tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post5447366113288282932..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Oh the joys of no snow!The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90783854549019391412009-02-21T17:35:00.000-08:002009-02-21T17:35:00.000-08:00I'm way behind in my reading this week, but I love...I'm way behind in my reading this week, but I love the "mysteriously great" silence. It fairly thrums with expectancy. And I didn't know that robins like nestboxes. Not many nest around here, I expect.Babette Fraser Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801971149305731956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9023614167672963292009-02-18T03:02:00.000-08:002009-02-18T03:02:00.000-08:00Oh those snow drops are gorgeous. We have just a ...Oh those snow drops are gorgeous. We have just a few and I love them. I'm looking at a goldfinch on the nuts from the window.<BR/><BR/>Love the information on the sheep too.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21324042165911321752009-02-17T12:08:00.000-08:002009-02-17T12:08:00.000-08:00Love the juxtaposition of these two shots.Love the juxtaposition of these two shots.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36052608167412085072009-02-17T09:36:00.000-08:002009-02-17T09:36:00.000-08:00A carpet of snowdrops! That IS amazing.A carpet of snowdrops! That IS amazing.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3211778576480950132009-02-17T08:22:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:22:00.000-08:00Oh, the snowdrops! So pretty, like lace on the gr...Oh, the snowdrops! So pretty, like lace on the ground. Although we are still cold, and a bit dreary, here..there is just a whisper of Spring...every now and then.<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to see the lambs!!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10503395366770877572009-02-17T06:14:00.000-08:002009-02-17T06:14:00.000-08:00I was recommended to you by Goings on at Mad Bush ...I was recommended to you by Goings on at Mad Bush Farm in NZ. The moment I landed I fell in love.<BR/><BR/>You can see a post about you at http://farmblogs.blogspot.com/2009/02/goings-on-at-mad-bush-farm_17.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>Farm Blogs From Around the World is a place to to gather in one place the best farm blogs from around the world. Recommended farm blogs are asked to send a brief email (to info AT ianwalthew.com) about their farm/smallholding and their blog, and to include their own recommended farm blogs. I then make a posting. If it gets any more complicated that that, then....well, the idea is that it doesn't get much more complicated than that.<BR/><BR/>I would very much appreciate it if you could please consider: <BR/> <BR/>a) sending me some text about your blog and activities (including acreage and crops/livestock/fibres etc. to help like minded souls find you.) <BR/><BR/>b) writing to me with your (up to) Top 5 farm recommendations - not currently listed on my blog; particularly from countries not yet represented or under represented. I am particularly interested in blogs from the UK, New Zealand, South America, Asia and Africa at the moment. The proper name of the blog, the exact url, the location and one sentence on why you like it is perfect, but if pressed for time, just the links. U.S blogs are fine, but we have a lot and I am trying really hard to find good bloggers in different parts of the world, but if your list is all-American, no drama.<BR/> <BR/>c) send me permission to use up to 5 photos from your site for a one off usage so that with your text I can make a posting about you; <BR/> <BR/>d) add a link on your website, if that's possible, to www.farmblogs.blogspot.com; and if you can find a moment even make a posting about www.farmblogs.blogspot.com and how this blog is growing organically across the world from other farming bloggers. (Because you have been recommended in this way you are already on the blog roll for the U.K.)<BR/> <BR/>I know this is a drag but a lot of people are finding that my blog is driving traffic to them and are finding it a great source of quality blogs about farming/gardening/smallholding so I hope you can find a moment to drop me a line.<BR/> <BR/>I very much hope to hear from you, and thanks for taking the time to read and respond to this. When you do I'll get you up and running as soon as possible.<BR/> <BR/>With kind regards,<BR/> <BR/>Ian<BR/> <BR/>www.farmblogs.blogspot.com<BR/>www.ianwalthew.comIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07857867583072689277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72226386963477294762009-02-17T05:02:00.000-08:002009-02-17T05:02:00.000-08:00That's a lovely are of woodland. I've just got in ...That's a lovely are of woodland. I've just got in from the Vienna Woods. About 8" snow on the trails. Lovely to walk on. Like cushioning in your shoes! Some places in the woods had more than 12" snowfall yesterday.<BR/>I saw my first 2009 lamb about 3 days ago. Just the one. I expect they've now taken it inside.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19727374699562623952009-02-17T03:48:00.000-08:002009-02-17T03:48:00.000-08:00I can't help but think of the title of another blo...I can't help but think of the title of another blog I saw this morning that only had two sheep. It was called, "Winter Woolies." You have many more than two but the name came to mind almost immediately.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Abraham Lincoln<BR/>Brookville Daily PhotoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26201416161675586782009-02-17T03:19:00.000-08:002009-02-17T03:19:00.000-08:00Good point about cleaning out nestboxes Heather - ...Good point about cleaning out nestboxes Heather - they often contain a dead chick or two from the previous year.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57292332293819759952009-02-16T19:40:00.000-08:002009-02-16T19:40:00.000-08:00Lovely photos. Although we had different breeds t...Lovely photos. Although we had different breeds the sheep remind me of feeding time inspections when we tried to pick out which ewes we would be keeping company with that night, to play midwife if necessary and to welcome the little lambs.