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I hope you find the following information useful about these lovely sheep. From: www.herdwick-sheep.com
"Herdwick Sheep
Herdwick sheep are the native breed of the central and western Lake District and live on the highest of England’s mountains. They are extremely hardy and are managed in the traditional way on the Lake District fells that have been their home for generations.
The word “Herdwyck”, meaning sheep pasture, is recorded in documents going back to the 12th century. Herdwick sheep are the most hardy of all Britain’s breeds of hill sheep, grazing the central and western dales of the Lake District with fells running to over 3000 feet.
Herdwick farms have typically less than 100 acres of lower, more productive land and rely on the common grazings of the high Lake District fells. The lambs graze with their mothers on the “heaf” belonging to that farm instilling a life long knowledge of where on the fell they should be grazing. This is crucial as the central Lake District fells are inaccessible and a sheep which strays from Borrowdale to Eskdale will involve a 100 mile round trip by road for the farmer to collect it.
The Herdwick’s hardiness and ability to graze over a wide area of fell is key to the maintenance of the Lake District landscape as we know it."
A very useful groundcover perennial, often grown in dry, sunny areas with poor soil. Plants form a low, fast-spreading mat of silvery-grey leaves, studded with tiny white star flowers in late spring and early summer. An indestructible choice for difficult sites, but be sure to plant this where its spreading habit will not become a problem. Beautiful spilling over rock walls or on steep sunny slopes, used as a lawn substitute. Also grows well in tubs or mixed containers. Easily divided in spring or fall. Plants should be clipped hard or mowed (to 2 inches) after blooming to maintain a tidy habit.
"It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want—oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!"
Quote - Mark Twain
~~Spring is in the air, also in Origami-land ;-)) These little tulips are very excited too….do you hear them talking about….….?~~
It is a very easy model to fold, with just two square pieces of paper, make two creases and you've got yourself a lovely abstract tulip. Very useful for little decorations.
Have a lovely weekend ahead ;-))
Paper:
For the big 'Tulip' I used for the flower red kami paper (3,75x3,75) and for the leaf green kami paper, same size.
The little one is folded with 1,4x1,4 piece of paper, both for the flower and leaf.
Final size big 'Tulip' about 7,5cm and the little one 4,5cm
Model: origami Tulip
Design: Yoshihide Momotani
Diagrams in the book : New Origami Land: Origami Flowers by Yoshihide Momotani
to be a useful, happy woman, and I don't think that is a bad ambition. Even if I only do what my dear mother did, earn my living honestly and happily, and leave a beautiful example behind me, to help one other woman as hers helps me, I shall be satisfied :)
Louisa May Alcott, "Christie," Work: A Story of Experience, 1873
Character Matters!
prunus, autumn Higan cherry, 'Autumnalis', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
We encountered this "sculpture" in the middle of a Lofoten ferry harbour and although I do not know the story behind I thought the reflections to be most intriguing :)
The [useful] friend that i can remove or rezz everywhere, to change skin...or mood . To scream at or delete , to tell my fake story before i logoff...
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All I have or should
want to be but never could
It's coming at, it's coming at, it's coming at my heart
To spoil my soul with fire
All my eyes can see is
born out of your imagery
It's coming at, it's coming at, it's coming at my heart
To scorch the earth with fire
Tell me who you really love
Tell me who you really love
⛧ “Be Patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you ”⛧
- Ovid.
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Sometimes it is useful to explore your closer environment. Now, unable to travel I learn more and more about the fields and meadow in my neighborhood.The last thing the fish will notice is the water around him....Löhne, Ostwestfalen, Germany
A photo for today's Macro Mondays' theme "Single use", an Old Mout cider bottle top (highly recommend the kiwi & lime and pineapple & raspberry flavours; yum!).
When I decided to photograph this cap, I imagined a high-key, minimalist feel, but it seemed to fit a more grungy low-key-white feel.
I wonder if anyone photographs this type of shot in the same disorganized manner as I tend to do, with the set-up evolving in the most disorganized and amusing manner, and a huge mess of random 'props' to put away at the end of the shoot! This shot ended up involving a small piece of kitchen roll rolled up behind the bottle cap to balance it inside the white plastic toothbrush holder, which was precariously balanced on top of a random jar, lit by a head torch fastened to a tall bottle of olive oil, and I 'stabilized' my camera on a tin of biscuits!
The theme for MM is hand tool. My tiny scissors are just right for daisy cutting!
Thanks for views, favs and comments, much appreciated 👍💕
Zicrona caerulea can reach an adult size of about 5–8 millimetres (0.20–0.31 in). The body is uniformly metallic blue-green (hence the Latin name caerulea, meaning blue). In the immatures the abdomen is red with black markings.
These bugs are useful predators of leaf beetles in the genus Altica, of larvae of various beetles and caterpillars of moths, but it also feeds on plants. Eggs are laid in the spring. New adults of this univoltine species can be found from July onwards. This bug overwinters as an adult.
