tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post751642805071694248..comments2024-03-28T09:20:19.234+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: TrentYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90346740745020421632020-06-05T08:35:36.706+01:002020-06-05T08:35:36.706+01:00As a last comment, I made the mistake of packing t...As a last comment, I made the mistake of packing too much on the first walk, I ended up dumping some of my clothes in a phone box hoping someone might find them and take them home. I discovered all you need are the clothes you stand up in, the boots on your feet, minimum washing gear, a drink and snacks. It doesn't matter that your clothes get grubby when travelling alone. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-70232757457679391402020-06-04T10:25:00.150+01:002020-06-04T10:25:00.150+01:00That's a nice comment Ursula. Thank you. I lik...That's a nice comment Ursula. Thank you. I like to make humorous remarks without malice - just in the name of fun - but sometimes they are not well-received. "Knowing" people through blogging is not the same as "knowing" them in real life. You don't get the same cues and the influence of old social mores is reduced.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-12756130661855706432020-06-04T10:17:55.186+01:002020-06-04T10:17:55.186+01:00When I was a boy we thought of pike as scary inlan...When I was a boy we thought of pike as scary inland sharks. There were tales of monster pike that could eat small boys whole.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-22560298179146361562020-06-04T10:15:24.684+01:002020-06-04T10:15:24.684+01:00Totally off topic, YP, so I hope you'll forgiv...Totally off topic, YP, so I hope you'll forgive me but had to offload this here since I can't leave any comment on that "gentle" blog where you deposited yours (Desert Island Discs). It [your comment] made me laugh, you know, ol. Over the time I have got to "know" you I can pronounce you a master of the subtle, almost imperceptible, backhander. It's an art.<br /><br />Full of admiration, not least when I find myself at the receiving end,<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-83873087928150809752020-06-04T09:10:10.920+01:002020-06-04T09:10:10.920+01:00Beautiful photos, and the swans and their babes sw...Beautiful photos, and the swans and their babes sweet. I always remember ducks on the river at Chelmsford, the little ones bobbing away and then one disappeared, a pike I thing lurking underneath in the water.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-56806590103518566082020-06-04T08:42:30.389+01:002020-06-04T08:42:30.389+01:00I am not sure that I could MQ. It's the carryi...I am not sure that I could MQ. It's the carrying of the rucksack that puts me off - not the walk itself. Kudos to you young lady!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-33753826940611860072020-06-04T08:40:35.598+01:002020-06-04T08:40:35.598+01:00Thank you Joanne. They were on a peaceful pool in ...Thank you Joanne. They were on a peaceful pool in the bend of the river. A good place to raise young.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-66003575562614239642020-06-04T08:16:04.818+01:002020-06-04T08:16:04.818+01:00Thank you for your reply, I will make a note of th...Thank you for your reply, I will make a note of that camera. Yes, I leave mine on auto, I don't know enough about cameras to fiddle about with the settings. The Trent walk was one of many. I started when I retired at 60, first one was Blackpool to the Humber Bridge, 137 miles in 7 days. No accommodation booked except the first B & B at Blackpool. Train out, walk back. I've done lots more since. It's a great feeling, rucksack on the back, map in hand, just go. You could do it. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-41294841503001219902020-06-04T02:01:40.054+01:002020-06-04T02:01:40.054+01:00Love the pictures tonight; especially the family o...Love the pictures tonight; especially the family of swans. The water is perfect with ripples and diamonds.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-28790017364377093282020-06-03T23:33:11.280+01:002020-06-03T23:33:11.280+01:00Yes. They kept reaching down to the pond weeds bel...Yes. They kept reaching down to the pond weeds below.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5050320010577554282020-06-03T22:50:46.075+01:002020-06-03T22:50:46.075+01:00I love the swans. The parents look quite busy find...I love the swans. The parents look quite busy finding food for that big family!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-39866458896776178122020-06-03T22:30:57.799+01:002020-06-03T22:30:57.799+01:00Sometimes we do things instinctively - without for...Sometimes we do things instinctively - without forethought. It cannot be helped. I am glad that your grabbing of the steering wheel did not end in tragedy.