Youtube hearted comments of Sian Warwick (@sianwarwick633).

  1. Thanks Vanessa for being positive organised and creative, during tough weather from freezing rainy Ontario. Glad to hear your community boaters are helping you out too. ❤. And that you're using a post-box for the delivery ! For Huawei, we say Wah-way, although i think there were issues here with that provider/supplier
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  2. My gosh all that wind and rain, the tulips and daffodils held up well. I think we are finally getting some Spring weather too here. Zephyr is such a sweatheart. Lleased you say Zero, and Holly the Narrowboat Café - they have decided to stay on their boats for another 6 months, so maybe coffee and a cake are in the offing. Delightful rose-petal tea, so fragrant. Hope your weather calms down in the next days.
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  3. I'm pleased you've made a video describing how important the canal (restoration) is to you, as it is your home.
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  4. Astonishing. Even the iron ore factory looks like it might not have been such a terrible place, except for the cherry eye. Thanks for taking the time to show us the very nice pottery. Won't forget it.
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  5. Thankyou for the new words.
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  6. As did I...
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  7. So pleased that you found peace on the canal ways. Lovely shaggy heron with a striped head, and so many rich brown, red and gold reeds and plants along the way. Ok, the water points leave a bit to be desired, but you got round that to even more peaceful mooring. And you saw Edith Holden's house. A wonderful cruise😊
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  8. I have to add that Pontrefract Castle is like a fairy kingdom in my mind, of a place of health and healing, because of licorice root. My friend and I would often ask ourselves if we should go to Pontefract. Thanks, this is lovely, and thanks for taking us along with you. Yes, you and Zephyr did this 😅.
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  9. Just going through some of your early vids. Really great. Love the sleeping moths.
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  10. Thankyou for bringing to life all the world along the canal, and the Bronte sisters and their world. Glad you're on the way away from floods, hope the weather passed you by.
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  11. Thanks for mentioning the swifts... i think at one time we were afraid their numbers were decreasing, but i now think that's not true... i saw plenty one summer. Lovely detailed description of the buildings and bridges along the river. I do like your river vlogs
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  12. This is astonishing. Very beautiful there - like another country. Thanks for being aware of issues in nature, and bringing them forward. Oh 'Van' - you're too modest. Always like to see a challenge met.
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  13. Isn't it wonderful to be out in nature, just marvelling at the open sky and land, and feeling that whatever appears shares that land, sky and water with us ? Joyous. Thanks Vanessa for braving the wind, and locks to get to that place.
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  14. I hope we will pull through, 🙏 from Canada 🇨🇦 too.
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  15. I'm impressed by how much British people like snow ❄️ !
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  16. Thanks for being frank about your costs. Seems reasonable, enough. Thankyou for the very clear nature notes, i think chickadees here are similar birds to the different tit birds. Canada geese ? Yes, well...
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  17. Aren't those two trees beautifully grown together ? Really nice...thanks for your good thoughts, and the choices you make for your drawing, and photography. They're well-chosen
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  18. What a lovely story about the geese of Todmorden, arent they something, going about the town ? You bring that world to life.
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  19. Lovely stories, the siskins are charming. You have a real knack for conjuring up all the magic on the hidden waterways, Vanessa. What a pleasure to see those old trains too. Best wishes to the pub owner at The Black Lion.
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  20. What a lovely mellow and relaxed video you made, Vanessa. Thank you😊
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  21. Isn't Leeds an elegant and artistic city ? The murals are fresh with colour. So pleased Zephyr was able to put her dog-friendly detective skills to use. Those bees 🐝 are so soothing to see in the flowers 💐 - not a worry in the world, just getting on with being bees. Thanks for a lovely view
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  22. Thanks so much for dedicating your blog to your friend, the poem is lovely. Thanks for clearing the canal of junk. Stoke is interesting
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  23. I didn't know a red kite was so ferocious looking, thanks for photographing all these different birds - springtime is a wonderful time
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  24. I think this is your most adventurous travel so far, as i have seen. You really helped out with that boat across the canal, and i admire your spirit of going for it, while noting all the hazards or unexpected things, and the help! that you are receiving. So pleased you made it through to a quieter mooring, and the Redwoods. And the fungi... that's tops !
