tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post160601476529062421..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Bullheads and sticklebacks - watch out!The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60512455112079749982009-11-18T08:18:41.443-08:002009-11-18T08:18:41.443-08:00Thank you for all your comments - I have made a no...Thank you for all your comments - I have made a note of your book recommendations too.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75180262097175475032009-11-18T08:10:45.456-08:002009-11-18T08:10:45.456-08:00The word "beck" seems to be of interest ...The word "beck" seems to be of interest to so many of you - it is the word used for any kind of stream here - up in the hills the streams are sometimes called ghylls. Where I was brought up, in Lincolnshire, they were all called dykes. There are so many different words. When I first started blogging I did a wordle using all the words I could find - must think of doing it again.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40447095948123465962009-11-18T07:31:48.049-08:002009-11-18T07:31:48.049-08:00Hello Weaver,
I hope the fields don't flood. ...Hello Weaver,<br /><br />I hope the fields don't flood. Looks like pretty miserable weather we're in for!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-23002819202024407692009-11-18T05:41:04.601-08:002009-11-18T05:41:04.601-08:00Yes, Weaver, you have the most engaging writing st...Yes, Weaver, you have the most engaging writing style. It really draws the reader in and holds one there until the very last sentence. Your blog is definitely one of my favorite stops.Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47320421542294287842009-11-18T04:40:30.998-08:002009-11-18T04:40:30.998-08:00Weaver, where did you learn to write? Beyond your...Weaver, where did you learn to write? Beyond your raw talent. You must read a lot, too. <br /><br />Such wonderful details of a world so different from my own and so intriguing.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45928205491463654882009-11-17T21:49:18.502-08:002009-11-17T21:49:18.502-08:00A lovely post...like a hot cup of tea after a long...A lovely post...like a hot cup of tea after a long day!<br />LindaLinda S. Sochahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281672541959206302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85781016951300674942009-11-17T19:11:34.674-08:002009-11-17T19:11:34.674-08:00There is always something and somethin else to att...There is always something and somethin else to attend to on aferm. Whether inyour wet county or our extreme dry where so often water has to be carted for the animals.<br />Love your reference to the stolen feasts.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-66712968906688724642009-11-17T16:21:51.520-08:002009-11-17T16:21:51.520-08:00Another lovely post Weaver.Have you read 'The ...Another lovely post Weaver.Have you read 'The worm forgives the plough'? By John Stewart Collis.If you haven't I think you would enjoy it.<br />Ps Don't forget to enter the 'Wrong Miracle' FREE poetry book draw by leaving a comment saying you wish to enter either on mine or Liz's blog. Pip pip!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72254810786530579352009-11-17T15:02:40.058-08:002009-11-17T15:02:40.058-08:00Oh you sound to be living in a beautiful place. O...Oh you sound to be living in a beautiful place. Of course Wensleydale IS beautiful. I wish I could just fly over to Yorkshire whenever fancy took me. I miss the green countryside and all the birds.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63785874246386724992009-11-17T14:38:14.898-08:002009-11-17T14:38:14.898-08:00weaver you are such a beautiful, observant, gentle...weaver you are such a beautiful, observant, gentle writer! it's hard to describe just how refreshing it is to read about the stream. so much of farm life is a mystery to me and i'm actually glad because as you reveal the details it's like a magic revelation each time. thankyou for this. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40423759216886805942009-11-17T14:37:50.715-08:002009-11-17T14:37:50.715-08:00I think our heavy rain is already here! The South ...I think our heavy rain is already here! The South Wales coast was very rough at the w/e - and looks like more wild weather is on the way. <br /><br />Willow mentions 'beck and call'... I guess this 'beck' has something to do with beckoning? Any thoughts here, Weaver?Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12001735082332157222009-11-17T13:29:33.256-08:002009-11-17T13:29:33.256-08:00I love to hear that great old word 'beck'!...I love to hear that great old word 'beck'!Rinkly Rimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890344869337115307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74209376891800668192009-11-17T13:01:36.151-08:002009-11-17T13:01:36.151-08:00Weaver, have you read Janet Marsh's Nature Dia...Weaver, have you read Janet Marsh's Nature Diary? It's about the English countryside (Hampshire). Often when I'm reading your posts I think of this book.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-41586139823835556372009-11-17T12:56:19.029-08:002009-11-17T12:56:19.029-08:00Heavens Weaver here in Oz we are not allowed to do...Heavens Weaver here in Oz we are not allowed to do anything to our streams or we would be fined, except of course get rid of the introduced willows, that actually tend to hold the banks together.<br />A funny old world we live in, full of regulations, some not terribly clever.<br />Would love some of that forcast rain.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67456214382132219142009-11-17T12:35:45.821-08:002009-11-17T12:35:45.821-08:00What a treat to have a resident kingfisher. I once...What a treat to have a resident kingfisher. I once saw one many years ago, not long after we moved here, flying down our little beck between the two halves of the housing estate. I was so surprised that, in spite of being alone, I said out loud 'I've just seen a kingfisher'! Your heron won't go hungry this winter and hopefully you'll not have so much rain that it will cause flooding.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67506630116669728922009-11-17T12:34:31.811-08:002009-11-17T12:34:31.811-08:00Hope you manage to keep your powder dry! :)Hope you manage to keep your powder dry! :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85955880140959175452009-11-17T12:06:22.314-08:002009-11-17T12:06:22.314-08:00I've never heard the term "beck" bes...I've never heard the term "beck" besides being at someone's "beck and call". So I had to look it up. Lo and behold, it's a small brook or creek. I love the things I learn in the blog world.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67764465778463479622009-11-17T11:20:11.487-08:002009-11-17T11:20:11.487-08:00It is magic to me that what you still have around ...It is magic to me that what you still have around you IS still there. This reads to me like my childhood, fishing for sticklebacks in the beck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28692296489408860342009-11-17T11:16:40.493-08:002009-11-17T11:16:40.493-08:00I hope the heron and kingfisher appreciate the cle...I hope the heron and kingfisher appreciate the cleaned out beck.... Good to hear that you've got a lot of troutCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com