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very road is just 50m away from this specimen and i ve never seen any others nearby in the 30 years we lived here i feel duty bound to make amends its the least i can do seeing as i can t reintroduce the corncrake to our field i love the gold embossed cover of the book now to order some more seed a jewel on august 12 2023 august 14 2023 by uphilldowndale in 2023 art buildings history light and shadow orkney photography scotland thoughts travel 2023 uncategorized 8 comments there are never enough opportunities to wear a bit of bling i mean when did you last wear a tiara and even if you had one you couldn t wear it to the coronation this gorgeous jewel is displayed in the v a dundee the scottish design museum we made a visit earlier in the year on our way to orkney the winged tiara was commissioned by the duchess of roxburghe the wings date to 1880 90 and the bandeau 1935 and were made by cartier there are 2 500 diamonds the museum opened in 2018 the architect is kengo kuma and its design is inspired by scottish sea cliffs set on the historic water front the dramatic interior felt ship like sadly we didn t have time to visit the tartan exhibition we d a ferry to catch but there are some iconic pieces of tartan on display in the permanent exhibition this suit is by the late designer vivienne westwood a derbyshire lass famous for her provocative designs in the 1980 s she launched a now iconic collection made from harris tweed a fabric that is protected by an act of parliament and can only be produced on the scottish island of harris when westwood adopted a logo that was very similar to the orb of the harris tweed logo seen here on the buttons it caused some controversy in the harris tweed industry however since that time both brands have collaborated with much success the v a building is something of a masterpiece of engineering and design you can see in this video just how they did it mr uphilldowndale had a happy time chatting to the staff about their experience of getting the new build ready for the public and had a look at a collection of hands on artefacts from the build everybody was happy i even got him to pose for an arty shot before delicious spiced scones and cream in the cafe plus the obligatory coffee a wagtail s tale on august 10 2023 august 10 2023 by uphilldowndale in buildings derbyshire environment farming food garden insects meadows nature photography thoughts trees 6 comments we ve had a lovely little family of pied wagtails nesting under the roof of the barn i m not sure exactly home many chicks fledged certainly at least one and sadly one that didn t make it the parents certainly grafted with the male endlessly on the move hunting for food the male was ringed i m not sure how common a thing that is i got frustratingly close to working out the ring details but not close enough i so enjoyed their industry and their chatter i never managed to capture how the male would land on pv panels on the barn roof give the dipping wag of its tail and slide elegantly down from the top to the bottom of the panel it amused me for hours i think he might have enjoyed it too when the chicks were hatched the female was hunting too she got rich picking from the ants that were starting to fly emerging from a hole in the wall under my office window this was just a couple of days before the true flying ant day when a swarm emerged she just picked them off there was no escape a flying feast the chick i did see hung out in a willow tree calling for yet more food the parents both feeding and chasing off persistent predatory magpies then it was quiet the nest empty and its residents off on the wing i hope they will return next year it s the first time they nested with us i like to think hope it is because of the changes we ve made to how we mange both the field and the grass around the house and apple trees we cut much less and much later and i think this is making a big improvement to the number of insect there are around wherever the wind blows on august 8 2023 august 8 2023 by uphilldowndale in derbyshire environment flora and fauna flowers garden nature 6 comments these thistle seeds will be going too every seed is a wonder of design and engineering i love to see insects and birds feasting on the thistles but when it get to this stage my inner gardener start to panic not everyone wants or loves a thistle and there can be too many and in the wrong place on pasture land and on land used for silage and hay the law says so who knew how many dilemmas there are in growing a more diverse garden that has a rich diversity of plants we go for a gentle curation so no one species is allowed to get too thuggish this page looked to offer some sound advice down but not out on august 6 2023 by uphilldowndale in environment garden weather 7 comments pummelled by yesterday s rain but still rather lovely i m not sure if the insects want to be thigh deep in rainwater or not wherever you are in the world i hope the weather is benevolent rainy daisy striding out on may 5 2023 may 5 2023 by uphilldowndale in 2023 dogs family home photography spud uncategorized 11 comments long time readers will remember our much loved dog spud and his many adventures he died on boxing day 2021 we still miss him so much it s taken us a while to feel ready for another dog to join our lives the time had to be right and here he is finn a working cocker spaniel we brought him home on new years eve aged eight weeks he s six months old now and keeping us very busy a little dog on a long lead having a pup around without the assistance of two teenagers is hard work i had hundreds of photos of spud ant this age mainly because the boys would play with him and i could snap away this time round i ve no spare hands for a camera we took him to meet our son joe who now lives in cardiff another dog owner in bute park told me finn looked lush i have to agree he s a very handsome boy a box of eggs for easter on april 9 2023 april 9 2023 by uphilldowndale in art found objects history 3 comments beautiful sketches from the archives of macclesfield silk museum i can t resist a plain brown cardboard archive box and the surprises it might hold so i m a h istory hunter volunteering to help find the personal stories and connections behind the artefacts and to catalogue and record them delightful watercolour eggs from the sketch book of miss annie sutton of the leek school of embroidery it appears she was a prolific designer of church textiles i can imagine that the little girls dresses might be duck egg blue or that very distinct shade of green of village hall teacups from the 1940s a utility design called beryl ware and though we couldn t pin down a date for her work but our curiosity is piqued there is more work to be done many of the designs were for mothers union banners such banners are to be seen in just about every church of england parish church in the uk i d never given their design a second thought before this one is for all saint s church in leek i shall have to go on a sortie to see if it is still there nine newts a swimming seven bats a flying on april 8 2023 april 8 2023 by uphilldowndale in 2023 bats birds derbyshire environment field studies garden photography pond life spring waters edge wildlife 2 comments why have i never taken a torch to look in the pond at night so many newts to photograph them may take a little more effort on my part but i did manage after a fashion to capture my first sighting of bats for 2023 skimming over the pond there were some ripples not sure if they were drinking on the wing or catching insects 20 30 hrs 8 7c april 7th other sightings goldcrest heron hares x 2 life force on april 7 2023 by uphilldowndale in 2023 garden weather 4 comments spring is rising feel the force heartwood on september 19 2022 september 19 2022 by uphilldowndale in uncategorized 3 comments ancient oaks the setting sun i mentioned in a previous post that the death of queen elizabeth ii has evoked for many people myself included memories of our own personal grief and loss looking at this image taken this weekend at during a lovely family gathering near the new forest i was reminded of a description of grief and loss that i was told many years ago it resonated with me at the time and has done so many times since that grief never leaves you but that as time passes the grief like the growth ring of a tree becomes encapsulated within you as the years pass hidden from view hopefully a little easier to carry but always there in the heartwood not forgotten so today the day of queens elizabeth s state funeral for all who grieve i leave you with this beautiful song posts navigation older posts uphilldowndale watching nature take its course from the top of a hill in a rural area of derbyshire england here i write about this that and the other posts are about whatever catches my eye or captures my imagination my take on the world usually comes from a rural perspective but i make no 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