tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post3625383012529927534..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Walking.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20793691338461280672011-06-02T06:22:59.064-07:002011-06-02T06:22:59.064-07:00Thank you - between you you have made some interes...Thank you - between you you have made some interesting points. Interesting too that the position is totally different in the US regarding cattle in the fields.<br />If we stopped putting cattle in our fields where there is a footpath, we would have nowhere to put them.<br /><br />Food for thought from you all, as usual.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77176879772631165062011-06-02T03:53:08.343-07:002011-06-02T03:53:08.343-07:00I can remember my brother as a small boy running u...I can remember my brother as a small boy running up to cattle, he said to pat them. One lumbered towards him and he suddenly turned tail and ran for his life! <br /><br />What percentage of townies would you say don't know the country code?Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21611936479832021232011-06-01T21:11:45.442-07:002011-06-01T21:11:45.442-07:00Great English Walking!
Aloha from Honolulu
Com...Great English Walking!<br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Honolulu<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /><br />><}}(°><br /><br /> <br /> ><}}(°><br /><br /><°)}}><Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30673017420225815652011-06-01T16:20:39.793-07:002011-06-01T16:20:39.793-07:00I agree with BilboWaggins, I must admit as a forme...I agree with BilboWaggins, I must admit as a former towny myself, alot of people simply won't have any idea of the damage they are causing or how precious all that lush grass is. Maybe a short explanation on that laminate would politely inform.<br /><br />The applique street is still on the card but the owner of the sweet shop started questioning copyright laws so I've had to look into that. Also I've just completed a range of greetings cards made for Milkchurn cottage. Also finally completed a felted and embroidered wall hanging commissioned about 10months ago, lol. Very busy!<br /><br />Keep us informed about your broody hen.MarmaladeRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248527809846840895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50331886096304546802011-06-01T13:14:55.123-07:002011-06-01T13:14:55.123-07:00So interesting...
the walking trails across peopl...So interesting... <br />the walking trails across peoples farms always intrigues me. I was always very careful to walk on the trail the few times I walked across someones land. <br />In America people will sue the land owner if they get hurt while on the property, even when the property is posted no trespass. Heifers are just a accident waiting to happen with a big payout. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense, does it ?<br />Post a sign it might help.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36453144940978759242011-06-01T11:58:56.960-07:002011-06-01T11:58:56.960-07:00Good post Weaver, sometimes it feels like you live...Good post Weaver, sometimes it feels like you live in the same village so many of your concerns are the same as the ones round here!<br />As for the dry weather down south - and in mainland Europe - just terrible for both pastoral and arable farmers. Higher prices for all of us too, and the world food situation is of serious concern. One in seven, I think, go hungry, when as a whole world we are actually producing enough. Oh, borders and business!Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74540053445879022012011-06-01T09:45:26.563-07:002011-06-01T09:45:26.563-07:00So much good sense here! We are so lucky to be abl...So much good sense here! We are so lucky to be able to walk though farm land. I hope I have never been guilty of trampling crops but I don't think many walkers understand the finer points of silage cutting. We all know about sheep worrying but not too much about young cattle stock. They can be very dangerous just because they are so heavy and a little clumsy.Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8546551056432331522011-06-01T09:24:41.252-07:002011-06-01T09:24:41.252-07:00Heather is so right and sadly ignorance is a major...Heather is so right and sadly ignorance is a major problem.<br /><br />Nearby we know some people who are ardent fellwalkers and "say" they completely support the Lake District [ie: rural] way of life. They are also staunch vegetarians because they say animal welfare standards are atrocious and farmers don't care about their stock (don't get me started on THAT one ...) <br /><br />They cannot [will not?] see that without sheep grazing the high fells the land would be completely covered with gorse, heather and other scrub and the lovely grassy fells they like to walk over would not be there. If there was not a market for the meat the sheep would not be there.BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36193544706796482612011-06-01T09:20:18.510-07:002011-06-01T09:20:18.510-07:00Pat, have emailed you directly. Let me know if yo...Pat, have emailed you directly. Let me know if you don't receive it.BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91210116671713628682011-06-01T09:03:53.144-07:002011-06-01T09:03:53.144-07:00It always surprises me that some of the people who...It always surprises me that some of the people who love walking in the countryside can be so ignorant and unaware of the damage they do. They seem to think that every inch of countryside is there for them, and forget that a lot of it is privately owned by people trying to make a living from it under very difficult conditions at times, yet willing to share it and hoping in vain for a little consideration.