Miscellaneous; Have seen first migrating swifts this past week, generally arrive second week in May, probably regretting it already. First swallows seen a month ago but only seen since in ones and twos, however today saw first small flock. No April showers and semi-arid conditions on the land, taking to a person who had been […]
First comparatively long distance walk for ages on Wednesday, this to celebrate the long-awaited improvement in the late spring weather. From Humber Bridge Country Park walked the wide footpath next to the rail line and just above the Humber foreshore to North Ferriby. Lots of red valerian just coming into flower, also speedwell, dandelion, buttercup, bugle
No sign of the ducklings or goslings, am thinking they may have died of hypothermia, unable to endure the unrelenting cold east and north winds of late and the lack of warmth from sunshine. If so their corpses have probably been ‘hovered-up’ by local foxes that live in local reed-beds and have their own young to
Thanks very much to the couple of people who have responded to my request. Miscellaneous points – while in Worcestershire saw a low white plant in flower growing in local grass-verges which I didn’t recognise. Seems to be ‘Star of Bethlehem’, which I don’t remember seeing in eastern England. On the seaward side of the Humber
As well as the misericords the church at Great Malvern has many fine features, for example the Norman north and south arcades retained, almost incongruously, when later the building was heightened and enlarged. Also of interest are the medieval floor tiles uprooted intact during a programme of restoration and on display in the chancel. Another fine
Both Worcester cathedral and Great Malvern Priory church have fine surviving medieval misericords. Misericords were shallow shelves on the underside of hinged seats in the Choir of a medieval monastic church which allowed the allowed the monk a rest point while remaining standing as was required for much of the eight dayly acts of worship