Foss Bridge revisited

This favourite view is enhanced by the lush foliage and overhang of flowers. 

Frozen Foss

Yesterday started at minus 10 and rose to minus 5ºC. This is the River Foss looking downstream towards Foss Bridge which provides the link between Fossgate and Walmgate. 

Foss Bridge, York

Just along the River Foss from yesterday's picture is this view onto Foss Bridge. We had an atmospheric shot from the bridge itself a few months ago. Follow the labels, and for other views of this spot, see yesterday's links.

How many geese make a gaggle?

We've finally made it to York's second river, the Foss, which runs into the Ouse on the southern edge of the town. The waterfowl were particularly obliging here, geese in the foreground and I'm not sure what in the distance.

This is taken from Foss Bridge, on Fossgate. Gate, you will remember from yesterday, comes from the Norse word for street. The word gaggle refers to a indeterminate number of geese not in flight, whilst skein is used when they are in the air. Not many people know that: I didn't.