tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post5238094372385826582..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: PloughingThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83705581249973880212008-10-17T08:05:00.000-07:002008-10-17T08:05:00.000-07:00"then the sky filled with heaving birds, plunging...."then the sky filled with heaving birds, plunging..." <BR/>fantastic! I loved the imagery in your last stanza!!!Red Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905304732342794946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-2147917174105071342008-10-15T12:39:00.000-07:002008-10-15T12:39:00.000-07:00I didn't know about the holly trees either - thank...I didn't know about the holly trees either - thanks.<BR/>Enjoyed the images in your poem.Mistlethrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051761614198488243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30593922365859987572008-10-15T06:40:00.000-07:002008-10-15T06:40:00.000-07:00Like the almost pagan comment too - farming goes b...Like the almost pagan comment too - farming goes back so far that I think your comment is a fair one.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50237294155494973322008-10-15T06:39:00.000-07:002008-10-15T06:39:00.000-07:00I think most farmers (and their sons) can wax lyri...I think most farmers (and their sons) can wax lyrical about a well-ploughed field, Lucy - after all the hard work is done then, isn't it? Thanks for visiting.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52235276041339793262008-10-15T06:38:00.000-07:002008-10-15T06:38:00.000-07:00Thanks madbush for the comments. Holly is indigeno...Thanks madbush for the comments. Holly is indigenous to the UK and makes a sturdy tree - good for cutting branches to decorate at Christmas - the berries are a great favourite of our winter fieldfares. It also makes superb burning logs for our wood fire.<BR/>Lovely to hear about ploughing in the old days - and hearty meals.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8627416458979897312008-10-15T06:35:00.000-07:002008-10-15T06:35:00.000-07:00Hi Loren. Round here the farmer would go out wit...Hi Loren. Round here the farmer would go out with his plough and line up the first furrow by following a line between holly bushes. That way his ploughing would be reasonably straight (other farmers are a critical lot and would soon ridicule a wobbly furrow!!) I tried to get some semblance of association between the straight furrows and the sea (via the seagulls). Thanks for visiting.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79708228727477879562008-10-15T06:33:00.000-07:002008-10-15T06:33:00.000-07:00Yes, willow, there are certainly a lot round here ...Yes, willow, there are certainly a lot round here still - three or four on our farm alone. Whether it is a national or just a Dales thing I don't know - but most of our fields have dry stone walls and that might have a bearing on it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44417512876988080532008-10-15T06:31:00.000-07:002008-10-15T06:31:00.000-07:00Love the use of the word "rigg" dreadnought. Nice...Love the use of the word "rigg" dreadnought. Nice to hear from you on my blog. Shall go directly to read yours now.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27061333462350862342008-10-15T00:59:00.000-07:002008-10-15T00:59:00.000-07:00Oh yes, and I love the poem too, it's very rich, a...Oh yes, and I love the poem too, it's very rich, and almost a little pagan!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67066982595173222872008-10-15T00:58:00.001-07:002008-10-15T00:58:00.001-07:00My dad was a Somerset farmer's son, and though he ...My dad was a Somerset farmer's son, and though he had little romanticism about farming, he could always sigh and gaze happily at a field of freshly turned earth!<BR/><BR/>Your blog conveys delightfully the business of the coutryside at this time of year!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27472308195500707172008-10-15T00:58:00.000-07:002008-10-15T00:58:00.000-07:00What a lovely poem and a great description. Sadly...What a lovely poem and a great description. Sadly holly trees aren't very common in my country. My Grandfather used to tell me about ploughing time when he was a young boy. Lots of hard work and always a good hearty meal at the end of a long hard day. The photo is wonderful. LizLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100812038496671783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76074561102766529042008-10-14T22:41:00.000-07:002008-10-14T22:41:00.000-07:00Love the poem, Pat. And thanks for that piece of l...Love the poem, Pat. And thanks for that piece of lore, which had escaped me until now. I shall be checking all the fields around now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56218830931870792232008-10-14T21:23:00.000-07:002008-10-14T21:23:00.000-07:00Not sure what all of this means, but I love the co...Not sure what all of this means, but I love the concreteness of the description.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152302644577926337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26068641244117872922008-10-14T15:36:00.000-07:002008-10-14T15:36:00.000-07:00I love the notion of the holly tree markers and th...I love the notion of the holly tree markers and that you can still see random lone trees.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33094122374820307852008-10-14T13:16:00.000-07:002008-10-14T13:16:00.000-07:00Thats interesting, I didn't know that. When I used...Thats interesting, I didn't know that. When I used to be on the farm we would upend a coping stone in the wall to set the rigg byRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830090701346321489noreply@blogger.com