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-72590783831109437802020-06-03T21:58:09.793+01:002020-06-03T21:58:09.793+01:00It could be worse . . . being deaf is one thing (a...It could be worse . . . being deaf is one thing (ask Beethoven) being a blind cat chasing a mute mouse is another. Still, I suppose there is always smell to show you the way.<br /><br />Your swans remind me of a nursery rhyme/song which, roughly translated, goes something like "All my little ducklings, all my little ducklings on the lake. Heads in the water, tails up in the air". I'd sing it to you. Then it would sound even worse.<br /><br />It's a long time ago but I do remember, though not the exact spot, driving up North to see my parents-in-law who had retired to Yorkshire, when we hit that moment on the motorway with towers like the ones you depict. There was something eerie, forlorn about them. Uncomfortable. Some time later? Deepest Yorkshire. Country lanes. I once grabbed the steering wheel (I wasn't driving) and saved a rabbit. No, not Peter or his cousin Benjamin. That was Cumbria. Never ever do that again, my freshly baked husband hissed at me. Well, I thought to myself, what are reflexes for if not to act on them? Whether you want to or not. Not that I blamed the reflex for nearly landing us in a ditch.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49262933660176586782020-06-03T21:53:33.059+01:002020-06-03T21:53:33.059+01:00I would have chucked you a rubber ring.I would have chucked you a rubber ring.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-44536328668452627432020-06-03T20:58:10.762+01:002020-06-03T20:58:10.762+01:00At least you weren't thinking Dunham in Trent....At least you weren't thinking Dunham in Trent. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-46481091604906767822020-06-03T19:45:47.094+01:002020-06-03T19:45:47.094+01:00I had to zoom in with my camera Jenny so the swans...I had to zoom in with my camera Jenny so the swans weren't quite that close!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74042297643346341112020-06-03T19:33:05.285+01:002020-06-03T19:33:05.285+01:00The cooling towers remind me of giant pottery vase...The cooling towers remind me of giant pottery vases and I rather like them. <br /><br />The baby swans are sweet. Were the parents bothered by your presence? It doesn't seem so.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-86217350553259288712020-06-03T18:47:29.287+01:002020-06-03T18:47:29.287+01:00I agree that I have the right qualities to make an...I agree that I have the right qualities to make an effective hospital prison guard. Kind but firm.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43194132959879836162020-06-03T18:45:52.612+01:002020-06-03T18:45:52.612+01:00It's a "Sony" Cybershot bridge camer...It's a "Sony" Cybershot bridge camera MQ. Most of the time, I just leave it on the "automatic" setting. It has a nice range on the zoom facility. May I congratulate you on that long distance walk? A great achievement in my view.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-38256019647818949502020-06-03T18:38:55.029+01:002020-06-03T18:38:55.029+01:00Yes, I spread it over seven days. It's the onl...Yes, I spread it over seven days. It's the only walk I have done where I booked B & B in advance, because I knew I might have difficulty finding a bed on spec. It was fairly easy, and a lovely walk. Had to come off the river a few times to go through villages. Really enjoyed it. <br />https://www.walkingenglishman.com/ldp/trentvalleyway.html<br />Can I ask what camera you are using, your photo's are perfect. My Canon has a scratch on the lens and I need to get a new one. I don't know if they can repair it, but I suspect it is cheaper to buy a new one. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-89994834460781307052020-06-03T18:12:28.859+01:002020-06-03T18:12:28.859+01:00It's a wonder they didn't keep you in Ramp...It's a wonder they didn't keep you in Rampton. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78011949839267990272020-06-03T17:00:08.510+01:002020-06-03T17:00:08.510+01:00"Wha's tha goin' on abaht duck?"..."Wha's tha goin' on abaht duck?"Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-41303997960666900172020-06-03T16:59:00.134+01:002020-06-03T16:59:00.134+01:00Yes it is JayCee. The prison hospital is just west...Yes it is JayCee. The prison hospital is just west of the village.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-57021005957868333142020-06-03T16:58:16.632+01:002020-06-03T16:58:16.632+01:00Perhaps you can get a sign for Olga - "BEWARE...Perhaps you can get a sign for Olga - "BEWARE of THE SQUIRREL HUNTER!"Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73255260261535730162020-06-03T16:56:53.293+01:002020-06-03T16:56:53.293+01:00Wow! that is a long way MQ! Did you take lodgings ...Wow! that is a long way MQ! Did you take lodgings along the way?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com