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  25. Thank you so much Vanessa for caring about the Nature reserves where you are moored. I found some litter to pick this week, just yesterday in fact, and stray wheelie bins to empty out and find a home for. Donating unwanted bars of soap (how could there ever be such a thing) to a local charity shop. Phoning the council to remove unwanted material, that sits behind a fence on private property. Locking my bike, or better still, keeping it on a garage so it's not stripped gir parts. These are the joys of urban living. There is no place that doesn't deserve care. A lovely journey, and we always look forward to yours. Your illustrated signs are perfect examples of how we can act meaningfully.
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  26. Ah, so nice... your journeys so well-realised. The market was lovely. Thanks for pointing out the insects. Aren't the wild orchids differently shaped to potted ones. A great day out, even Zephyr has a few words to share
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  27. Good note Vanessa about the HGV. Sounds like It went right off the beaten path. Custard creams are the best. If i can't find them locally, i'll make 'em. Good job with the chimney too.
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  28. Oh Vanessa so much seems to be happening all at once in your world. But, I think sometimes things happen slowly and then they come together when the time demands it, like Spring. Your journey to your friend's funeral, with all of their friends, what a moment in your life. I was thinking too about Vic Jo and William in Holly, they have decided to stay on their boat for the summer in Bollington, and i don't think it's easy for them. Glad your boat was repaired, i hope the glitch leaves the engine. I will try some new delicious things, including greens, and maybe kombucha. Lovely to see Zephyr enjoying the trains.
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  29. I hope your canal life never comes to an end, for our sake as we enjoy the sights and dohnds you present, but it's worth it to consider alternatives, and a smaller boat is one of them. Love to see the bird life reappear in Spring, there and here. And a working canal.
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  30. Like fixing and re-filling a blown 4 cylindre car engine
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  31. Isn't this a wild part of England ? People seem to have a different taste there - I like that. Crunch crunch the ice crackles. On you go, mindful explorer and Zephyr, also mindful explorer.
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  32. What a beautiful vlog. That fox going about its life, not running running running. ❤
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  33. Vanessa, can i also mention that Paul Whitewick on his vlog today has interviewed other volunteers and people who live or work on the Kennet and Avon canal, where Paul Whitewick and his friend Alan discuss how important it is to keep the canals operating in good shape for all users on the canal, the locks and the towpath.
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  34. Key no return ? Throw water on the board. Yes, it's easy to say from the comfort of my armchair. You certainly seem to find the spots in the canal system others don't.
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  35. Strong swan rises
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  36. This is so great - it's like going on a jolly boat adventure ! Thanks Vanessa, you're the best. That guide book is quite witty too 😊. Don't you love getting unexpected presents ?
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  37. Hahaha. A mushroom puppet show. 😊. I agree with all the other nice things people have said, too. Your vlogs are so measured. Pleased you ard going on the Manchester Ship Canal - had no idea it was that demanding - time, equipment, testing
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  38. Super atmospheric. Great music. Interesting search for water.
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  39. My goodness, so much to see... ❤. Just imagine having all these rhymes and descriptions, and the fine nature notes as a student, and Canada bridge, too. Thankyou
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  40. 😊 excellent observation, and understanding of nature
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  41. Wishing you a safe boat as the cold relents. Like all your heat saving and heat making measures, as we as the courage to get out there in the beauty winter offers. Good tracking of the cormorants. Beautiful goldeneye. They are well gone before the cold weather sets in (it's not as cold now as it used to be) 😊❤
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  42. Lovely music. Always enjoy your impressions of the countryside (and towns, and roads) from the water.
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  43. Love how playful Zephyr is in her world 🌎. Thanks for filming this
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  44. Thanks for showing all your neat bird and wild life. I keep forgetting that cormorants swim underwater to catch fish. Neat island in the Thames - oops, this was for a previous vlog. That little moorhen - how plaintive !
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  45. what a special midsummer journey with you and Zephyr and Alice Grace, and all the birds and bees, the plants, herbs, trees and villages. What a complete farmshop you found. Enjoy your time with friends and family. 😊
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  46. But, we have ravens you can talk to - if you can make a noise Iike a cat purring, the ravens know this noise, and will stick around to chat a minutes with you.
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  47. Really beautiful. You have such an eye for nature. Beautiful canal, lovely green colour already in the fields. Love Zephyr's game with the broom. What a pleasure to see all this.
