be found in springs just south of Cheriton; it flows north before it turns to flow through the cathedral city of Winchester on its way to the sea on the south coast.
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| City Mill branch of the Itchen at Winchester. |
Photo attributions:
- River Itchen at Ovington: 16 August 2005, by Joolz - CC BY-SA 2.5 licence
- River Itchen north of Cheriton: 5 may 2006 ex geograph.org.uk, by Peter Jordan - CC BY-SA 2.0 licence
- River Itchen at Winchester: 4 June 2009 ex geograph.org.uk, by Dr Neil Clifton - CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.
7 comments:
Can hold my hands up on this one as I walked alongside it while going to a church between villages
I am having similar thoughts about next year's challenge. I must research the course of the Itchen. I may have seen it as a child.
What a lovely path at City Mill.
It looks like such a nice river to meander along. Glad you scratched that February itch, Bob.
Emily In Ecuador | Internet Cafes in Puerto Lopez
what a beautiful river. nice job.
I am not a fly fisherman. In fact, I haven't fished in years, but I would like to just sit and look at that river in the first photogrraph.
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Hi Bob - it's a stunningly beautiful part of the world ... and has fresh fish ready to be caught ... lovely pictures - cheers Hilary
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