tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post5146672241027564025..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Landscape and Man No.3Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-49593261610125025302013-08-07T20:34:08.072+01:002013-08-07T20:34:08.072+01:00Thank you Wendy - glad that you enjoyed seeing the...Thank you Wendy - glad that you enjoyed seeing the photos. I think that you had better have a word with your husband, and ask him if he recognises anything on this post!!!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-74441662227862024612013-08-07T20:06:29.051+01:002013-08-07T20:06:29.051+01:00 I loved seeing the Cotswolds again in your lovely... I loved seeing the Cotswolds again in your lovely photos. My husband used to live in a village outside Stroud and next to a common, and we sometimes visit there. The local stone is beautiful and the views in your photos are wonderful. I love the sun setting over the hills. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-55313678905770183062013-08-07T11:24:11.232+01:002013-08-07T11:24:11.232+01:00Thank you Erwin for your visit, and glad you enjoy...Thank you Erwin for your visit, and glad you enjoyed seeing the photos.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-79425659072601433182013-08-07T11:22:29.523+01:002013-08-07T11:22:29.523+01:00Dear Yoko - the worlds weather is very strange, cl...Dear Yoko - the worlds weather is very strange, climate change seems to be a reality. We had such a long chilly spring, and now we have had 5 weeks of hot weather without rain up until this week. When it rained the earth seemed to give a big sigh of relief. <br />Man has not intruded on the landscape here, but by using the stone found naturally in the ground he just seems to have embellished the surroundings.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-15827698075561471532013-08-07T11:09:39.671+01:002013-08-07T11:09:39.671+01:00Very nice.....your Pictures are beautiful...greets...Very nice.....your Pictures are beautiful...greets Erwine-schrieferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228614640667553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-60392504557981791212013-08-06T15:00:43.152+01:002013-08-06T15:00:43.152+01:00There are many beautiful places in the world, but ...There are many beautiful places in the world, but Cotswold is by far so. The photos show how you love there, rosemary. If I Iived there, I’d take a walk every day, admiring its beauties and wonders and finding something new. I’m attracted by the Cotswold way of dry stone walling. <br /><br />In my part of the world, hot and humid summer is our usual summer, but we are experiencing “once- a –thousand- year fierce heat wave”, and toward the weekend it will be the hottest with temperature soaring to 40 degrees C.<br /><br />Yokostardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-77907471223692337182013-08-06T07:40:46.662+01:002013-08-06T07:40:46.662+01:00The walls along the lanes, around the fields and g...The walls along the lanes, around the fields and gardens are a traditional feature that have been established over 400 years. If they are built well they will last for several generations or even more.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-63111919602891566462013-08-06T07:36:52.383+01:002013-08-06T07:36:52.383+01:00One of the things that I enjoy from looking at pos...One of the things that I enjoy from looking at posts is seeing the surroundings where blog friends live, and I enjoyed seeing your area with the dykes and green windmills very much Marijke..Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-28058542772548272782013-08-06T07:07:45.126+01:002013-08-06T07:07:45.126+01:00Dear Rosemary, you're so lucky to live in such...Dear Rosemary, you're so lucky to live in such a beautiful country and area. You've shown us stunning landscapes. I love those walls, paths - everything! Happy Tuesday, Rosemary. Kukkaiselämäähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290634140893043265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-85598987107814661812013-08-06T05:30:53.429+01:002013-08-06T05:30:53.429+01:00What a breathtaking places you showed Rosemary.