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  48. Ah, that's funny 😊, no biscuits ! So happy for you to be back on your home and in the canals. That tern has such long wings, lovely. Thanks Vanessa, you're more than a tonic, you've discovered your own elixir of paradise - for filming
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  49. Thanks for this beautiful guide along a quiet river - and for reaffirming joy in seeing nature's patterns with the seasons in town
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  50. Haha your first thumbnail with the tree halo was hilarious
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  51. What a discovery ! Not the bump, but the blind...
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  52. What a peaceful and affirmative message Vanessa. Of course, thd stories of our own lives bear telling too. Beautiful and poignant nature notes too.
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  53. A magical journey through the Bog and Woods 🪵 to Bourneville. I shall have to buy a chocolate bar to celebrate Hallowe'en 🎉. Thanks for the images of egret and Eurasian Jay, and the little fox.
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  54. Thanks Vanessa for being honest about what's happening where you are. I have seen similar groups of people working in and around the freezing water. Thanks for information about the colliery and the Bevin boys. That is a very hard choice to make. I too have lived in a neighbourhoods that are considered unsafe or unsecure. We did what we could.
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  55. How funny your story of the Swan mussels... a lot going on around the canals in the Spring. Always good to see. Zephyr does try to do all she can to be a good dog.
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  56. Way to be positive Vanessa 😊. I am going to look for the full moon 🌝🌕🌚 rise this evening. Thanks for presenting the array of mushroom and fungi, delicate and flourishing at this time of year. Love the fact about the ferryman's cottage - so charming. Manchester rocks
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  57. When dogs scratch their collar for no apparent reason, it means they want to be released from their collar. If a dog sits on the pavement in the last little bit of their walk, it means they're bored at home. I see a lot of dogs in town where i live. ❤. You xan whistle along to a bird song, and if there is a particular bird singing away, it will incorporate your song into its song. It's a fun interaction you can play with birds. Lovely vlog as always. Imagine living in a place called Hopwas.
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  58. We haven’t seen quite so many wasps this fall because the temps dropped suddenly, even if they warmed up again later. Those canals... stagnant water + fertiliser run off = duck weed, i reckon, even if animals and bird life are able to live in it.
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  59. Oh, so very well done Vanessa. You turned all those difficulties around... the rush of water, engine. You asked Zephyr to be strong ! Excellent call to the CRT - at least that one problem is fixed. Vibrant colours, thrilling nature. I love the deep blue of the Magpie's back feathers. A strong and descriptive poem captured by your choice of the Magpie. A real pleasure to follow you
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  60. Ah, Neil the seal, the local jetty owners might want to build him a seasonal ramp so he can flop up and down to his hearts' content. Maybe he would like it too much and not leave though. Lovely micro-salad with your produce.
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  61. What a great explanation of the goose-rat-human ecosystem. And very pleasant cruising along the way to Upwell
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  62. My goodness, that was well deserved heat and good things indoors after the rain. What a great array of mushroom and fungi in the forest of beside the towpath. Remembering to include gratitude 🙏. Thankyou
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  63. You gave your children the courage to explore and discover new lives for themselves, and for that, you can be proud. Maybe a visit to them will be in the cards? I like your rule about not worrying if some place has a 'bad reputation' - it's always worth it to look for yourself, and change that. Asking for help, is a good rule i think too, and i see you doing that. I shall try to put things in their place - I wonder what that will reveal ?
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  64. That's a lot of snow...the birds and animals sense the change in weather and drop down to take shelter during the snowfall. Thanks for showing us your time with India, so lovely to see the two of you together ❤️ - she'll have so many stories to share. Vanessa, you must have a magnetic personality as you attract so many interesting things - whether they are curious or delightful or eventful. Thankyou😊 for sharing your life here. Finally, i am just watching the latest All Creatures Great and Small season, and i find it, and Yorkshire entirely glorious.
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  65. There's an awful lot going on in your video this week, and yet you always take the time to be mindful, and respectful to little old us, your viewers. Sorry you banged your knee ! Happy birthday 🎂to your dear daughter.
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  66. Thanks for making your videos in the wind and rain, and through the difficulties of travelling the weather. Always appreciate your thoughtful and honest vlogs. Happy birthday 🎂 😊.
