tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post9099598284086924555..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Top Of The WoldThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-49428983229175737452009-04-07T21:02:00.000+01:002009-04-07T21:02:00.000+01:00Grizzled - yes, breezy but it kept fine, and there...Grizzled - yes, breezy but it kept fine, and there were some fluffy clouds in a blue sky.<BR/><BR/>That speck isn't the cathedral - the cathedral lay directly behind me on the W horizon (approx in the direction of the Lonesome Pine pic). My view of the chalk hills is to the E/NE.<BR/><BR/>A propos of not very much, it's come to mind (in the way that things do in blogging) that I've heard some locals call Lincoln cathedral 'the rock pile'. I've just googled 'Lincoln cathedral' and 'rock pile' and found this absolutely splendid quotation by Antoine de Saint-Exupery:<BR/><BR/>'A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.'<BR/> <BR/>Nice!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-77616090096534697632009-04-07T20:43:00.000+01:002009-04-07T20:43:00.000+01:00Jay - it's difficult to transcribe a bird call or ...Jay - it's difficult to transcribe a bird call or song into words - actually your 'sooweet' could easily be a chaffinch (similar to a chiffchaff's and willow warbler's call, but louder). However I think the knocking marbles one is almost certainly a chaffinch - usually described in the bird books as 'pink,pink' (chaffinches have several different calls).The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-21418048376219135572009-04-06T22:54:00.000+01:002009-04-06T22:54:00.000+01:00Looks like you had perfect walking weather.Is that...Looks like you had perfect walking weather.<BR/><BR/>Is that the cathedral on the left horizon? And I liked the "whirring away like clockwork toys on stiff, downturned wings.…" bit, which, now that I think about it, is exactly how some of our American partridge and grouse sound on takeoff.<BR/><BR/>Okay…move along; we have ground to cover.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-14394218027936295002009-04-06T22:26:00.000+01:002009-04-06T22:26:00.000+01:00Aha! So that's what that bird is! A Chiffchaff! ...Aha! So that's what that bird is! A Chiffchaff! Thank you for that, I've puzzled over that 'sooweet!' for years! <BR/><BR/>Do you also happen to know which bird sounds like two marbles being knocked together? I used to mock this one, by clicking the trigger clasp of a dog lead while walking through the fields and he'd answer me.Jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-71968386028835342192009-04-06T19:10:00.000+01:002009-04-06T19:10:00.000+01:00Not quite idyllic, RGN. I haven't mentioned the bi...Not quite idyllic, RGN. I haven't mentioned the biting wind yet!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-76938976780485465082009-04-06T02:36:00.000+01:002009-04-06T02:36:00.000+01:00This sounds idyllic, SW! I love the gently rolling...This sounds idyllic, SW! I love the gently rolling hills on your photo. And the chalk shining through gives a kind of aura.Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.com