tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post2166992471686913811..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Smardale GillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-66817841138775841092011-08-03T19:51:39.829+00:002011-08-03T19:51:39.829+00:00Hi John, I've been a few times now, so have my...Hi John, I've been a few times now, so have my eye in when it comes to looking for stuff - but always see something new..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-85264200392542956722011-08-03T19:50:45.600+00:002011-08-03T19:50:45.600+00:00Hi Toffeeapple, the angelica is about four feet ta...Hi Toffeeapple, the angelica is about four feet tall - and it attracts swarms of insects, especially hoverfliesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-87503115627037468872011-08-03T19:49:52.290+00:002011-08-03T19:49:52.290+00:00Worth mooching around Kirby Stephen too Adrian, in...Worth mooching around Kirby Stephen too Adrian, interesting little town with a railway museum on the edge of it... and there is a large house nearby that has free-range scarlet macaws in the grounds....Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-51508158531462207652011-08-03T19:48:12.373+00:002011-08-03T19:48:12.373+00:00Beautiful flowers, harebells, aren't they Keit...Beautiful flowers, harebells, aren't they Keith? Very variable too .... I've seen white ones on the Northumberland coast.....Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-62791612493307792582011-08-03T19:47:03.497+00:002011-08-03T19:47:03.497+00:00Hi Graeme, it does you good just to spend a day in...Hi Graeme, it does you good just to spend a day in a place like that...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-67823434660811679382011-08-03T19:45:47.045+00:002011-08-03T19:45:47.045+00:00Hi Mel, stone bramble is rare here in Durham so I&...Hi Mel, stone bramble is rare here in Durham so I've hardly ever seen it ... but there's plenty of it at Smardale...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-78867664781467676912011-08-03T19:44:25.792+00:002011-08-03T19:44:25.792+00:00Thanks David, it's a super place. I must apply...Thanks David, it's a super place. I must apply for a permit to explore the woods there...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-22134000783568175962011-08-03T13:52:09.640+00:002011-08-03T13:52:09.640+00:00Looks another great place for a ramble though I be...Looks another great place for a ramble though I bet I would miss half of what you find to photo.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-84055667456564441502011-08-03T11:23:29.551+00:002011-08-03T11:23:29.551+00:00What beautiful countryside you have there. The pi...What beautiful countryside you have there. The pictures are wonderful. How tall was the Angelica?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-37532038616676706662011-08-03T06:51:22.794+00:002011-08-03T06:51:22.794+00:00A superb venue........the viaduct and Hare Bell is...A superb venue........the viaduct and Hare Bell is a very special image. There are also camp sites within striking distance. Hopefully I'll go next week.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-22540287082889491552011-08-02T22:37:37.260+00:002011-08-02T22:37:37.260+00:00Such wonderful countryside Phil, and excellent pic...Such wonderful countryside Phil, and excellent pictures too.<br />I love that Harebell, with the viaduct in the background.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-67678531690989144472011-08-02T20:52:28.023+00:002011-08-02T20:52:28.023+00:00Phil, Wonderful post, wonderful place. Many Thanks...Phil, Wonderful post, wonderful place. Many Thanks.Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-8270391431544602372011-08-02T19:16:58.361+00:002011-08-02T19:16:58.361+00:00Looks like a great day out, so have book-marked th...Looks like a great day out, so have book-marked this post for a future holiday to Cumbria. I seem to recall seeing stone bramble in the Yorkshire Dales, but not come across it since and never tried the berries.<br />Purple betony and those deeply crimson flowers of great burnet - mmmm - lovely combination. <br />MelFlorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553928946281653917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-8285959365554245802011-08-02T19:13:17.252+00:002011-08-02T19:13:17.252+00:00Another fabulous and interesting post.Another fabulous and interesting post.Orchids and Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648202058915901862noreply@blogger.com