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  67. Lovely recipe for a lunch - i have stopped eating chili peppers because overpowering. I add powdered Bay leaf 🍃. Lovely Robin.
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  68. What an adventure for Zephyr ! And for you too, with the weather and the canal. Love seeing bats, they're quite adorable, as well as the pretty lambs
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  69. What a weather-some cruise through the flight of locks. Love how you persevere through the battle of 🌞 and wind to get to a quiet mooring. Gorgeous stonework on the canal, a testament to the workers' craft. A great vlog
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  70. This is exactly the reason, along with others thst i really treasure your vlogs Vanessa. Careful attention to the world around us, knowing our place in it, stewardship of its beauty and mechanisms that ensure survival of as many species as possible. All so good. Maybe your government would consider a subdidy for a home heat exchanger program - i thjnk they exist in the province where i live because it is such a big capital spend for homeowners.... i wish you luck with the HWOC ? program. Maybe its only a matter of time, or maybe the CRT could also lend their support and jntetest to this matter. Anyway, a beautiful and enriching time spent among the UK canals
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  71. Really enjoy your assured poetic voice here, and the many identifications of birds, insects and their stages, the river and its tides. Such a beautiful construction, the pumping stations.
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  72. The HVEC - not sure of the acronym... is anyone allowed/licensed to become a distributor ? Has anyone ? Then you could set up a quarterly program to pickup oil. 🛢 👈 pretend this is a box 📦 of HVEC oil
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  73. Really a superb vlog Vanessa, encompassing so much of canal life and history, and nature, as always. Thanks for mentioning the mines, miners, and their families' contribution to British life. I don't think the importance of mining can be overestimated. And, all the mechanical help on the canal. The work on the peat train was really something else - hooray for volunteers. Good dog Zephyr 🐕 for helping with 😊 cheese eating.
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  74. Wow, the boat - glad Ramsey people helped you get free. I think the AB cabbage looks a bit like rapini, with the yellow flower, but... not sure. I would prepare it the same way, sauté with oil butter and salt
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  75. What an outstanding journey. Otherworldly. Thanks for sharing.
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  76. Thanks for your very relaxing and interesting video of the natural life bird life along the canals, and in Market Harborough. The Redwings you are looking for, are they redwing blackbirds ? If I come across any on my (canal) walks, i'll post it to my channel.
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  77. Wow, beautiful sunny day, and lots of plants in. 💐 🌼🌸🌻tremendous, Vanessa.
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  78. What an interesting video this week Vanessa, with so much going on - congratulations for making it through all those locks... i might have given in to worry or frustration about not making it, or getting caught in the storm. You decided to focus on nature and all her benefits... that's a lesson to learn, which only helps. Love the treacle tart.
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  79. Have you given a naughty name to the pony ? I think Charlotte is what we call an orb-weaver. A great rail and water journey with beautifully coordinated mechanisms. We'll look forward to the next part of the journey into the Trent river
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  80. The trollybus museum is really a delightful wonder - the buses and whole station so well-maintained. When i was younger, there were trolly-buses on a bus route, which finally must have been replaced in the 90s - the electric connecting arms would sometimes come off the wires, and the bus would lose power and go dark. Off would jump the driver, re-connect the arms with a pole like a window-opener, and away ! It was all part of the journey. I sound like i'm 90, but really it was so long ago as all that.
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  81. What a great and thorough round-up, thanks for pointing out some of your highlights of the year. I don't think I've sen them all. Zephyr is great dog. Camden hasn't changed since I lived near there. Best wishes for 2024
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  82. Hi Vanessa, thinking about your tomato plants and wanting to increase their growth or yield this summer, try making a mini-greenhouse by cutting the top and bottom from a 2L or 1L plastic pop bottle, and just gently push the end into the soil around the plant. Make a sleeve without the curved top and bottom, and always have a small amount of air to circulate around the plant. Top with potting soil as needed. Hope this helps - those wide industrial canals and large carrying boats are very inspiring - perhaps I should go down to the St Lawrence Seaway soon to have a look . Especially like the flip-top canal boats. I see you have plenty of jobs to do, so I won't pile on the advice. Thanks as always for posting. 🎉 Happy Birthday 🎂 - dog cake - to Zéphyr who us always a sweetheart 😊
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  83. Thanks for sharing your visit to The Piece hall, and your recipe for Parkin. I might have tried baking soda (too chemically) or maybe baking powder... but I think everyone likes a spice cookie or bar in the cold. Impressed with the aqua roll, and your plan to fill the boat. Odd how -4 fahrenheit doesn't seem as cold as - 20. Numbers really do change how we perceive things... I'm looking forward to walking out on our canal in the next few days, and will post a video on my channel. No editing though 😊. Enjoy the fresh air.
