Lancaster garden 2012, a set on Flickr.
Early April in our garden.
Monday, 16 April 2012
Friday, 6 April 2012
Black Combe 2012 04 03
Black Combe 2012 04 03, a set on Flickr.
I had a mid-week day out from Lancaster, using the fabulous coastal train line through Silverdale, Arnside, Grange-over-Sands, Ulverston, Barrow, round the Duddon Estuary, to Millom and the foot of Black Combe at Silecroft. From this halt, I took an off-path route, following a subsidiary ridge to the summit, and enjoyed views of the spring snow on the Lake District mountains. On the return leg the gleaming Irish Sea dominated the scene.
Monday, 2 April 2012
reach.richardgibbens' photostream
reach.richardgibbens' photostream on Flickr.
A spring Sunday on the allotment plot. Construction of a framework for espalier fruit trees. My design involved driving 8 foot posts two feet into the ground to create a 6 foot high structure. I drew four parallel wires horizontally the full length of the espalier, inclining the end posts outwards and hanging weights from them, after the fashion of a loaded crane jib, to counteract the tension in the wires. The resulting lightweight but (I hope) strong structure reminds me of the finely balanced forces in bicycle design.
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