tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post4687949825361309233..comments2023-07-25T13:50:02.601+01:00Comments on My Word 1: FOOTLOOSE AND BUZZINGZACLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-66583061872337590322014-08-16T13:41:10.490+01:002014-08-16T13:41:10.490+01:00Hi Snowbird,
Thank you for your comments. As ment...Hi Snowbird,<br /><br />Thank you for your comments. As mentioned, the last occupants of one of the cottages left in recent times. Once mum died, her son moved out onto other things. We wandered the through the empty property some months later, we gazed at wallpaper of time past, a chimney breast that was intact, as was the rest of the house. After that it was marked up as unsafe to enter. Truly, with neglect, it had deteriorated quickly.<br /><br />It is known who lived in those houses when the estate was occupied and what the tenants' work and functions were. There is a nearby heritage centre, which is very well run where there are people who cannot only show pictorial history of life on the estate, some also remember it from their youth. It makes it less of a loss. <br /><br />Like you, when I see ruins elsewhere, I too think about what kind of lives may have been lived and who lived them.<br /><br />ZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-72802420458267708192014-08-15T20:56:23.295+01:002014-08-15T20:56:23.295+01:00What a lovely post, you do have some sweet places ...What a lovely post, you do have some sweet places to walk in. I always find something a little haunting and sad about deserted cottages, we see them in Formby woods by the beach, it gets you wondering as to who lived in them. I hope the bees go forth and multiply, their numbers seem to drop each year. They will love the thistle.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-32344596424325427712014-08-15T20:38:42.761+01:002014-08-15T20:38:42.761+01:00Hi GillyK,
I suppose a ramble would work, we ambl...Hi GillyK,<br /><br />I suppose a ramble would work, we ambled. The activity and scenery got me thinking the same as you. <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the pictures.ZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-90571403320602527552014-08-15T18:02:40.030+01:002014-08-15T18:02:40.030+01:00It looks a super place for a ramble - wild grass a...It looks a super place for a ramble - wild grass and flowers, bees and the sea. What more could anyone want? Great photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-22179142878864265942014-08-14T19:38:54.376+01:002014-08-14T19:38:54.376+01:00Thank you for your appreciation of my photos. You ...Thank you for your appreciation of my photos. You make an astute observation about the harbour wall, Mr F. It's what is known as a Bremner Harbour. See the following link.<br /><br />http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jeOMfpYMOtYC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=bremner+harbour+walls&source=bl&ots=aD7BOVYf4i&sig=oZDGfKHs9PuqxDlzSvV-ovefaHM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FQHtU-uOFpCy7AaJsIGgDw&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=bremner%20harbour%20walls&f=false<br /><br />I would not be surprised if the same construction could be made to work in some of the flood areas we saw through the last Winter. Or, maybe that thought is too fanciful...<br /><br />ZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-24563201746253657422014-08-14T11:06:50.919+01:002014-08-14T11:06:50.919+01:00A most enjoyable post, and terrific photos. It loo...A most enjoyable post, and terrific photos. It looks, and sounds,like you had a good day.<br />The vertical stonework in the top of the last picture caught my eye as being unusual compared to the lower horizontal wall. <br />Flighty xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com