Light on the Water
Now this was beautiful. A beautiful warm Autumn day at Hutton le Hole. The day before we took the show down in fact. The river was shallow and running fast across a stone bed. Little eddys formed and made perfect circles of shadow on the surface of the water. I stood for ages to watch and wonder that the whole thing looked more fire like than wet.
Hornsea after the Pipe & Glass
This was the light and view on Hornsea beach, the morning after a wonderful meal at the Pipe & Glass near Beverley. Just as the lens saw it ! Stunning light.
Death of a Copper Beech
Sadly, one of the two remaining copper beeches in the centre of the village, split into two during recent high winds. It had to come down. The workmen said it was the most dangerous tree they had ever worked on due to the nature of the break. The power company had a lot to do to make sure it did not bring down important cables, and the sight of the workers swinging from ropes suspended by a vv large crane was better than a circus. The was an audience for most of the time. Sadly I missed the bit where the crane nearly went over with the weight of bough. The tree must have been 140 years old, and we will all miss the hole in the village landscape.
Web Building
In many cultures the spider is seen as the ultimate symbol of the female contribution to life, creativity and a weaver of fate.
You just can’t knock the effort and industry of this one. Very glass like in the early Autumn light.
Sunday after the Saturday
Thank you to everyone who came along on Saturday night. I enjoyed the evening and I hope to that every one left with a catalogue.
Sunday was a day of rest and a good Sunday morning stroll. The light, the waterfall, the warmth of the sun and the colours of the river water were beautiful. Of course, it was the water and iron particles letting us see the light !
Many thanks to Ian and Cathy.
The Band Room / Richmond Fontaine
Another great Friday night at the Band Room. Pics of the excellent Richmond Fontaine taken with my back against the far wall, just to show how small and cool this place is ! Thanks Nigel !
Apples
Eating, juicing and baking the bumper crop. All the blossom of spring delivered its promise. Many of the varieties store well. Kept some cookers from last autumn through till March. The plums too, have been bountiful and there is much jam in the cupboard.
Captain Cook and a ‘loving’ Icon
This is a wonderful typo taken from the Darlington & Stockton Times.
We have been nominated by the National Parks as a living icon, as part of a quest to find people, living and dead, who most represent the culture, heritage and landscape of the National Parks, as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the passing of the Countryside Act.
We have been nominated alongside Captain Cook and mentioned in some fine company…weather we are considered a living or loving icon, we are just a bit honoured and best pleased.
Rosedale Show 2009
The most important day in the year for the village saw 5000 people visit Rosedale for the annual show.
Animals, cakes, monster vegetables , games and stalls were all in evidence and abundance …. again.
Sadly the Milburn Arms is still closed, its a real shame for the village, as it is the communities centre, big enough for us all to get together for all occasions. We all hope David Ross, the most recent estate owner, will find someone who can run a destination hotel & pub …. soon.
I especially enjoyed the numbers of entries to monster vegetables and the home made alcohol !
