Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
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- Thread starter Katherine
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Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Evening .
Georgie had missed us! When he popped round he was very skittish . It took a while for him to recognise me, but after having some wet food he gradually accepted me . He stayed in for a while to have a few strokes and then went back out again . He is now laying down in-between us sleeping .
Georgie had missed us! When he popped round he was very skittish . It took a while for him to recognise me, but after having some wet food he gradually accepted me . He stayed in for a while to have a few strokes and then went back out again . He is now laying down in-between us sleeping .
carpiste
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
I did a new route on Monday, 32 miles of mostly tarmac and gravel cycle paths on the trans Pennine and Bridgewater canal way. I missed out on a ride today due to the weather but I`m so looking forward to going back on the Monday route tomorrow!
The route is fairly easy due to the surfaces but it is beautiful in places, lots of wildlife to see and a few cafes to choose from for coffee on route 😄
It`s ages since I looked forward to doing something so much!
The route is fairly easy due to the surfaces but it is beautiful in places, lots of wildlife to see and a few cafes to choose from for coffee on route 😄
It`s ages since I looked forward to doing something so much!
KnittyNorah
Über Member
- Location
- The Frozen North (of England)
I send away through the NHS website for a pack of seven about every three/four weeks. I just ordered a new pack from the website on Monday; they arrived yesterday. Very slightly different to the previous ones I've had.
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
jus heard my 100 yr old Aunt's Birthday party, for the end of October, has been canceled due to covid. she's in Florida & I'm both sad but relieved
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
wow those castles really stand out. please excuse my ignorance, but were trees there when they built it or has the landscape always looked like that?
KnittyNorah
Über Member
- Location
- The Frozen North (of England)
Not castles, but Whitby Abbey - an English Heritage site, and much older than the vegetation around it (unless there's an ancient yew in the vicinity, but I've never noticed one). Founded by Abbess Hild in the 7th C.
classic33
Leg End Member
Think Dracula.
Coastal area, so the landscape is changed more by nature than man.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Whew, I need a 
after that...
Another successful evening's research has nailed the origin of another photocopied photo. On balance of probability, I can now safely say that the assorted mystery bits sent to me by two different people are likely to have all come from the same publication i.e. Motoring News. That narrows it down a lot.
Plus I've found out a bit more about one of the actual prints in my collection, which is always nice. Even better, it was the very first photo I bought (back in May of '93), which really kickstarted the rebuilding of what was then just a scrapbook...
after that...Another successful evening's research has nailed the origin of another photocopied photo. On balance of probability, I can now safely say that the assorted mystery bits sent to me by two different people are likely to have all come from the same publication i.e. Motoring News. That narrows it down a lot.
Plus I've found out a bit more about one of the actual prints in my collection, which is always nice. Even better, it was the very first photo I bought (back in May of '93), which really kickstarted the rebuilding of what was then just a scrapbook...
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
That's my drunk and my malted milk biscuit shared with Madam Poppy. Time for bed, methinks...
Nunnight one and all xxx
drunk and my malted milk biscuit shared with Madam Poppy. Time for bed, methinks...Nunnight one and all xxx
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Morning y'all
Showering in the dark to save electricity
Cat has been fed
Showering in the dark to save electricity
Cat has been fed
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Morning.
At work. Just repaired a picture frame with a truly awful picture contained therein.
At work. Just repaired a picture frame with a truly awful picture contained therein.
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
First cuppa downed
Cat hasn't eaten much of his tuna breakfast
Bins are out awaiting the mothership
oh and i am due a parcel from decathalon tomorrow between 9 am and 13.19
Cat hasn't eaten much of his tuna breakfast
Bins are out awaiting the mothership
oh and i am due a parcel from decathalon tomorrow between 9 am and 13.19
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
She's lying 🤥
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I don't know the area myself but it is most likely to be man made . It is a bit complex! Large areas of this country were deforested way back in time , possibly over 6,000 years ago when people changed from being hunter gatherers to settling down to become farmers. Nature must have reclaimed some areas as human populations ebbed and flowed. Some areas were turned into Royal hunting forests under the Normans from 1066 and I think a large area of Yorkshire was de populated under their Scorched Earth policy. Sheep farming and grouse shooting would have encouraged land owners to clear large areas also .
The ruin is an abbey and King Henry VIII was responsible for its demolition . Bram Stoker is said to have been inspired to write Dracula from seeing the ruins . The site was probably cleared for the abbey and to allow them to run farming from the area. It would be interesting to know if coastal erosion has affected how the site looks over the centuries .
