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"This is the best Autumn for colour". I'm hearing this said often hereabouts. So I dug out one of last year's postings to look at, from the same time of year.
How does it compare?
Walk on Gold. -- the magic of the woods in Autumn.
I wish I could carry this Black Frame with me on walks.
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Rut track:
The ruts of this route in the Salonaise countryside, more precisely in the municipality of Pélissanne, are 1.27 to 1.30 m between axes. This ancient route linked Lambesc to Salon and was parallel to Via Aurelia located 2 km further south.
Note the central wear between the ruts, it is due to two phenomena. The first on the hooves of tractors (horses or oxen) and the second on the shoes of walkers for centuries. The depth of the ruts in molassic limestone can reach places of 30 or 40 cm.
Note that the depth of the ruts quickly became a problem for the axles of the carts which ended up touching the rock. We noticed cuts in the rock to place stones intended to retain a backfill.
Two words on La Via Aurelia:
It linked Italy to Arles in the year 6 of our era under Emperor Augustus, then it joined Via Domitia (in Nîmes) and Via Augusta in Spain via the Panissars pass.
I was able to find there ruts of 1.43 / 1.45 m in the countryside which correspond well to those of the Roman chariot.
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Les ornières de cette voie dans la campagne salonaise, plus précisément sur la commune de Pélissanne, font 1,27 à 1,30 m d'entre axes. Cette voie ancienne reliait Lambesc à Salon et se trouvait en parallèle de la Via Aurelia située 2 km plus au sud.
On remarquera l'usure centrale entre les ornières, elle est due à deux phénomènes. Le premier aux sabots des tractionneurs (chevaux ou bœufs) et le second aux chaussures des marcheurs durant des siècles. La profondeur des ornières dans le calcaire molassique peut atteindre par endroits 30 à 40 cm.
A noter que la profondeur des ornières devenait vite un problème pour les essieux des chariots qui finissaient par toucher le rocher. On a remarqué des retailles dans le roc permettant de placer des pierres destinées à retenir un remblai de comblement.
Deux mots sur La Via Aurelia:
Elle reliait l'Italie à Arles dès l'an 6 de notre ère sous L'Empereur Auguste, ensuite elle rejoignait la Via Domitia (à Nîmes) et la Via Augusta en Espagne par le col de Panissars.
J'ai pu y relever des ornières de 1,43/1,45 m dans la campagne qui correspondent bien à celles des chariots romains.
A young San child, immersed in a quiet moment of thought, leans against the ancient trees of Namibia’s arid landscape. This powerful image captures the deep connection between people and nature, where wisdom is passed through generations and life flows with the rhythms of the desert.
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This stuff is so hard to flake, it’s so low quality, it’s also incredibly difficult to acquire and rare to find in creeks. I wish I knew someone who had an outcropping on their land. I have some kind of obesssion with #normanskill #chert. I think it might just be a magic stone. #paleo #paleoindians #flintknapping #ancientways #forgottenknowledge #crafts ift.tt/2inREUI
This was taken at Harbin Hot Springs during Ancient Ways 2007. Harbin is a place I retreat to get back to nature and find myself. Fittingly, the pendant I'm wearing represents Aboriginal culture, much of which resonates with me strongly spiritually.
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Properly known as the Hornby Road, this long track runs for miles through the uplands of Bowland, in Lancashire. At this point it is heading just below Hard Hill Top towards Croasdale, near the head of the Whitendale River. This ancient way was once used for the packhorse transportation of salt, - hence the name.
Looking across fields towards Eastwell - the track is adopted by both the North Downs Way and the ancient Pilgrim's Way
Walking through woods just up from the town of looe. These ancient banks have been in existance from early times when the landscape would have looked vastly different to what it does today. I liked the tree with hand shaped shaped roots.
Ancient Ways performed at the Corvallis Farmers' Market on Cinco de Mayo. Their melodic percussion is always a treat!