I went north today for a change. Didn't bother with the motorway. I went through Thorne, Snaith, Carlton, Camblesforth, then to Selby. Then carried on through Wistow to Cawood, where I parked next to the church.
Luckily the church was open. Inside there were lots of painted and decorated plastic bottles all shapes and sizes. It looks like the children have been doing an art project.
At the back the tables were covered with cloths ready for a coffee morning.
Enlargements for Briony.
This tapestry is old, showing buildings and landmarks in the village.
Most of the walk was done on roads. It's all flat farm land in these parts.
This is what happens to unwanted pumpkins. Dumped in the hedgerow.
I could see that something was happening further on, flashing orange lights and several tractors. One of them turned into a field just as I approached the scene.
Aha, harvesting the potatoes.
I had a bit of a banter with the lads working on the job.
I zoomed in on this bird. Not sure what it is but it didn't move for ages.
Nice scene of the fishing pond.
I arrived in Wistow. Another lovely church. The door was open and I found two ladies busy cleaning inside. One with the vacuum cleaner and the other with a sweeping brush. They stopped for a few minutes to chat. I told them a funny story from the time I was the church cleaner here in the village.
The colours in this window are looking bold and bright. They said it has recently been cleaned.
Time to head back to Cawood. I was lucky with the weather. I stuck to the road because time was getting on and I didn't want to get lost trying to find a footpath.
When I saw this dead tree I thought, perfect for a picture.
I walked through a park in Cawood to take a look at the castle. There isn't much left of it, just this tower.
This part doesn't appear to have any windows.
Daylight was fading fast when I got back to the car. Seven miles walked, not a lot but it was most enjoyable.
Thanks for popping in. Have a nice weekend. Toodle pip. ilona
Another fascinating day out to somewhere I've not been to. Thank you ilona. I had to look up where Cawood is. I was amused to find that it's less than 20 miles from Melbourne, where I live now. However, the Melbourne where I live is the one in Australia, not the one in the East Riding. When I was 13, I went on a train from London to Edinburgh, and was only a mile or so from Cawood at one point. Who knows, maybe I looked out of the window at the right moment and saw the church tower. Just in case you couldn't guess, Geography was my favourite subject at school, and I still love to pore over maps, like my AA Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland. RRP £7.99, but only £1.99 in shops like The Works. Great value. Thanks again ilona. Charlie.
ReplyDeleteThe Works is a good place to buy maps here. Always cheaper than other stationary shops.
DeleteYes I like Geography at school. We had a Polish teacher, he brought places alive for us.
With your new camera, your photos are even better than before!
ReplyDeleteI ´m always fascinated by the churches you show us. They look like a big massive tower with a nave added, while here in Germany it´s more a nave with a relatively narrow tower.
We have towers of all shapes and sizes. I'm just amazed that these were built without any mechanical means.
DeleteI'm not sure but it could be a cormorant sitting in the tree. Greetings, Jagoda.
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with different bird breeds. There was another one the same hovering around the tree, but didn't settle. You might be right about it being a Cormorant. Bovey Bell thinks so too.
DeleteThe bird looks like a Cormorant. WOW- what a history Cawood Castle has - shame there's so little left of the original Bishop's Palace. Connections with Cardinal Wolsey too (as in Henry VIII's time). The Great Feast of Wolsey sounded like it would have been a strain on the latrines not least because after eating 104 oxon, 400 swans and the rest, they drank 25,000 gallons of wine!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawood_Castle
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link, and adding a bit more meat to the bones of the picture. I did the post rather quickly last night.
DeleteHistory has always fascinated me and I have a soft spot for castles. I'd not heard of this one but lots went on here and it was important in its heyday.
DeleteP.S. It was the Great Feast of Cawood - my fingers didn't listen to my brain (nothing new there).
DeleteReally like those Oval tree hangings.
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I have enlarged the picture for you. I couldn't get a close up look because they were so high up, but they are perfect for that setting.
DeleteThank you for the beautiful tour Ilona. Completely different scenery from where I live here in Australia.
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Thank you for posting this very enjoyable tour. And thanks to Bovey Belle for the info about what was eaten at Wolsey's Feast - they obviously didn't follow government guidelines on healthy eating consuming all that lot!
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The Castle is rented out for holidays by the Landmark Trust. I expect the people who put out the pumpkins thought they were helping the wildlife and perhaps there are some very grateful small rodents, but I was reading that if there are any hedgehogs who are a bit late to hibernation and tuck in, they may get diarrhoea and thus dehydration which is no way to start the winter asleep. They do seem very sensitive little things!
ReplyDeleteAm guessing from the body shape your bird is a cormorant or shag (and you were next to water), but don't quote me, definitely not an expert bird-watcher 🙂
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