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45588769780565576832011-06-01T08:55:39.154-07:002011-06-01T08:55:39.154-07:00Here in Kent the grass verges and lawns have an Au...Here in Kent the grass verges and lawns have an August look - the whole situation is very worrying. Luckily we have irrigation for onions, potatoes and hops (although of course the water has a cost), but I pity wheat farmers. There is certainly going to be a shortage of straw as in so many places the wheat was in ear before it was very tall.<br /><br />Pomona xPomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11159519886182641612011-06-01T06:33:41.448-07:002011-06-01T06:33:41.448-07:00As a walker I always waskl round the field margin ...As a walker I always waskl round the field margin if walking in farmland. <br /><br />I once had a short contract with the RSPB which involved surveying meadow flowers in a field full of young Belted Galloway cattle - they took a great interest in my research....Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56519749936569269972011-06-01T06:24:54.629-07:002011-06-01T06:24:54.629-07:00Bilbo - I am totally unable to get on to your site...Bilbo - I am totally unable to get on to your site - I have tried all ways and they are blocked.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88633543836614648712011-06-01T06:23:12.917-07:002011-06-01T06:23:12.917-07:00Your comments are so interesting - it does seem th...Your comments are so interesting - it does seem that we are broadly in agreement. Grizz in particular, from the US, gives a new perspective to it all. Thank you for such thoughtful replies.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54026111776952071622011-06-01T06:06:11.360-07:002011-06-01T06:06:11.360-07:00Frankly, I envy you and your country for its willi...Frankly, I envy you and your country for its willingness to keep the old footpaths open and allow walkers that limited access to the land. Here in the states, most rural landowners "post" their property with NO TRESPASSING signs and guard the perimeter as if a treasure in gold and diamonds was simply scattered loose on the surface, available for the trespasser's plucking. I tend to believe that large tracts of land (as opposed to, say, the dooryard around a home) should not be closed off—though I also understand the need to protect crops and livestock. Your open footpaths provide a reasonable compromise.<br /><br />That said…I can always feel my selfish proprietorship gene kick in whenever I see a fisherman wading "my" hundred-yard stretch of river. Then remember all those miles of streams I've waded to fish over the years, most of which flowed through private property—and so, unless there is some sort of rowdy behavior involved, I tell them they're welcome and mean it. <br /><br />In the end, I guess I feel that land and streams essentially belong to everyone, with "owners" less privative lords and more rightly trusted stewards—with the point that sharing and good stewardship are not mutually exclusive.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-66464684315861791912011-06-01T04:32:55.508-07:002011-06-01T04:32:55.508-07:00I am always conflicted about property rights and &...I am always conflicted about property rights and 'trespassing'. Some part of me feels the land belongs to everyone - and yet when I find people wandering on our property enjoying the brook and the gardens (as happens now and then) I notice myself wondering how I can get them to leave without being rude. I think it is more about enjoying my privacy than about land ownership. Maybe I need a couple of heifers to chase them away when I want to sit alone by the brook!Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67735792314191280542011-06-01T03:45:06.014-07:002011-06-01T03:45:06.014-07:00Pat this is a really good post as so many of us lo...Pat this is a really good post as so many of us love to walk in the countryside. also the comment about the real price of food needs to be said. this scare in germany and spain really brings the whole thing into the front pages. I feel for the spanish farmers also without water.Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74650034301182651412011-06-01T03:44:13.218-07:002011-06-01T03:44:13.218-07:00i'll echo some of bilbowaggins' comment. t...i'll echo some of bilbowaggins' comment. there is so much that a walker could know but often doesn't making them a liability under circumstances such as those you detail here. perhaps a more aggressive amount and quality of signage would help, or some form of pamphlet support from the walker's groups. it still amazes people from north america when i detail walker's rights in england! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51275485226868079132011-06-01T02:09:40.922-07:002011-06-01T02:09:40.922-07:00I have to admit that I am scared of cattle (and an...I have to admit that I am scared of cattle (and any other animal that is bigger than me) so I avoid walking through fields of them.<br /><br />Food prices are set to double in the next ten years, and the real cost of a pound of rice to a poor Indian is about £10 - I think that speculation of food as a commodity should be internationally outlawed.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37512851729265014462011-06-01T01:37:49.455-07:002011-06-01T01:37:49.455-07:00You have my sympathies. I consider myself a "...You have my sympathies. I consider myself a "walker" - it's one of the reasons we moved to the Lake District - but I never lose sight of the fact that I am walking across someone's land. The field or fell I am striding across belongs to someone, it is their livelihood. <br /><br />More signage perhaps? Laminated A4 that you can take down when the worst of the summer droves have gone? <br /><br />It is likely that most of your visitors come from towns and have no conception of how to behave but whether their actions are ignorance, stupidity or just bad manners, if the heifers trample someone it will be YOU who gets it in the neck.BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.com