Emerged from the thicket....

in time to see a Kingfisher, who'd spotted me, take off from the stones and fly downstream, with his unmistakeable blue plumage visible for what seemed like ages, but not long enough for me to get the camera out of my pocket and focused! Didn't know they were here and this is a new bit of river for me, deep and black then round a bend and falling shallows.
On the way down the steep bank tracks, I'd found a Violet!! Two unexpected blue things!