365 Project – Day 269
Morning Reflection. On Sunday I took Maude for an early morning walk by Derwent Water and enjoyed this small island and its reflection in the still water. 26 September 2014
365 Project – Day 268
Tenacity. I am always impressed by the tenacity of some plants. Many years ago I found the most amazingly fragrant lavender growing in a crack in a rock on a hillside in Provence, earlier this year on Day 67 I posted a picture of the Rannoch Boulder with a tree growing out of it. Today…
365 Project – Day 267
Herdwick TUP. At the Borrowdale Shepherds’ Meet on Sunday I came across this splendidly horned Herdwick Tup. In the local vernacular all male sheep are known as tups, hence the mating season is ‘Tupping Time’. One of the useful facts I learned is that all Herdwick tups have horns whilst the ladies don’t; sometimes the…
365 Project – Day 266
Avoncliff Aqueduct. Today we took Maude in the car with us to Freshford and went for a walk along the River Avon. This was a delightful walk through grassy fields and a riverside track. Eventually we arrived at Avoncliff where the Kennet and Avon Canal crosses the river on a viaduct and the narrow boat…
The Borrowdale Shepherds’ Meet
Some of you may remember that last Christmas Eve I blogged ab out how following two shepherds on Twitter had helped to reconnect me to my childhood growing up on a farm. I have continued to follow them and in particular one blogger, @herdyshepherd1, has been particularly interesting with his daily Tweets on the travails…
365 Project – Day 265
Boats. Took Maude for a pre-breakfast walk down on the shore of Derwent Water, after dodging all the tripods of the photographers enjoying early light and hoping for reflections we came to these rowing boats. And some ducks. 22 September 2014
365 Project – Day 264
Borrowdale Shepherds’ Meet. Today we have been to the Borrowdale Shepherds’ Meet and I will blog about it in detail in The Sixwheeler Chronicles when I get home and back to a faster WiFi connection. We had a truly wonderful and charming day; there were sheep being judged, sheepdog trials, dogs being judged (as well…
365 Project – Day 263
House of Wool. My regular followers know that when I can I like to include something really odd in this blog. Well things don’t get much odder than a house apparently made out of wool. Certainly the external walls are made from unprocessed sheep fleece; well it’s something useful to do with this year’s clip…
365 Project – Day 262
Weird Bird? Came across this tree stump which looks like a weird bird, or perhaps a small dragon. I think I should go to bed now as I clearly need some sleep. Good Night. 19 September 2014
365 Project – Day 261
Pilgrim Steps. Went up all these steps on my way to the cathedral in Le Puy en Velay, the Camino de Santiago museum is at the top and popular with pilgrims and tourists alike. 18 September 2014
The Sixwheeler Chronicles 