tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post2193366592904849443..comments2024-03-19T00:13:22.599+00:00Comments on LETTERS FROM SHEPPEY: Thinking AheadDerek Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-13908832805453387912018-07-29T12:24:27.678+01:002018-07-29T12:24:27.678+01:00Well Derek its finally worked the rain dance i mea...Well Derek its finally worked the rain dance i mean it is absolutely chucking it down today.Down here in Surrey as you probably know it is parched so I'm not complaining and neither are the Starlings that have returned and are madley pecking at the back lawn so I will open the wine and give thanks to the rain God's.ps looks like the heat is back next week.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515197938363691615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-21412683540490082002018-07-29T10:40:15.935+01:002018-07-29T10:40:15.935+01:00Or black ash from moorland fires.Or black ash from moorland fires.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-55375652199771057492018-07-28T12:25:05.073+01:002018-07-28T12:25:05.073+01:00Moody and poetic Derek. I have loved these summer ...Moody and poetic Derek. I have loved these summer days, nay weeks, nay months. Beautiful. And on the high moors between Sheffield and Manchester you can bounce around in dry, peaty gullies that will be turned to black porridge in the autumn...Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-31458250156009793382018-07-25T15:25:53.473+01:002018-07-25T15:25:53.473+01:00Sounds like a nice couple of weeks and hopefully s...Sounds like a nice couple of weeks and hopefully somewhat cooler than at the moment.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-31384640516464264102018-07-25T06:35:29.764+01:002018-07-25T06:35:29.764+01:00A very atmospheric description of your evening, De...A very atmospheric description of your evening, Derek, really well written and a pleasure to read - thank you!<br />I have thoughts of autumn, too, and looking very much forward to my and my partner's two weeks off in September. We'll be hiking in the Bavarian woods, an area neither of us knows yet. The colours and the light in autumn is very special, I find.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-73390337318761934052018-07-24T23:49:15.702+01:002018-07-24T23:49:15.702+01:00I managed to blog today, Derek. Thanks for your e...I managed to blog today, Derek. Thanks for your encouragement. Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-22132527451588171622018-07-23T15:26:50.472+01:002018-07-23T15:26:50.472+01:00It never tastes as good the next day Gwil, so all ...It never tastes as good the next day Gwil, so all in one go.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-4349674229052326992018-07-23T15:11:31.490+01:002018-07-23T15:11:31.490+01:00Very reflective. I'm glad you emptied the bott...Very reflective. I'm glad you emptied the bottle. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-48563212171870641312018-07-23T14:32:04.773+01:002018-07-23T14:32:04.773+01:00Lovely post Derek.Lovely post Derek.Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-83038276622364263042018-07-22T21:16:07.245+01:002018-07-22T21:16:07.245+01:00I think this weather is beginning to make us all l...I think this weather is beginning to make us all long for Autumn Derek. The leaves on the trees and the verges of the roads road here begin to look tired and ready for Autumn too.<br />Glad to see you like Wind in the Willows. One of my favourites too.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-60553060408609912092018-07-22T16:41:09.300+01:002018-07-22T16:41:09.300+01:00I agree on both accounts Wilma.I agree on both accounts Wilma.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-30621268086324552422018-07-22T16:02:28.450+01:002018-07-22T16:02:28.450+01:00Not like you at all to be dreaming of winter! A h...Not like you at all to be dreaming of winter! A hot dry landscape that should be green and lush is quite depressing.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.com