8th July 2017, Dunstanburgh, 7am
The sun is out and the sky is blue. Just in case you get too comfortable, Northumberland has provided a chilly breeze to keep things in balance...
Saturday, 8 July 2017
Friday, 7 July 2017
Soft
7th July 2017, Embleton Bay, 7:30am
A gentle light this morning. Not quite grey but not quite bright either.
Thursday, 6 July 2017
more ancestors
6th July 2017, Bewick, 10am
One of my favourite walks with huge historic interest.
Here's the bronze-age burial cairn...
...and then further up the hill are cup and ring marked boulders. They could be contemporaneous with the cairn but are probably older. Old Bewick Moor is significant in British rock art as it is the place where the first panel was recognised as a man-made phenomenon in the early 19th century
One of my favourite walks with huge historic interest.
Here's the bronze-age burial cairn...
...and then further up the hill are cup and ring marked boulders. They could be contemporaneous with the cairn but are probably older. Old Bewick Moor is significant in British rock art as it is the place where the first panel was recognised as a man-made phenomenon in the early 19th century
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
measuring days by wild flowers
5th July 2017, Craster/Howick, 3pm
There were several bees on the wild thyme patch. You see so many unwell looking bees these days that it was nice to see them energetic and happy doing their thing.
The next on the agenda for wild flowers is the harebell and I saw my first of the season today including this one just about to pop open.
The sea pinks are always beautiful and they provide a lovely contrast to the lichens and rock
There were several bees on the wild thyme patch. You see so many unwell looking bees these days that it was nice to see them energetic and happy doing their thing.
The next on the agenda for wild flowers is the harebell and I saw my first of the season today including this one just about to pop open.
The sea pinks are always beautiful and they provide a lovely contrast to the lichens and rock
interesting and sandy
4th July 2017, Embleton Bay, 8am
A fairly dull day but the patterns of the burn flowing over the sand are endlessly interesting.
A fairly dull day but the patterns of the burn flowing over the sand are endlessly interesting.
Sunday, 2 July 2017
sun's back
2nd July 2017, Football Hole, 6am
At last the sun is back.
Daisy was enjoying the sun and wind on her fur
At last the sun is back.
Daisy was enjoying the sun and wind on her fur
old things revisited
1st July 2017, Embleton Bay, 8am
Looks like the recent spell of wet weather is fading away and it was dry and a bit warmer this morning.
1st July 2017, Chatton Park Hill, 3pm
This the Kettley Stone - it last appeared on this blog in 2012 but it's very and hasn't changed much. It's an early Christian font.
These are much older and no one knows what the significance of these cup and ring marks was to the people who carved them. To me they resemble raindrops hitting a pool of water. (PS sheep poo is of more recent date!) They are in a poor state compared to 2012. I think they had been cleaned up for academic study in the mid-2000's and they're fading back to natural rock now. They're completely surrounded by shoulder-high bracken at this time of year.
This is the view (180 panorama) from this location. Much nicer walk without the mist.
Looks like the recent spell of wet weather is fading away and it was dry and a bit warmer this morning.
1st July 2017, Chatton Park Hill, 3pm
This the Kettley Stone - it last appeared on this blog in 2012 but it's very and hasn't changed much. It's an early Christian font.
These are much older and no one knows what the significance of these cup and ring marks was to the people who carved them. To me they resemble raindrops hitting a pool of water. (PS sheep poo is of more recent date!) They are in a poor state compared to 2012. I think they had been cleaned up for academic study in the mid-2000's and they're fading back to natural rock now. They're completely surrounded by shoulder-high bracken at this time of year.
This is the view (180 panorama) from this location. Much nicer walk without the mist.
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