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  84. Thus is great... your wildlife is thriving there i think ?
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  85. I'm mindful that that looks pretty cold for bird and boater alike. Hoping our canal doesn't freeze over this year, strange as thst may seem
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  86. Beautiful video of the town and country, on the boat and eith family... ❤I really only started looking at these gentle-paced reflective, and meditative journeys you are taking, and taking us along with you. Thanks
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  87. Lovely trip into Chester, so calm, no zipping in at hundreds of miles per hour, done in a day. Gorgeous electric sun, congratulations on passing your sea-worthiness test. On ward to the Ship 🚢 Canal 🌟.
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  88. Whst a difference a week makes to the weather. Much fresher and sunnier. Our winters are now much shorter and warmer too, so maybe i'll take a look for the first sorkng buds. Thanjs for the inspiration as always
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  89. Crampons (we call them clacks, because that's the sound they make on ice) are really the best for walking, arent they ? I've noticed, and maybe you have too, in winter i only see birds when the weather is relatively mild - come storm they are off again. Brighouse and its bature reserve and flood controls sounds like a place where they are taking the right steps. Pleased to see your HVO diesel cannisters
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  90. Vanessa you really put in a day's cruising, with the slugs (thanks for the note about lettuce deterrent, i will pass that on to any gardeners i know) and minding Zephyr, whilst picking fruit and apples. Congratulations on making a pie at the end of the day - what a reward. And thanks for helping those paddleboaters reach their goal, too. You are so productive, which seems like a side-issue when it comes to boating. 🎉😊
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  91. Glad you found somewhere safe to ride out the windstorm - Zephyr is so funny, she's really not too bothered, as long as she has a ball to find. Take care and roll on the calmer weather. We're looking forward to some warmer days ourselves.
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  92. Certainly a winter's tale there both at Wolfercote and on the canal
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  93. How could anyone live with that noise every day ? It's awful. I live on a busy street and we live in wait for the weekend mornings when it's quiet.
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  94. Thankyou as always for your particular observations, and for your happiness - Zephyr's portrait is lovely, and matches your weekly Nature diary. Didn’t know that the boat lift would be closing. Thanks for showing the variety of boats on the Weaver.
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  95. I really admire your ability to follow the Natural world from your narrowboat. I have learned so much from following your vlogs over the months. Love the bat detector, and the views. Thankyou
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  96. Vanessa, just looking at this again, and it seems like i was homed in on just the one thing. Good work 🌄 you for persevering to change the gas bottle, and Mr M for fixing the engine - that's a lot of locks in a small distance.
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  97. Oh my gosh, that wind is astonishing. Very beautiful and wild bird reserves - so impressed with your sailing the Alice Grace, no other word for it in that wind ! Zephyr is top 👌stick-breaker. So quick and clever, what a good walking companion she is.
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  98. Thankyou very much for your thoughtful and nature-filled vlogs about life, and life in the canals. Merry Christmas to you and Zephyr, and Mr Narrowboat. Glad you have your plans set for the New Year ❤
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  99. 😊 really lovely nature.
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  100. Again, you've found such an unexpected story on your journey... a huge digger that changed the course of a river and canal. I was so hoping you would find that Little Owl 🦉. You're very patient ! Zephyr is very funny with her games. We still have winter here, but it melts and then snows again... gradually getting warmer each week. I love to see your snack choices !
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  101. Beautiful beautiful. Alice Grace is a doughty barge, when it all comes down to it. Thanks for taking us along, that was thrilling to see the water moving in the channel. You did so well
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  102. Thanks Vanessa for remembering your friend.
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  103. Yes indeed, Vanessa, there are lots of jelly ears around. I don't know what aqua rolls are ! I used to look for birds and more sun around Feb 15. Sometimes hard to spot if it's stormy
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