Things for which I give thanks this week…
1.- We managed to get out yesterday, the first time Barbara has been out for some weeks – an invitation to visit our grandson, Jake, in Sheffield. His brother, Dillon was also theer and we brought him back home to the next village.
2.- Walking down to have lunch in the nearby park, I snapped this umbelliferous weed and was taken with the large size of the flowers (they are often quite small) – no idea what it is…
3.- but “weed” of the week – once prized for “carding” wool prior to spinning, is the teazel…
4.- A less happy plant event (a hypograt) is this Silver Birch whose leaves are 95% burnt by the recent spells of hot weather. I hope it survives because I always park in its shade at the supermarket…
5.- Grateful for Yoirkshire Tea, which comes in a beautiful box decorated with scenes from Wensleydale (where the Cheese comes from). Yorkshire Tea is made stronger, for “hard” water areas such as is much of Yorkshire…
6. – The Poetry Postcard Festival is in full swing, I have sent just over half mine, so I am on schedule, and these are the ones i have received from groups 3 & ^ amd also from the International List – since there are so few non-Americans, we are listed additionaly, separately, for anyone who wisheds for the thrill of sending a postcard poem winging its way to foreign parts…
7.- I am not allowed to show you the poems themselves that I received, however, I can show you one of mine since I figure it will have arrived by now…
This is near Kettlewell in the next Dale south of Wensleydale!
8.- It has not been too hot…
9.- Most of the pot plants in our garden have survived the heat and the wind -I am keeping an eye on the Wisteria though…
Ten Things of Thankful and all you good folks who sail in it…
Have your Best week y’all…
Beautiful photos, as usual. Interesting fact about hard water needing its complementary tougher stiff tea. I wish you a wonderful week ahead.
I wonder if that’s Hogweed (sometimes called Cow Parsnip, which isn’t the same as Cow Parsley).
Hurrah for Barbara (and you, too).
All the best for this week, Andrew, and stay cool (Amber Heat Alerts again down here)
Happy Monday!
And to you Melissa 🤗
May all the plants survive. It is good to know there are uses for the teazel and perhaps all “weeds”.
you’re really getting the heatwave. while I would not say how I envy you as that would be bit insensitive… over hear we had only one bout of the temperatures that ravaging your countryside.
on a lighter note: full disclosure I know nothing about textiles and fabrics and weaving and such but… your Grat #3 the teazel! used in carding… prior to the spinning wheel. very cool inference