tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post6938308881564414961..comments2024-03-28T21:58:56.757+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Where We Went Last Sunday - The VillageLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-75883091499647704502015-04-29T07:39:35.828+02:002015-04-29T07:39:35.828+02:00It was amazing, and I am glad my Mum looked up and...It was amazing, and I am glad my Mum looked up and spotted it!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-61073526090807682302015-04-29T07:39:15.143+02:002015-04-29T07:39:15.143+02:00I do have a thing for abandoned places, reclaimed ...I do have a thing for abandoned places, reclaimed by nature. Such places have an irresistible pull on me! This one wasn't really abandoned, though; it was still part of a working, living farm. From what we could glimpse through a gap in the gate, it was mainly used for storage of farm equipment - and cats :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-8453062521666172632015-04-29T04:21:14.220+02:002015-04-29T04:21:14.220+02:00I like the idea of "lucky cat', and that ...I like the idea of "lucky cat', and that building that looks like it grew up out of the earth, that the cat came out of.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-38663910168815347552015-04-28T12:56:21.084+02:002015-04-28T12:56:21.084+02:00Sundays are made for those sort of meandering, pea...Sundays are made for those sort of meandering, peaceful walks. I agree, the woods in the spring are beautiful, closely followed by the woods in the autumn. I am fascinated my how nature reclaims buildings once they are abandoned. If you google something like "nature reclaims buildings" there are some wonderful and startling images. xGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-26070793263293923042015-04-28T07:24:31.541+02:002015-04-28T07:24:31.541+02:00That was the name my Mum came up with when she res...That was the name my Mum came up with when she researched the tree, "Ohio Chestnut". Don't know whether it is what you call Buckeye tree - and I think we will indeed have to go back in a few weeks to look at the leaves and take another picture!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-36603465955688950902015-04-28T06:39:33.794+02:002015-04-28T06:39:33.794+02:00Ah, do you mean a Buckeye tree, the state tree of ...Ah, do you mean a Buckeye tree, the state tree of Ohio? It is similar to the horse chestnut which is not closely related to the true edible chestnut. But this picture doesn't look exactly like that. I think when the leaves are out you will be able to tell better.........Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87287609231526695702015-04-28T00:34:47.227+02:002015-04-28T00:34:47.227+02:00Ohio chestnut. I wonder what that is.....? All th...Ohio chestnut. I wonder what that is.....? All the chestnut trees in this part of the world were killed by a blight in the 1930s. Very sad. Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77913915887541344852015-04-27T19:36:31.985+02:002015-04-27T19:36:31.985+02:00You are right! I did not notice it until you point...You are right! I did not notice it until you pointed it out, but it really looks like some pesky little troll sitting on a fence.<br />The old barn with the climbing plant was first spotted by my Mum. I was too busy playing with the cat.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-49833275942168616042015-04-27T19:23:22.150+02:002015-04-27T19:23:22.150+02:00Another lovely walking post. I liked the picture a...Another lovely walking post. I liked the picture after the cat - of a barn or storehouse with a climbing plant that has over-reached the building. And I also like your shadow when you were hanging upside down like a bat in the rafters. Your shadow looks like some kind of troll from a fairytale!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-44924425948976519742015-04-27T07:54:47.392+02:002015-04-27T07:54:47.392+02:00Turning upside down or doing quick spins (as on th...Turning upside down or doing quick spins (as on the dance floor) does not affect me negatively. I have, however, experienced motion sickness with certain computer games (!) when movement was too quick from one camera angle to the other.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-42058306504963778032015-04-27T07:53:45.959+02:002015-04-27T07:53:45.959+02:00My Mum has done some research and the tree appears...My Mum has done some research and the tree appears to be an Ohio Chestnut. The green bits were not parasites like mistletoe, they are the tree's own.<br />I am sure you would have loved the walk, Kristi! It truly was so wonderful in the woods.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3136079019117632552015-04-26T19:49:15.972+02:002015-04-26T19:49:15.972+02:00Another wonderful walk if slightly disappointing s...Another wonderful walk if slightly disappointing so far as the village was concerned. However the picture of the tree growing out of the was amazing. As for you turning upside down that makes me feel light-headed. I can't turn upside down with either being sick or passing out.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-66053023509119202612015-04-26T19:06:07.421+02:002015-04-26T19:06:07.421+02:00That unknown tree......The green on it looks like ...That unknown tree......The green on it looks like what we would call a sort of "witches broom" which is a parasite like mistletoe. If you come and look at it in a month you may see something quite different that would help you identify it.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-15295223087068321692015-04-26T19:00:58.460+02:002015-04-26T19:00:58.460+02:00OH, beautiful. My favorite is the part of the wal...OH, beautiful. My favorite is the part of the walk after the village/hamlet...I wanted to be there! Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.com