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Post by 4wd on Apr 9, 2018 8:38:24 GMT
Two from this morning. The sheep with a surprised expression just had prolapse replacement
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Post by 4wd on Apr 20, 2018 12:21:41 GMT
These have only been open a week but are going over already - this morning.
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Post by rgsp on Apr 23, 2018 14:35:18 GMT
It is indeed a bit sad how fast the later daffodils have gone over this year. Snowflakes (leucojums) however, have been flowering since the middle of the snowdrop period, and are still going strong. I took the following photos a few weeks ago, and then forgot to up-load them. Primroses in the ditch by our back access track. The same ditch, but from a different angle
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Post by 4wd on Apr 28, 2018 12:59:56 GMT
The Cowslip colony Nearby Primroses The cowslip patch is my doing, seeds gathered about June and sown soon after Christmas 2 or 3 years ago. They need a cold spell after sowing, and daylight - so thrown on a slightly bare spot on a verge is ideal. Happiest in a reasonably open area where grass is not too competitive, even if that's due to rabbit grazing, they don't seem to be very tasty I think. The seed heads can be picked when still rather green and dried off on newspaper indoors.
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Post by 4wd on May 2, 2018 15:06:15 GMT
Ruswarp Market overview. I kind of hoped to see more of the brick viaduct and road bridge from this raised carpark. A job for the drone perhaps.
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Post by 4wd on May 4, 2018 14:20:19 GMT
For at least five years it has seemed like these old outoor pens might be near end of their life as Malton Market has been due to move to a site earmarked near Eden Camp. Still not much happening but the plan is still 'live'.
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Post by 4wd on May 4, 2018 14:42:51 GMT
These are trying to take over the least used cattle pens outside (Malton).
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Post by Joyce on May 8, 2018 21:38:49 GMT
Seems a good year for dandelions. The green with dandelions and daisies was strimmed ready for the holidaymakers, looked bare for only a couple of days. The dandies seem to have developed a very short stalk habit and were flowering close to the ground very quickly.
As for plastic rubbish it’s time that throwing it into the air is advertised as an environmental issue! Looks as if the lanterns are less popular if they are even still available?
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Post by 4wd on May 8, 2018 22:13:45 GMT
This is depressing seeing all the reports of Bank Holiday crowds just walking away from literally tons of rubbish on beaches and green areas. For someone else, or the sea to take away. twitter.com/hashtag/litter?src=hashThere has a been a curious change in education(?) where this is no longer regarded as a form of vandalism essentially.
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Post by Joyce on May 9, 2018 10:20:11 GMT
OMG!
Both to the litter and the crowded masses.
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Post by rgsp on May 9, 2018 12:23:56 GMT
This is depressing seeing all the reports of Bank Holiday crowds just walking away from literally tons of rubbish on beaches and green areas. For someone else, or the sea to take away. twitter.com/hashtag/litter?src=hashThere has a been a curious change in education(?) where this is no longer regarded as a form of vandalism essentially. It's essentially an "urban" habit. The Metropolitan Morons regard the countryside, including beaches, as amusement parks provided for their benefit, and as it's a "benefit" they assume that it's their "right" and that "they" will clear up after them. Beaches and other spots visited only by people living reasonably near have little problem with litter. Our local show is a good example: Something like 80,000 people visit a 20-acre field in one day, and at least one in four has a dog with them. A "litter pick" is done at the end of the show, but yields less than a domestic dustbin full, and perhaps 3 or 4 piles of dog mess. Almost everyone puts their litter in the bins provided, and clears up after their dog.
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Post by 4wd on May 14, 2018 8:40:08 GMT
Grazing the riverside fields. These lie very wet through winter and have really only just got moving. They like going down here though as it's like a big adventure playground. Bird Cherry. I understand this isn't often seen down south but they are widespread here and will even form a sort of hedge. They do produce a small dark berry but I wouldn't try one. In hot summers they are prone to caterpillar attack which may explain why they aren't happy further south.
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Post by rgsp on May 15, 2018 10:24:12 GMT
I think Bird Cherries mainly don't like the summer dryness and winter cold of East Anglia: they grow well enough in Wales, including south Wales, and I think Devon and Cornwall too. We planted one, and essentially it just fizzled out after a few years. This section appears to accept my capture of a satellite image of a Haar. The band of cloud is moving steadily south, and trying to get into North Norfolk, but not getting far, and sort of "spilling" round the coast to the East.
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Post by 4wd on May 15, 2018 12:41:25 GMT
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Post by rgsp on May 15, 2018 13:24:22 GMT
Lovely piccie of Fryup. You caught the light very nicely there (and I hope the haar continues to stay offshore).
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