After the discussion in the group Saturday Self-Challenge I decided to photograph mine for the theme Old but still useful.
It's so old that all the paint has come off the handle. I must have bought this some time in the second half of the 1960s.
at the same time relieve our minds of worthless rubbish? :-)
Emily Tolman, "Seasonable Suggestions," 1907
HMM!! Truth Matters!
japanese camellia, 'October Affair', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
It's useful having Flickr friends with similar pastimes, this walk I saw on A tramp in the hills 's page, thank you kindly. So off we trotted heading for Mount Famine - be interesting to know how it got the name. Maybe once people went up there to pray and fast, or maybe there really was a famine here.
116 in 2016 # 115 Gate
Some bubbles are pretty, but others are created to be useful!
Close-up of a spirit level.
Looking close... on Friday! ~ Bubbles (2022/01/21)
'it seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us and at the same time a great openness to new ideas … If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you … on the other hand, if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense in you, then you cannot distinguish the useful ideas from the worthless ones.' - carl sagan, (november 9, 1934 – december 20, 1996) - the burden of skepticism
This little triangle has been helpful in getting curtains hung, 4 inch up, 3 inch over, just one of its many useful applications.
One of the little red lights that tells you a ring is hot/still hot on a ceramic hob. Always appears to be very round until you look closely.
HMM
Helenium is a genus of annuals and deciduous herbaceous perennials in the sunflower family native to the Americas.
They bear yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers. A number of these species (particularly Helenium autumnale) have the common name sneezeweed, based on the former use of their dried leaves in making snuff. It was inhaled to cause sneezing that would supposedly rid the body of evil spirits. Larger species may grow up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall.
The genus is named for Helen of Troy, daughter of Zeus and Leda. Helenium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus behrensii.
Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use - mainly from H. autumnale and H. bigelovii. They are useful for late summer and fall bloom, usually in less formal compositions. They are appropriate for native gardens in areas where they are indigenous, and they look wonderfully in bouquets. Annual species are easily grown from seed, and perennials should be divided every year in order to retain their vigor. The soil should be fertile with a generous amount of organic manner in the form of compost, manure or other decayed organic matter in addition to, perhaps, an application of a complete fertilizer in spring. Heleniums should be grown in full sun average to moist soil with good drainage. They are drought tolerant, but should be watered on planting and regularly until established. The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
'Baudirektor Linne'[10]
'Blütentisch'[11]
'Butterpat'[12]
'Feuersiegel'[13]
'Gartensonne'[14]
'Karneol'[15]
'Moerheim Beauty'[16]
'Ring of Fire'[17]
'Rubinzwerg'[18]
'Sahin's Early Flowerer'[19]
'Waltraut'[20]
'Wesergold'[21]
Helenium Hybrid has brilliant yellow petals surrounding spherical brown cones covered with golden pollen. It grows to 0.9 metres (3 ft) tall and takes up about 0.6 metres (2 ft) of space, the hardiness zone rating is 4-9. Its Flowers appear for six weeks from mid to late summer and attract butterflies in droves. It provides a splash of colour when many other perennials are starting to fade, it may accompany ornamental grasses, Phlox and Liatris.
The UK National Collection of Heleniums is located at Yew Tree House, Hall Lane, Hankelow near Audlem in Cheshire.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helenium and www.saga.co.uk/magazine/home-garden/gardening/plants/pere...
These heleniums were photographed at Pashley Manor Gardens. At Pashley you will discover 11 acres of beautiful borders and vistas – the culmination of a lifetime of passion for gardening, an appetite for beauty and an admiration of the tradition of the English Country garden. These graceful gardens, on the border of Sussex and Kent, are family owned and maintained – visitors often express delight at the attention to detail displayed throughout and the intimate, peaceful atmosphere.
All the ingredients of the English Country Garden are present – sweeping herbaceous borders, ha-ha, well maintained lawns, box hedges, espaliered rose walk, historic walled garden, inspiring kitchen garden, venerable trees and the Grade I listed house as a backdrop. The gardens are a haven for wildlife – bees, butterflies and small birds as well as moor hens, ducks and a black swan. Then, of course, the plants! Borders overflowing with perennials and annuals – the look changing through the seasons, but always abundantly filled, and each garden ‘room’ planted in a different colour theme.
Pashley is also renowned for fantastic displays of tulips, roses and dahlias. Our annual Tulip Festival features more than 48,000 tulips this year! During Special Rose Week over a hundred varieties of rose swathe the walls, climb obelisks and bloom in flower beds. Then in late summer our Dahlia Days event transforms the gardens once more with bountiful, brightly coloured dahlias in every border and pot.
Add to all this a Café and Terrace with excellent garden views, serving delicious homemade lunches, scones and cakes; Sculpture and Art Exhibitions; a Gift Shop with Plant Sales; and a friendly, knowledgeable team waiting to welcome you, and the recipe for a wonderful day out is complete.
