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| The bull |
Yesterday I could see for miles. Before my afternoon shift at the Oxfam shop, I drove out of the city and parked just east of Ringinglow, near the alpaca farm. Summer had returned. Warm and sultry.
Down Greenhouse Lane and then along Harrop Lane. I stopped to admire a stocky brown bull with a ring through his nose. He grunted at me - deep and guttural - as if to say "If you want to steal my harem of cows I will fight you to the death". Then up Andwell Lane, turning into Bassett Lane where I saw a strange vehicle approaching. I recognised it after just a moment - it was a Google Streetview car, collecting fresh imagery so I snapped him back. I guess that before very long there will be a blurry Yorkshire Pudding in Streetview for all the world to see. Fame at last. Maybe.
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| Google Streetview car on Bassett Lane |
Up on to Fulwood Lane and back to its junction with Greenhouse Lane. There's a little stone viewpoint cairn there. You know the sort I mean - with a big engraved steel disc on top of it - rather like a compass. It informs you about distant landmarks and their distances and yesterday morning the visibility was magnificent. I had heard that you can see Lincoln Cathedral (43 miles away) and The Humber Bridge (52 miles away) from this road junction.
And sure enough, over to the east I could just make out the distant shape of Lincoln Cathedral and though I couldn't see the only bridge of The Humber, I could definitely make out The Yorkshire Wolds - almost sixty miles away. Amazing.
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| Looking from Fulwood Lane to Sheffield |
That's a lot of bull!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful clear photos of a beautiful area.
Back to the bull...not much grunting would be needed to be persuaded to leave his harem alone. He's a fine looking creature...and that ain't no bull!
Do you know what com out of his rear end Lee? Pure ********!
DeleteA magnificent bull, although I am not sure I approve of the nosering practice.
ReplyDeleteThe last picture is really great and fills me with anticipation - only 4 1/2 weeks to go before my sister and I will spend nearly 2 weeks in Yorkshire!
If they are going to give a bull a nosering, they should also provide matching earrings and a necklace.
DeleteSo you are back in Yorkshire soon? Ripon I guess. If you are in South Yorkshire maybe we can meet up for a walk? I bet you take longer strides than me! You'll be waving back from the top of the hill.
It looks as if it's going to rain.
ReplyDeleteFunny guy! It hardly ever rains in an English summer.
DeleteHow cool is that? Your own Kodak moment! Gee, I hope you weren't caught having a comfort stop.
ReplyDeleteOh Christ! Now you mention it I was watering a bush when he first passed by. It could go viral!
DeleteBassett Lane is very interesting. Lovely road base...no potholes....but, but could they make it a little wider, do you think?
ReplyDeleteLovely picture of the bull. What a guy!
It doesn't need to be any wider than that Mistress Thyme as the track only loops to a farm and a couple of cottages. We English are excellent drivers.
DeleteI was up in Durham yesterday, and I can vouch for the amazing weather. Oh, and I saw the Google Streetview car in London just a week or two ago!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had remembered to zip up your flyhole Steve! Were you in Durham to visit Saint Cuthbert's shrine?
DeleteYour last photo made me smile with reminiscences. My Dad was a very keen photographer and one of the things he taught me before I could even ride a bike was that one could draw the eye to something of importance in a photo by using things like roads and walls to lead to them and that they should come in from a side.
ReplyDeleteThese pics are lovely! Really miss Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire is nothing in comparison, really glad I came across your blog and will be giving you a cheeky follow :)
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