tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post5251513055204036423..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Country matters.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19216348268147821192011-06-29T17:06:14.673-07:002011-06-29T17:06:14.673-07:00When I was in Yorkshire years ago I, too, asked ab...When I was in Yorkshire years ago I, too, asked about the tails on the sheep as we always dock ours. Here, if we don't the tails get caked with manure and the sheep get skin infections. I imagine that feed and climate make the difference.thousandflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577151568516965587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49319854455364028422011-06-29T10:57:23.303-07:002011-06-29T10:57:23.303-07:00Your garden looks lovely! Our spring garden has ha...Your garden looks lovely! Our spring garden has had a bumpy ride, so I am hoping for better weather for the summer crops.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21059072296337906492011-06-29T04:28:05.335-07:002011-06-29T04:28:05.335-07:00I follow the passing of the seasons through your p...I follow the passing of the seasons through your post, when I can, Pat, and revel in it.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79242294112800837132011-06-29T03:21:08.220-07:002011-06-29T03:21:08.220-07:00I hadn't realised that some fields were earmar...I hadn't realised that some fields were earmarked for silage and others for hay - if I've understood you aright. Another fascinating post. Thanks.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-86305480598148394292011-06-29T00:48:10.316-07:002011-06-29T00:48:10.316-07:00Lambs tails are chopped off to prevent fly strike,...Lambs tails are chopped off to prevent fly strike, which can lead to death if it is not spotted in time. We have to keep a special eye on our sheep - they keep their tails to keep them warmer in winter.<br /><br />So far the hay is drying well and it smells absolutely lovely - such a change from weeks of sllurry!<br /><br />Thank you for the comments.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53553042635175143932011-06-28T23:04:25.014-07:002011-06-28T23:04:25.014-07:00Neighbours on the A40 have cut for hay too, but wh...Neighbours on the A40 have cut for hay too, but when we came back through Derbyshire last week they were still silaging. Good hay-making weather here.<br /><br />We are considered upland farming this side of the river, and sheep country (though much of it is actually mixed farming with sheep and cattle). Some of the "old boys" leave the tails on the lambs, as well as their dangly bits!, so that they achieve maximum weight when they go to market . . . Don't sheep run the risk of fly strike, having their tails left though?Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81337341512259197072011-06-28T17:47:47.718-07:002011-06-28T17:47:47.718-07:00I hope you get good weather for your haying. The ...I hope you get good weather for your haying. The farmers here are going full tilt between rain drops. The good thing is that the winds dry everything out very quickly here, but still, a run of sunny days would be nice.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73847676257018843952011-06-28T16:26:02.271-07:002011-06-28T16:26:02.271-07:00I love your vegetable garden.
It is extremely har...I love your vegetable garden. <br />It is extremely hard to have one in where I live.<br />I bought some strawberries at the market they looked pretty but where just OK, I am sure yours tasted much better than mine. <br />At a farmers market where I used to live, the farmers would bring in the "not so pretty, smaller" cherries that were the rejects. We loved them they tasted like heaven !<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70291156627481571772011-06-28T15:38:56.438-07:002011-06-28T15:38:56.438-07:00You got me wondering where that quote came from (&...You got me wondering where that quote came from ("Chariots of gold, etc"). I remember it from my childhood.<br /><br />Discovered it's from a poem by Walter de la Mare:<br /><br /><br />Bunches of Grapes<br /><br />"Bunches of grapes," says Timothy;<br />"Pomegranates pink," says Elaine;<br />"A junket of cream and a cranberry tart<br />For me," says Jane.<br /><br />"Love-in-a-mist," says Timothy;<br />"Primroses pale," says Elaine;<br />"A nosegay of pinks and mignonette<br />For me," says Jane.<br /><br />"Chariots of gold," says Timothy;<br />"Silvery wings," says Elaine;<br />"A bumpity ride in a waggon of hay<br />For me," says Jane.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14076787008963533362011-06-28T15:03:21.671-07:002011-06-28T15:03:21.671-07:00Today's posting makes me long to be in the Yor...Today's posting makes me long to be in the Yorkshire Dales. I shall be there soon, and I dare say there will still be a bit of hay left for me to fork over!Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54116304755322541402011-06-28T12:04:43.209-07:002011-06-28T12:04:43.209-07:00I forgot to add how good your veg. garden looks. I...I forgot to add how good your veg. garden looks. I am envious of the space for a proper veg. plot - mine are all grown in pots and tubs.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55106306240847969462011-06-28T09:04:33.126-07:002011-06-28T09:04:33.126-07:00Hope the farmer and your neighbours get good hayma...Hope the farmer and your neighbours get good haymaking weather. I love the smell of freshly cut grass and hay as it dries. My sweet peas have been buffeted by the wind even though I've tied them but I think they'll be alright. Carrots, beans and strawberries doing well but beetroot no good. I must sow some more salad vegs.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-2099726962594694052011-06-28T08:35:13.561-07:002011-06-28T08:35:13.561-07:00A farm is like a factory that depends on the weath...A farm is like a factory that depends on the weather and deals with living things. Therefore it is probably always different, isn't it?<br />I always read your posts with great interest. My granddaughter is having her birthday next month. I sent her three series of James Herriot DVD's, for she is fond of all kind of animals.<br />I wish you and your husband good luck with your summer work!Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63792725663517351402011-06-28T08:24:20.735-07:002011-06-28T08:24:20.735-07:00Good luck with your hay harvesting over the next f...Good luck with your hay harvesting over the next few days. I hope there will be some better hay in the south this year. We are using haylage from Devon at present as there is no last year`s hay to be had.<br /><br />I have just been tying up our garden peas and climbing beans. It`s hot and muggy here, so I`m inside to cool down for a while.Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48063175744945145312011-06-28T08:03:23.261-07:002011-06-28T08:03:23.261-07:00So why is it here in the states we chop off the la...So why is it here in the states we chop off the lambs tail? I never understood.Reenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813380986631007962noreply@blogger.com