H...What a breathtaking places you showed Rosemary. <br />Have a wonderful sunday.Marijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-75190189741749021252013-08-06T00:06:49.335+01:002013-08-06T00:06:49.335+01:00I love all the stone villages and towns that run u...I love all the stone villages and towns that run up the spine of England. Bath up to Northumberland and including the Peak District, where I was born, Yorkshire and Lancashire. They seem to have a timelessness about them and blend in with the surrounding countryside.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-42781058670932455962013-08-06T00:01:44.133+01:002013-08-06T00:01:44.133+01:00Dear Val - my home isn't here, one of the them...Dear Val - my home isn't here, one of the them does belong to a close neighbour. <br />The walls are an important feature in our garden, and our stone waller spent a long time here building them for us - he was a wonderful craftsman. <br />This is a lovely part of the country which is complimented by its stone houses, walls, and valleys.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-84783049009526973882013-08-05T23:57:16.218+01:002013-08-05T23:57:16.218+01:00What is going on in the world Olive? - luckily tod...What is going on in the world Olive? - luckily today we have had some rain, so H has not had to water the garden tonight which makes a change. I think that it is normally hot and dry with you isn't it? The Cotswold area is considered quintessential England.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-31935872035467728782013-08-05T23:05:29.837+01:002013-08-05T23:05:29.837+01:00Beautiful Rosemary! We were exploring the Yorkshir...Beautiful Rosemary! We were exploring the Yorkshire Wolds last week & I realised that the mellow sandstone buildings there remind me of the Cotswolds. It is amazing how many beautiful old houses - grand and humble - still remain in our lovely, varied country.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-29287640055513255832013-08-05T22:20:45.805+01:002013-08-05T22:20:45.805+01:00What magnificent homes Rosemary. I was wondering...What magnificent homes Rosemary. I was wondering " could one of them be yours".. The gardens are perfectly kept and the walls are so attractive, yours has a very special design to it. It must have taken a lot of time to build.. <br />Your fields look a lot like ours at the moment. <br />It truly is a most beautiful part of England.<br />great photos Rosemary.<br />val xx<br />valerietilsten59.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617190196811279000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-26217823600279471722013-08-05T20:23:12.385+01:002013-08-05T20:23:12.385+01:00You live in a most beautiful part of our world. Yo...You live in a most beautiful part of our world. You have drought this year and we have the constant rain.Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-12058003566030417922013-08-05T18:31:55.375+01:002013-08-05T18:31:55.375+01:00Dear Gina - we were so fortunate to have a great s...Dear Gina - we were so fortunate to have a great stone waller working for us for several years off and on. I would tell him what I wanted he would do exactly as requested. He made us a circular window in one wall, and alcoves to place pots etc, a wonderful man. The walls to me are a little work of art in stone.<br />Glad you enjoyed seeing the countryside in the Cotswolds.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-39064330480861347692013-08-05T18:26:46.137+01:002013-08-05T18:26:46.137+01:00I ashamed to say that I have never ventured down t...I ashamed to say that I have never ventured down that tunnel Kate, and I really ought to give it a try - that must be a mission to accomplish this summer sometime.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-15108644548150652572013-08-05T18:24:58.038+01:002013-08-05T18:24:58.038+01:00A little fact which I just happen to have at my fi...A little fact which I just happen to have at my finger tips is that there are over 4,000 miles of drystone walls in the Cotswolds - as long as the great wall in China.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-56765040190445468712013-08-05T14:59:29.580+01:002013-08-05T14:59:29.580+01:00A veritable feast of walls and textures, Rosemary....A veritable feast of walls and textures, Rosemary. the Cotswolds is such a grogeous place. I love the tunnel.Kate Shrewsdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254105503503630311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-26382101531770602952013-08-05T14:37:29.811+01:002013-08-05T14:37:29.811+01:00Thanks for that information — from your posting, I...Thanks for that information — from your posting, I would guess that the Cotswold provides steady work for a number of stonewallers. How nice that (in my opinion) the strongest walls are also the most aesthetically pleasing!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-65499712765766825092013-08-05T13:59:05.119+01:002013-08-05T13:59:05.119+01:00Dear Rosemary, I never cease to be amazed at the i...Dear Rosemary, I never cease to be amazed at the ingenuity of the human race. So many designs of gates and stiles. And such wonderful names to go along with them, kissing gate, tunnel gate and more. <br />Your dry laid stone wall is a masterpiece. The stones on top are an unusual design element. A Master stone mason must have laid your wall. <br />I have thoroughly enjoyed your beautiful photographs of the Cotswold countryside. Thank you for taking us along. ox, Gina Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-39849452071630751312013-08-05T11:52:39.834+01:002013-08-05T11:52:39.834+01:00Some of the stiles were new to me too, especially ...Some of the stiles were new to me too, especially the spring loaded one. I used to feel the same when passing through the Cotswolds when we lived elsewhere.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59863910823323689472013-08-05T10:58:23.675+01:002013-08-05T10:58:23.675+01:00The Cotswolds is such a magical and mysterious pla...The Cotswolds is such a magical and mysterious place to my eyes, we always have such a wonderful time when visiting or passing through. I have not seen some of the beautiful examples of stile you feature in your post Rosemary. Wishing you a lovely week. Paul Mr Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570356924117694493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-26482007455814302672013-08-05T10:20:38.897+01:002013-08-05T10:20:38.897+01:00Our wheat and corn fields are very golden, but it ...Our wheat and corn fields are very golden, but it is very strange to see the Common looking like the fields; it is usually full of different orchids, and flowers that enjoy the limestone soil.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com