For more information please visit www.pashleymanorgardens.com/
Victoria and Albert Museum: Exhibitions
It is very useful being a member of the Museum. I get to see most of the exhibitions and talks free. Of course, I have to pay a membership fee but when I think of the positives, it is worthwhile. Monday 12th August I took my daughter to two exhibitions on fashion. The first being Mary Quant and the second, Christian Dior. Wasn’t quite sure if I would like them but I did and we had a great day out. They were both brilliant exhibitions. Fortunately we saw other exhibits too, all good.
120 in 2020
113. Useful
An useful way of up cycling an old tyre!
Spotted in the woods on my walk last week, this home made swing was designed and made by two 11 year old girls. And no, I didn't take up their offer of trying it out!
Another angle on the famous artificial mound. I thought the tree would make for a useful foreground and act as a balance. I am afraid my titles are not getting any better but at least they are self explanatory! We are hoping to walk part of the Ridgeway trail over the Bank Holiday weekend so fingers crossed for some good weather!
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A small tapered spring that came out of the inside of a bread machine. I spotted it and thought it might work to assist the film pressure plate on a lovely old Agifold 120 roll film camera. It will be a while before I get around to doing with that, so in the meantime it made a useful prop for this. The spring is just over an inch long and there is around 2/3rds of it visible here. Lit from underneath with a green LED and a red LED from the left. Didn't want to do a focus stack with this, I decided it was quite a nice effect shooting it wide to the coils widen to the back. HMM
At first glance maybe an unusual spider? lol! This is a "bear claw," one of two that I use to retrieve a large, stuffed turkey from the oven twice a year. Yes, Thanksgiving and Christmas. ( I think it would make a great weapon, too if I encountered a burglar in my home)! Super sharp! Happy Crazy Tuesday everyone!
Look at the size of those feet, very useful as an airbrake when coming in to land on the cliffs at a windy RSPB Bempton
Photographed the white flower blossoms of the Pin Cherry Tree found on Prout's Island on Lake Sesekinika located in the Township of Grenfell in Northeastern Ontario Canada
Pin Cherry trees produce small, edible fruits, that are sour when raw, but make excellent preserves. However, all non-fruit parts of the tree contain toxins and are inedible. Pin Cherry grows quickly, and can also spread through suckers, making it useful for stabilizing eroding soils and riverbanks. Pin Cherry like open woodlands, and will readily colonize recently disturbed stands, helping to begin the reforestation process. These small trees only live about 40 years, but they produce a lot of fruit once mature, which many animals rely on in late summer. Pin Cherry fruits are so popular with songbirds that this tree is commonly known as Bird Cherry! Source: The Arboretum Uof G.
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Useful in finding small magnetic objects that could be difficult to see or reach. Powerful too! Extends from 7" to to 30.5" as well as 17.78cm to 77.47cm.
photo size: 3"w by 2.67" h and 7.62cm w by 6.79cm h
Theme: "magnets"
Thank you for taking the time to view this photo, and for the faves and comments you make, thank you.
It is no coincidence that this incredibly beautiful, fragrant and useful plant is called a wild rose. A close relative of the most beautiful flower on earth, the rose hip also has thorns, but is also rich in vitamin C and other useful microelements.
The name “rose hips” is used for wild or unmodified rose species. In Russia today there are up to 100 species of rose hips, and not all of them are equally useful, so some of them are used for decorative purposes. Under natural conditions, wild roses grow on mountain slopes, in river valleys, and in fields there are several dozen varieties of the plant. Unpretentious and cold-resistant ornamental rose hips can often be seen as hedges in country houses. Certain types of wild rose are used to make jam, jam and candied fruits.
The healing properties of rose hips have been known since ancient times. Almost all parts of rose hips are used for medicinal and preventive purposes, but the fruits are considered the most useful. This is explained by the high content of vitamin C in them; its concentration here is higher than in black currants and lemon. Wild rose fruits also boast a variety of biologically active substances.
The most popular among medicinal types of rose hips is traditionally considered to be May rose hips. The fruits of needle, Dahur, Kokand, small-flowered rose hips and some other plant species are also used for medicinal purposes.
PFC Awesome outfit and most of decor !!
PFC~Woods' camp - teepee / snow
PFC~Woods' camp - shelter / snow
PFC~Woods' camp - teepee / jungle
PFC~Woods' camp - door of hides / jungle
PFC~Woods' camp - hut 1
PFC~Woods' camp - solid door (all access)
PFC~Woods' camp - shelter
DRD GG - A Useful Unicorn
PFC~Woods' camp - fire
PFC~Wolf Spirit (awake)
PFC~Woods' camp - platform
PFC~Woods' camp - shoring 2
PFC~Woods' camp - stairs
Little Branch trees :
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