The above photo shows a remarkable maple tree, originally planted in front of Lime Villa (demolished), Pearson Park, Hull. Part of Henson Villas is shown behind, these buildings now awaiting demolition. Also showing a Lombardy poplar on the far site of the site, this probably planted for Malvern House (demolished 1938). This tree is remarkable […]

Recently decided to read this booklet, published in 1988, and which I have had for decades but never read. Sledmere House is a large Georgian period house in the high Yorkshire Wolds, north-west of Driffield. I think it has always been in the ownership of the Sykes family, and remains so today. Georgian, but only

Recently a foggy morning, not just mist, not often seen these days. Presumably a result of high humidity air being quickly cooled by falling temperatures overnight. A reminder of the volume of water vapour in the air we breathe, with condensation around minute particles suspended in the air. There is so much less particle matter

Here is the photo of blackthorn in flower near Bransholme Centre as promised in the previous blog (s.p.b.). Recently the main theme in an episode of Countryfile (BBC, Sunday evenings) was the growing and processing of sugar beet. The sugar beet factory at Wissington was often shown, the largest such site in Britain and which

I intended to upload a photo of a blackthorn bush taken while walking passed the Siemens site (s.p.b.), but it seems I pressed the video button rather than the photo and videos cannot be uploaded. I do have a photo of a large blackthorn bush and hedge taken from the car park at Bransholme shopping

Today’s photo shows one of the horse chestnut trees forming the avenue that led from West Park’s main gates off Anlaby Road to an original large heated conservatory that no longer exists. This particular tree has a rectangular hole at the top of its short main truck (horse chestnuts normally have low sturdy main trunks).