25 January 2019

Homeland

Weatherwise, it has been a pretty dull week up here in northern England. Not too unusual for mid-January. However, Wednesday was a crisp and wintry blue sky day. Before heading down to the Oxfam shop for my regular shift, I managed to squeeze in  an hour's walk around Stanage Edge. It's a five minute drive from our home. Of course I took my camera. 

Just past The Norfolk Arms at Ringinglow, the road rises higher still to open moorland. First Ringinglow Moor and then Burbage Moor. The scenery was dusted with snow and so was Stanage Edge and other higher ground in the area. I have seen this landscape in every season and every type of weather at different times of the day and night. It has become my homeland and on wintry Wednesday morning it was simply beautiful.

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  1. That last photo is stunning. Your homeland is beautiful.

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    1. Thanks for your kind feedback Jennifer.

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  2. It all looks completely different with snow. There's a different magic

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    1. That's true. Thanks for calling by Kylie.

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  3. Unbelievable, Mr. P.! So beautiful in such a severe way.
    I feel as if I'll never take another walk in my life. I miss it.

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    1. Okay. I will have to do some more walking for you.

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  4. Beautiful! You've definitely had a lot more snow and frost than we have.

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    1. But at our house three miles away that grass was green and not a flake of snow to be seen.

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  5. Winter has its very own beauty, and I am learning to appreciate it more as I am getting older.

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    1. PS: I take it your knee is alright, otherwise you would not have attempted a walk in such cold weather, even if only for an hour.

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    2. I must admit that in my "Wrong" post I exaggerated the knee issue for dramatic effect!

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  6. Beautiful! What are those stone wheels? Very interesting.

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    1. The stone wheels are actually millstones. They used to be carved by hand at Stanage Edge. There was quite an industry but it finally died out as World War One began. The millstones were transported to other parts of the country where such stone is not available. They could be found in windmills, farms and industrial workplaces.

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  7. I agree that it was simply beautiful. Nice photos!

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    1. Not quite as cold as Alberta but cold enough for my liking Red.

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  8. "It has become my homeland" - this sentiment reminds me of how I feel when I arrive at the overlook to the local river. It is a beautiful view and I am there often enough that it just feels like home.

    Your homeland is starkly beautiful with the snow and richly beautiful when it is green.

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    1. We all need a homeland - a landscape or just a place where we feel a strong sense of belonging.

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