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Post by 4wd on Oct 13, 2019 8:11:29 GMT
Railway at War/Pickering 40s Weekend yesterday (video thumb) It's all a bit like a big cartoon so I made it look like one.
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Post by 4wd on Oct 23, 2019 19:41:20 GMT
Fly Agaric under pines at the sheep field this morning. There were plenty more at various stages. Despite the obviously poison appearance apparently you can generally eat them - not trying though.
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Post by rgsp on Oct 24, 2019 8:28:23 GMT
"Can" eat them is about right. Richard Mabey in "Food for Free" lists them as "edible but not good".
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Post by 4wd on Oct 24, 2019 8:44:46 GMT
In looking up the Latin name (Amanita muscaria) they are quite interesting, typically in a symbiotic relationship with pine and birch which tallies with where these were. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria - have hallucinogenic properties I see.
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Post by 4wd on Nov 9, 2019 16:18:21 GMT
This is the new Potash/ PolyhalidePolyhalite mine near Whitby (on horizon) some 18 miles away. Since it's quite high up, it's often surprising how you can see it from unexpected places, much like the Fylingdales early warning station a few miles to the south. The tower thing is temporary and to do with constructing the shaft which will go down some 2000m, they are also already boring a tunnel at 250m below ground to contain a 23 miles long conveyor belt to Teesport where further processing will be done at the dock for exports. There's a smaller site halfway along with similar but smaller tower thing, they have started boring from there too and should meet halfway. It's expected to take about 2 years before production actually starts, but as yet there is no established market for the raw material - however it can be turned into valuable potash fertiliser and other products in demand worldwide. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodsmith_MineFurther up the coast Boulby Mine has been working since the early 70s and expects to operate for at least another 20 years with tunneling at considerable depth extending far out under the sea. They produce Potash and Rock Salt which is used on roads up and down the country
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Post by 4wd on Nov 9, 2019 16:54:45 GMT
Last of the colour. After another keen frost last night and tonight the last oak leaves will soon be tumbling
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Post by 4wd on Nov 10, 2019 9:55:27 GMT
I made this three shot stitched panorama from pictures taken at sunset yesterday and was surprised by the detail despite sub-optimal light. live.staticflickr.com/65535/49038050633_312e4ba335_o.jpgYou can almost count every sheep! On the far horizon you can make out Ralphs Cross by the main road south.
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Post by 4wd on Nov 11, 2019 10:29:38 GMT
Western Hemlock having a tough time of it in dense woodland near some land we used to have in Rosedale. There was a significant area of it planted over there but they removed the majority early as it is disliked by millers due to tendency to form a fluted trunk with too much waste. However it freely seeds itself and is very shade tolerant - to the extent it's quite a pest. The tree itself is fast growing and rather elegant often having a slightly pendulous look to new growths, it looks lovely with snow on it. Some of the fields we used to have for grazing have barely been touched for 20 years now and are reverting to heathery scrub - surprisingly one of the colonisers in places are these same conifers. It always was quite rough grazing but about 1982 this area was reseeded and limed and produced a great hay crop the first year.
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Post by 4wd on Nov 13, 2019 13:04:16 GMT
The local ford this morning, pipes underneath are practically blocked but it's only about 6" over. It's difficult to do anything until it is lower, Scarborough Highways were informed and helpfully said they should respond within 90 days. Someone local will sort it out sooner than that and their cunning plan to ignore problems until they go away will work once again. Yesterday Salmon or Sea Trout were swimming over the road it would have been a decent photo but didn't see one today.
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Post by 4wd on Nov 13, 2019 22:36:42 GMT
One from last Sunday taken after sunset hence long exposure.
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Post by 4wd on Nov 26, 2019 17:26:50 GMT
Trees in November #1: The Larch
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Post by 4wd on Nov 26, 2019 18:16:17 GMT
In the woods last weekend.
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Post by 4wd on Nov 27, 2019 9:30:12 GMT
Fog can be good for tree photos as you can remove distracting elements behind.
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Post by 4wd on Nov 30, 2019 9:28:33 GMT
-3.5C on the last morning of November
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Post by 4wd on Dec 6, 2019 15:16:11 GMT
Still lots of Holly berries the birds have barely touched them.
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