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Post by 4wd on Jan 1, 2020 17:09:37 GMT
New Years Day with ground fog and a touch of heather smoke at sunset  |
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Post by 4wd on Jan 15, 2020 22:49:30 GMT
I always thought this was Butterburr but it's a non-native called Winter Heliotrope. All UK plants are male so it can only reproduce vegetatively or by being planted (or tipped out) Originally from North Africa, thought to have been brought here as a garden plant mid 1800s Despite flowering in depths of winter the flowers aren't particularly hardy and a keen frost before Christmas can mean very few or no flowers that year.  |
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Post by 4wd on Jan 19, 2020 18:37:45 GMT
Sunset over the tops  This one I cloned out various 'litter' round the base, it has become a done thing to scatter ashes and leave flowers - sometimes plastic and often with cellophane round them. The sheep and wind soon scatter it all about.  |
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Post by 4wd on Jan 28, 2020 17:16:15 GMT
Neighbours sheep in their last field of Kale. He direct drills this into sprayed off grass then direct drills with grass the following year. Though the amount of Kale varies a lot the following reseed is usually successful. I think they are Easy Cares or maybe (some) Beltex.  |
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Post by 4wd on Jan 31, 2020 16:04:56 GMT
These really need little faces on the end.  |
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Post by 4wd on Feb 3, 2020 21:17:31 GMT
Sinnington Old Hall at the weekend. This is a listed Medieval Great Hall, many parts date back to before the 15th century - it survived due to being used as a cow shed and is still a farm barn not open to the public. The exact origins are unclear as there is no nearby Abbey or grand house, but it may have been part of a sheep station connected with Guisborough Priory or Rievaulx Abbey.  |
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Post by Joyce on Feb 7, 2020 22:19:23 GMT
These really need little faces on the end. You could play with that idea for a banner  |
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Post by 4wd on Feb 9, 2020 15:48:49 GMT
Oooh haalpp  It wasn't actually too bad, have seen it way over those rails before. About 2 feet on the road but there's an old stone bridge you can use with quad bike.  |
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Post by rgsp on Feb 11, 2020 11:41:18 GMT
Early yellow crocuses: not spectacular but reliable and tough.  Iris Histriodes "George", a very reliable little early iris, and multiplies up vegetatively and by seed.  New terracotta trough with Galanthus Elwesii, Galanthus Woronowii, and Dutch irises  Snowdrops (Galanthus Nivalis) in a corner of one field  Branch off a very old oak  |
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Post by rgsp on Feb 11, 2020 13:06:38 GMT
A few more from this morning. Sun shining, dry, grass green - the sheep will be out. Errr.... Well maybe not  This field looks good at a glance  But closer to, the standing water and mud are more obvious.  |
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Post by 4wd on Feb 13, 2020 16:02:22 GMT
Just caught this through drizzle flecked kitchen window. I wonder if it's looking at a rat  |
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Post by matthew on Feb 17, 2020 17:45:28 GMT
February 17th. Just a few flowers out. The small daffs are standing up to wind and weather, very well.  Clumps of winter heather brighten up a wall.  Not a good pic. But these blue crocus have been lovely. Small wild daffs just coming out.  A bit out of focus, but this euphorbia 'Tiger Eyes' is lovely against a dark conifer.  Tubs looking colourful. That's where I put the dark black iris!   And the genista shrub just coming into flower. Bright yellow and very cheerful at this time of the year.. Clipped back after flowering, it'll flower again later on.  |
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Post by 4wd on Feb 27, 2020 21:01:31 GMT
St Aidans at Gillamoor looking delightful a few minutes before sunset today.  |
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Post by 4wd on Mar 3, 2020 9:46:11 GMT
The gang of four reprobates. The white face is the adopted one born at Christmas, the one on the right is the best shape but his mum licked him so much his face and other patches went bald - regrowing now.  |
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Post by 4wd on Mar 3, 2020 9:50:04 GMT
Yesterday's shed progress. Actually it's quite good considering he went for an hour to buy more bits, and left early because it was daughter's pony lesson.  |
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