RMweb Gold DaveF Posted December 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, caradoc said: Lovely photos DavidF, but I'm surprised we're still waiting for someone to identify the ships in Sunrise 3..... Sorry, wrong thread ! If I'd thought at the time I could have looked them up on marinetraffic.com. I use the site quite a lot to check what is passing by when I go to the beach. David Edited December 21, 2020 by DaveF 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Holliday Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 12 hours ago, DaveF said: If I'd thought at the time I could have looked them up on marietraffic.com. I use the site quite a lot to check what is passing by when I go to the beach. David I think you meant marinetraffic.com 1 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted December 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Nick Holliday said: I think you meant marinetraffic.com I always blame my keyboard for my typing errors! Thanks for correcting it. David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastglosmog Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 A bit damp this morning. No trains on the Cotswold line until the afternoon (flooding up Worcester way, I think). 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted February 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2021 A crisp and bright February morning this morning, after a very cold night, with the daytime temperature now hovering around zero. A walk along the towpath of the Huddersfield Broad canal at Deighton, with the ground frozen and the remnants of recent snow showers still evident. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted February 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, 4630 said: A crisp and bright February morning this morning, after a very cold night, with the daytime temperature now hovering around zero. A walk along the towpath of the Huddersfield Broad canal at Deighton, with the ground frozen and the remnants of recent snow showers still evident. Reminds me of the view out of my bedroom window this morning, frozen Peak Forest Canal with a bit of snow on it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 This is what happens when the tide goes out in cold but sunny Donegal. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 12, 2021 Near Writtle, Essex on the A414. Used with permission of the owner. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 12, 2021 The icicles are caused by water dripping off of the trees which are slightly above freezing point but the air is a few degrees below freezing point. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted February 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 12, 2021 Spot near me I must try to have a look at tomorrow - lane goes through a rock cutting (edge of an old quarry), and a stream runs down the rock. Can look quite impressive when it freezes and I've not been there since it turned cold. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted February 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 14, 2021 I didn't go and look for it, quite a strong wind blowing which made it absolutely bitter out, so I've been quite the sit around at home in front of the fire wimp this weekend. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Watched the latest instalment of the “Cornish fishermen” series. If anyone hasn’t seen this, I strongly recommend it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Shrove Tuesday, so pancakes! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 03060 Posted February 16, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2021 Not just for us British, I was working in Poland several years ago to the day and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was 'Fat Tuesday' (their translation, not mine) ....I've never eaten so many doughnuts and cakes ! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 On 16/02/2021 at 19:48, 03060 said: Not just for us British, I was working in Poland several years ago to the day and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was 'Fat Tuesday' (their translation, not mine) ....I've never eaten so many doughnuts and cakes ! “Fat Tuesday” would be “Mardi Gras”.... it’s a common festival throughout the Catholic world, from Louisiana to Buenos Aires to Barcelona and Poland, it precedes the penances and fasting of Lent. “Shrove Tuesday” actually refers to being “shriven”, or in a state of confession and absolution prior to the fasting of Lent - the Protestant C of E retains much from its Catholic origins, although Confession isn’t practiced. But its all, basically, the same festival - using up the last of the winters stores, after ploughing and planting, before waiting for the coming revival of Easter and the spring harvest. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21, 2021 Had a walk across kelling heath today , lovely warm day tainted only by the inability to have a couple of pints at the holiday park. A far cry from been on a snowplough loco this time last week 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 A minor digression - Country File today, was showing the flood plains of the River Nene in Northants, pronounced NEEN .... so if that’s the official BBC pronounciation, that settles it.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 2 hours ago, rockershovel said: A minor digression - Country File today, was showing the flood plains of the River Nene in Northants, pronounced NEEN .... so if that’s the official BBC pronounciation, that settles it.... Different pronunciations depending on whereabouts on the river you live, yes pronounced NEEN is some places, but NENN in others. The real surprise is they all use the same spelling! Here in Hitchin the town is named after the river Hit - but it's the Hiz a couple of miles away in Arlesey. At Shefford they have a RIVER HIT sign which they had to modify so that there isn't room to insert an extra letter before the the name of the river. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: Different pronunciations depending on whereabouts on the river you live, yes pronounced NEEN is some places, but NENN in others. The real surprise is they all use the same spelling! Here in Hitchin the town is named after the river Hit - but it's the Hiz a couple of miles away in Arlesey. At Shefford they have a RIVER HIT sign which they had to modify so that there isn't room to insert an extra letter before the the name of the river. I’ve lived in Peterborough thirty years now, and I worked for Anglia Water at one time, I spent a year surveying every ditch and brook in three counties along the Nene, Welland and Glen. I’ve worked on pipelines across country and under roads and rivers from Peterborough East to Weedon and Wellingborough, and West to Sutton Bridge and Skegness. I can honestly say that I had never heard the pronounciation “Nenn” until recently. Wikipedia cites Imray’s “Map of the River Nene” and states that the pronounciation varies East of Thrapston, 20 or so miles West of Peterborough, but that isn’t my experience. I’ve certainly never heard the pronounciation “Nenn” used by any official body, be they Anglia Water or National Grid, Network Rail, Grand Union Canal or local highway authorities. The spelling appears to have become standardised around 1885. Edited February 22, 2021 by rockershovel 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) ...... that said, a lot of details of local nomenclature and spelling in the area between the A11 and A14 appear to be more a matter of opinion than fact, as my wife’s more rustic relations are given to observing “there’s no tellin’ what they White Fen fellers might do” . Edited February 22, 2021 by rockershovel 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted February 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2021 Pronunciations change over very short distances. The village of Greetham, where I ran a pub, was pronounced Gree tham by the West Enders and Greetem by the East enders. Total length less than a mile! I have heard the Nene pronounced both ways, but there seemed to be no rhyme or reason as to the origins of either pronunciation. Regards Ian 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Ian Smeeton said: I have heard the Nene pronounced both ways, ... Just wait until someone pronounces it "nee-nee" or "nay-nay". 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium The White Rabbit Posted February 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2021 Once on a South Devon Railway train, I overheard a native English speaker refer to Ratio Mills (at Buckfastleigh) as 'Ratty - oh' Mills. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted March 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22, 2021 A spring time walk on 21st March 2021 along the towpath of the Calder & Hebble Navigation between Elland and Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve. Or for those who like a bit of monochrome. As the nearby A6025 road is currently closed between Elland and Brighouse for major repairs, the only sounds to be heard were from waterfowl in the canal and birdsong in the trees. Life almost felt normal - for the duration of the walk at least. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted March 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2021 On 22/02/2021 at 15:47, The White Rabbit said: Once on a South Devon Railway train, I overheard a native English speaker refer to Ratio Mills (at Buckfastleigh) as 'Ratty - oh' Mills. Maybe it is/was? Ratty, I mean. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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