<BR/><BR/>The whiteness in our meadow today comes from freshly fallen snow......Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9357368829830384522009-02-16T18:56:00.000-08:002009-02-16T18:56:00.000-08:00The snowdrops are lovely! And today I could almost...The snowdrops are lovely! And today I could almost smell the earth. It's still cold here but it's nice in the sunshine.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64749668792514548132009-02-16T14:30:00.000-08:002009-02-16T14:30:00.000-08:00You're right, the green always does seem greener a...You're right, the green always does seem greener after snow - absence makes us yearn for it, I think. These are great photos, and although I don't always get to comment, I love reading what you write about farming, sheep and the country - it's my upbringing coming out in me :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90284134811686145892009-02-16T14:25:00.000-08:002009-02-16T14:25:00.000-08:00Your year is so much more in tune with the seasons...Your year is so much more in tune with the seasons than most.<BR/><BR/>I think I'll try an owl box this year - but I expect the squirrels will claim it. Like they claimed the great tit box by gnawing the opening.Mistlethrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051761614198488243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73260037389654469322009-02-16T13:15:00.000-08:002009-02-16T13:15:00.000-08:00I love the way your photos mimic the departed snow...I love the way your photos mimic the departed snow. Those snowdrops are spectacular.Dragonstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935435587527038459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76899676672745906392009-02-16T12:49:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:49:00.000-08:00I adore snowdrops. I am trying to grow sheets of ...I adore snowdrops. I am trying to grow sheets of snowdrops like those in your photographs but am only achieving little rivulets so far!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4584677780830444692009-02-16T12:48:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:48:00.000-08:00Sheep raising and lambing are all so fascinating t...Sheep raising and lambing are all so fascinating to me! I love it when you post pics and tell about it.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74442704981306490972009-02-16T12:44:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:44:00.000-08:00What a lovely sight that carpet of snowdrops is. G...What a lovely sight that carpet of snowdrops is. Good luck with the lambing for the farmer and his sheep - there is something so appealing about lambs. (A black mark for the first person to think 'mint sauce'!!). It has felt like spring here today. We leave our nest boxes up all year round, but my husband takes them down briefly about now to clean them. We have seen birds coming and going from them all winter so I think they must use them for shelter in the cold weather.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-18987737994684308572009-02-16T12:14:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:14:00.000-08:00Raph - I hadn't thought of the two p[hotographs li...Raph - I hadn't thought of the two p[hotographs like that until you pointed it out.<BR/>Mysteriously great silence is a lovely expression isn't it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75075465676206746152009-02-16T12:12:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:12:00.000-08:00Thanks Scribe - glad you like the snowdrops. Our...Thanks Scribe - glad you like the snowdrops. Our weather is very<BR/>erratic and cold weather is forecast for the end of this week.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51308423998108466922009-02-16T12:11:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:11:00.000-08:00Debra and EB - Glad you like the snowdrop pictures...Debra and EB - Glad you like the snowdrop pictures. Do you not have snowdrops in the US? Here they are very common, almost wild in some places. They are one of those plants that if they like where you put them they spread happily.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50383873580591547932009-02-16T12:09:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:09:00.000-08:00Yes Helen I expact it is rather nice to go inside ...Yes Helen I expact it is rather nice to go inside and be treated specially - they do seem to appreciate it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77205140314102029632009-02-16T12:08:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:08:00.000-08:00Yes Kimber - spring and lambs go together - both i...Yes Kimber - spring and lambs go together - both in the fields and on a plate with mint sauce.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75131527334120629722009-02-16T12:07:00.001-08:002009-02-16T12:07:00.001-08:00Red Clover - I would think that it is worth the co...Red Clover - I would think that it is worth the cold weather just to live within sight of the Rockies.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-18667397654288000742009-02-16T12:07:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:07:00.000-08:00Derrick. Mules are cross-bred sheep - the cross ...Derrick. Mules are cross-bred sheep - the cross being Swaledale and Blue-faced Leicester - bred really for meat - there is not a lot of meat on a Swaledale - they are really bred for the hard tough moorland - they become hefted.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12522494428651864182009-02-16T11:35:00.000-08:002009-02-16T11:35:00.000-08:00I like the way you have those two photographs next...I like the way you have those two photographs next to each other, because there are (artistically!) similarities between the clumps of snowdrops and the gathering of sheep. <BR/><BR/>I love what Edward Thomas says about the scent of young grass. And the 'mysteriously great' silence.Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.com