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| At an abandoned hill farm on the edge of Eyam Moor |
Okay. Let's backtrack to Friday.
With a decent weather forecast, I was determined to walk but I didn't wish to take Clint very far as he has been suffering from tummy rumbles. Beyond Grindleford, I parked him on a moorland track known as Sir William Hill Road. Clint groaned, "It's bloody freezing up here! Surely you are not leaving me here!"
I simply grinned, patted Clint's bonnet and set off towards the hamlet of Leam. Then along to Tor Farm and onward through woodland to Stoke Ford.
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| Ancient stone at the ring cairn on Eyam Moor |
Then upwards back to Eyam Moor where I successfully located a "Ring Cairn" with a special stone that must have been carved more than three thousand years ago. Many walkers would just ramble past it - not knowing that it is there - a tantalising window into misty times gone by.
Interesting as always but I, as you can well imagine, absolutely love the hawthorn tree photo. By the way, talking to a car is something best done in private.
ReplyDeleteThat hawthorn tree is known locally as The Graham Edwards Memorial Tree. It is gnarled and resilient with thorny branches and stands on high ground.
DeleteHa.. I caught the last four words. And you know what happens to those of us who do...for I am not alone!
DeleteI'm like Clint in this weather, but good for you that you managed three hours out in it. Looks as if it were sunny at times.
ReplyDeleteAye it were lass!
DeleteGreat photos, Mr pudd.
ReplyDeleteAm I right in thinking that Eyam was the village that "self isolated" during the dreadful plague?
Hope you are fully recovered from your ills and that your Christmas tree is back in the vertical position!
Yes Christina, you are right about Eyam. It is situated just to the south of Eyam Moor. Tree back in vertical position (tick). Illness mastered (tick).
DeleteBeautiful photos, I especially like the gnarled tree.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue. You are very kind.
DeleteI find ring cairns to be completely fascinating and love the pictures you have taken. The thought of something so ancient makes me wonder about all that stone has seen. Your photo of the hawthorn tree is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for supporting me and showing interest throughout the blogging year Bonnie. Much appreciated.
DeleteLovely captures with your trusty camera. Maybe you should get Clint a pair of antlers to celebrate the season. I saw a car with them the other day and did a double take and then laughed.
ReplyDeleteYou crazy Canadians! You really know how to have fun!
DeleteWell, they say nothing like a good walk for photos! It's a beautiful country side that you walk through.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to have taken you there Red.
DeleteThat photo of the hawthorn tree is breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteYes. It is bent permanently like that.
DeleteThankyou for another inspiring walk - such landscape and features... there is a picture calendar waiting to be created from your beautiful photographs.
ReplyDeleteI am just pleased that blog visitors get to see some of my pictures. That in itself is motivational Elle.
DeleteIt feels like I've not been out for a proper walk in AGES; the 20 minutes back and forth between my place and work or the 10 minutes between my place and my parents etc. do not count.
ReplyDeleteYour photos really make me long for one, but it is impossible during the week, and weekends have been so full (or I was ill, like the weekend before last).
Anyway - great pictures, and like most of your readers, I particularly like the last one. But the first one and the next-to-last one also hold strong appeal.
Work certainly gets in the way when it comes to walking and photo taking. Thanks for calling by once again.
DeleteWalking for three hours wouldn't be good for my body; and nobody can tell me otherwise.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Clint...I'm grumpy, too!