tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post889423409217012775..comments2024-03-27T05:18:53.795-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Hedgerows.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-78214915066728237742011-04-22T11:11:54.060-07:002011-04-22T11:11:54.060-07:00Thanks for the comments. If you read Bovey Belle#...Thanks for the comments. If you read Bovey Belle#s comment you will realise that the UK might be a small country but there is a wealth of difference between the North and the South when it comes to flowering times. Our bluebells are not even in bud yet here. I understand that for every hundred feet in height you can add two days growing time - and as we are 700 feet above sea level that makes quite a difference.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75856459257558695652011-04-22T09:46:58.003-07:002011-04-22T09:46:58.003-07:00The hedgerow flowers are so pretty here at the mom...The hedgerow flowers are so pretty here at the moment and the Bluebells are just crashing into bloom, determined to make the most of this sunshine. Down by Whitemill they are amazing. We have owls here (Tawnies) but I have never found any of their pellets. Interesting to see what they've been eating.<br /><br />The first Campions are out on our bank, and Stitchwort along the lane, and "our" Swallows arrived yesterday and are thinking about setting up house in the cart-shed, as usual.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49150963110656373652011-04-22T09:06:48.849-07:002011-04-22T09:06:48.849-07:00I, too, find hedgerows to be magical and, like you...I, too, find hedgerows to be magical and, like you, I remember using them as my kingdoms during childhood. Happy Easter, Pat, and thanks for such a lovely tour through your hedgerows.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70187449388567957882011-04-22T04:19:41.243-07:002011-04-22T04:19:41.243-07:00This post brought back memories of my own trips ou...This post brought back memories of my own trips out with a (glass) lemonade bottle of water with liquorice sticks in it to make it go the colour of beer - I wanted to be seen to be grown up - even at the age of seven!Rarelesserspottedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865928245970626612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58744747406302902632011-04-22T03:10:01.060-07:002011-04-22T03:10:01.060-07:00Fascinating as always, from the incontrovertible f...Fascinating as always, from the incontrovertible fact that it never ever rained in our childhoods (my memory, too, is very clear on that)to the ingredients of an owl's pellet. Fabulous stuff!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72657638785800185062011-04-22T02:16:29.831-07:002011-04-22T02:16:29.831-07:00Hedgerows are wonderful, we've seen more cowsl...Hedgerows are wonderful, we've seen more cowslips this year than we have done in recently yearsCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83317057133794037332011-04-22T00:49:28.277-07:002011-04-22T00:49:28.277-07:00Seems we all love hedgerows - they are part of our...Seems we all love hedgerows - they are part of our heritage and should be protected.<br /><br />Thank you for replying to my post.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11530756023146057942011-04-22T00:01:39.463-07:002011-04-22T00:01:39.463-07:00I was a country child too and, like you, I enjoyed...I was a country child too and, like you, I enjoyed the pleasures of the fresh air.<br />It is thanks to my Grandma that I know the names of many wild flowers of the hedgerow. She used to walk me around the South Devon lanes , telling me all the names.<br />Sadly,you just don't see as many wild flowers in the hedgerows as you used to but many are still there if you look closely.<br />Have a lovely, Easter weekend! ;-)Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991496263250729580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28304988734658147782011-04-21T21:14:49.005-07:002011-04-21T21:14:49.005-07:00While working near Cambridge (U.K.) my daily cycle...While working near Cambridge (U.K.) my daily cycle ride took me along some hedgerows. One morning I noticed how many birds tend to fly along hedgerows. There was one evening in the half light of dusk when I was pursued for a mile or so by an owl that I could only hear, not see, quite unnerving. I remembered a story my mother told of a man she knew who was attacked by an owl on Clapham Common in south London.<br />...TrampTramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367405984066895755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83326387808319873602011-04-21T16:34:27.281-07:002011-04-21T16:34:27.281-07:00More wonderful Weaver country culture! Love the ow...More wonderful Weaver country culture! Love the owl pellet!You really should write a book.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81148399046180644782011-04-21T14:42:01.344-07:002011-04-21T14:42:01.344-07:00weaver the hedgerows are magic and rich natural st...weaver the hedgerows are magic and rich natural storehouses for so very much. i read about the catastrophic effects of their loss to development and was astonished to learn that it isn't only there unique and immediate vicinity that is affected but regions. wow. i love to read about your childhood. i was an inner city manchester boy so my imaginary world was substantially different!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59791710051638876242011-04-21T13:52:39.969-07:002011-04-21T13:52:39.969-07:00Lovely to discover your blog - I am a farmer's...Lovely to discover your blog - I am a farmer's daughter and have a rather old Border terrier, so we have something in common!<br /><br />Pomona xPomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13329086793147039022011-04-21T13:08:09.164-07:002011-04-21T13:08:09.164-07:00I noticed thismorning on my way to work that oneof...I noticed thismorning on my way to work that oneof the grass banks by the airport is covered in cowslips. I love them.They are such a delicate yellow. <br />It's been a long time since I disected an owl pellet- that brought back memories!MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19953182927428803932011-04-21T13:00:19.474-07:002011-04-21T13:00:19.474-07:00Oh, lovely post Weaver. I did a school project onc...Oh, lovely post Weaver. I did a school project once on hedgerows - I can still see the scrapbook and the cover I drew for it!<br />Owl pellets - so fascinating.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52330204597097906112011-04-21T12:46:11.150-07:002011-04-21T12:46:11.150-07:00What a lovely post Pat - it brought back many chil...What a lovely post Pat - it brought back many childhood memories for me. We had only to hop through the hedge, walk down a field and into a wood. We searched for dead birds, mice, etc., which we brought home and gave a 'proper' burial with due ceremony!! I love all wild flowers but think cowslips are my favourite. Hope you and the farmer have a lovely weekend.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64733910794230507262011-04-21T12:29:39.373-07:002011-04-21T12:29:39.373-07:00It's interesting to investigate the bottom und...It's interesting to investigate the bottom under hedges. We had to look for all kind of weeds and dry them and find out their names.<br />Thanks for your comment. Yes it's nice to meet bloggers. They are like old friends. And we discussed things we both agreed on.<br />Have a great Easter weekend, Pat!Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80793052510126566562011-04-21T12:18:55.483-07:002011-04-21T12:18:55.483-07:00the violets are wonderful this year. So many tucke...the violets are wonderful this year. So many tucked in everywhere.Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77088246874894516572011-04-21T11:51:03.111-07:002011-04-21T11:51:03.111-07:00I love hedgerows too, Weaver - some of them are th...I love hedgerows too, Weaver - some of them are thousands of years old, eh?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com