Or…mushrooms in the crooked wood
Feels, like a good Halloween one this – finding mushrooms in the deep, dark woods.
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How Clean Was My Valley
Or…when rubbish is a social commentary
Mmm. Well. I mean. How clean? What more can be said? Strange, don’t you think, that some people who visit the countryside because of its beauty then rather spoil that beauty by leaving litter?
Lanes Where We Live
Country lanes, take me home!
- lane
- country lane
- road
- route
- avenue
- thoroughfare
Vanessa Atalanta
Red Admirals in the valley
The Red Admiral butterfly (scientific name: Vanessa atalanta) is a commonly seen butterfly in gardens and along the Breamish Valley usually from Spring and right through the summer months. However, these timings are extremely variable and, perhaps like me, you’ve seen these distinctively coloured insects nectaring in your garden, along the valley or in My Autumn Dene into early Autumn?
My Autumn Dene
Autumn Dene ochres, reds and purples
After the Spring colouring of My Green Dene in April this year, the autumn colours have now arrived: sumptuous yellows, reds, deep purples, and golden browns. And, in the right light, you can still see some of those exquisite chocolate shadows under the tree canopies along the disused railway line of Crawley Dene.
My Kind of Gridlock
Countryside gridlock
When I was a child, I remember seeing a postcard that one of my relatives had received from a friend who was visiting Ireland. From what I recall, the postcard was an image of a flock of sheep walking down a country lane and impeding the progress of a solitary figure on a bicycle.
The Rain Came Down
Rain came down – and the river went up!
A week’s a long time in politics? Well, a day’s a long time in weather!
Still feeling damp?
The past couple of days or so have seen downpours followed by bright sunshine…followed by downpours…
Coir Covered
Coir Covered at whirlpool
The River Breamish Riverbank Protection project began in August 2019 and anyone who’s kept abreast of developments will likely know that one of the final stages of the project was to lay some coir matting at Site 1 (what I’ve referred to as the ‘whirlpool’ previously). This can be seen in some nice aerial shots taken by Tweed Forum.
Summer Sunset
Summer sunset in Powburn
Well, after all the seeming drabness of lockdown, even the skies are beginning to reward us with their colours.
Holy Island Staithes
Holy Island staithes disappearing fast
Now that the UK lockdown has eased, and it’s easier to travel to some of the local beauty spots, I took the opportunity yesterday to make my first trip to Holy Island.
The wooden staithes – part of an old jetty – in front of Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island are an iconic part of the seascape.