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« on: October 29, 2006, 10:40:14 PM » |
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Autumn is here, the clocks have gone back and August seems a long way off but be of good cheer, this North Oxfordshire field looks as beautiful as ever
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Waterloo Wonderer
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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2006, 10:43:03 PM » |
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Not quite as many cows as August but hey I'mnot ;Dbitter!
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HA! That's so funny I forgot to laugh... excluding that first Ha.
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« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2006, 04:25:41 PM » |
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goodness...
who would have thought 20,000 nutters were morris dancing to bohemian rapsody in that feild but a few months ago...
looks quite enormal really, grass has recovered well though.
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anyone else up for cropredy this year? ...
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« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2006, 05:32:36 PM » |
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What a great photo!  |
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« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2006, 05:42:46 PM » |
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Good photo Martin, lost me bearings tho' (marbles more like  ) in the absence of the usual landmarks, is it taken from the top of the field looking towards the stage? |
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Live life, live love, Live for FAIRPORT!!!!!!
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« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2006, 10:16:10 PM » |
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Looks like it BD.
You wouldn't think looking at that photo that winter starts in 2 days! Its a funny old world.
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« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2006, 10:22:03 PM » |
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You got it Dave, the photo was taken from the top of the field by the main entrance, looking down towards the stage.
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« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2006, 10:47:33 PM » |
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and the cow on the left is saying...if you chew hard enough, I'm sure you can taste the faintest whiff of 6X
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« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2006, 11:04:46 PM » |
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That's why they are probably avoiding the top of the hill then.  There's probably a couple of feral folkies hiding in the bushes as well. Lovely photo, I was on the 361 last week but resisted the urge to call in. Does anyone have a photo of the field in snow? |
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« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2006, 11:14:06 PM » |
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wasn't there one on the FC website last year?
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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2006, 09:45:44 AM » |
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THere certainly was.....I took one of them. Probably still on here somewhere too....
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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2006, 11:32:10 AM » |
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Looks like it BD.
You wouldn't think looking at that photo that winter starts in 2 days! Its a funny old world.
Ur, that's because it doesn't. Winter starts December 21st. |
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« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2006, 11:35:59 AM » |
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Looks like it BD.
You wouldn't think looking at that photo that winter starts in 2 days! Its a funny old world.
Ur, that's because it doesn't. Winter starts December 21st. Yes and no, although traditionally you are certainly correct. I quote from the wikipedia: "Depending on place and culture, what is considered to be the start and end of winter vary. Contemporary meteorology takes winter to be the months of December, January, and February in the Northern Hemisphere and June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. However, many cultures in Europe and East Asia consider winter to begin in November." |
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« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2006, 11:42:32 AM » |
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Obviously, other locations may differ (like Australia, frinstance) , but in the UK, Winter is 21st Dec - 20th March, Spring 21st March - 20th June, Summer June 21 - Sept 20 and Autumn is Sept 21 to Dec 20th. These are governed by the Equinoxes and Solstices although these can vary by up to 2 days.
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« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2006, 12:57:19 PM » |
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Looks like it BD.
You wouldn't think looking at that photo that winter starts in 2 days! Its a funny old world.
Ur, that's because it doesn't. Winter starts December 21st. Ur, thats because it doesn't. The Celts used to celebrate Samhain on the 1st of November which they used to mark as the start of winter. A precurser to Halloween actually. |
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« Reply #15 on: October 31, 2006, 12:58:13 PM » |
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if it feels like winter and it looks like winter its probably england in august
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« Reply #16 on: October 31, 2006, 01:25:52 PM » |
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Could be the middle of July in Scotland though Jim  |
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« Reply #17 on: October 31, 2006, 02:03:13 PM » |
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I'm in Siberia right now.
I would hazzard to suggest that it's started already!
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« Reply #18 on: October 31, 2006, 02:23:15 PM » |
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Mike, you are absolutely right. Those Celts, wonderful people. All that woad!
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« Reply #19 on: October 31, 2006, 02:45:42 PM » |
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Mike, you are absolutely right. Those Celts, wonderful people. All that woad!
Apparently Woad may be better for you than you think. snip researchers have demonstrated that under the right growth conditions woad (Isatis tinctoria) produces astonishing amounts of glucobrassicin (GBS), a biochemical which may account for some of the cancer-fighting properties of related plants, such as broccoli. end snip And you thought it was only used to make Mel Gibson look cool in Braveheart  |
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