I have been keeping my eyes open for someone repairing a dry stone wall which I thought might make a nice post for my Leeds in Yorkshire Photography blog. I was driving back from Lancashire along a country lane when I saw this chap and his mate fixing a stretch of wall adjacent to the road.
This is David and he is a dairy farmer who keeps Friesians on his farm and on this day he was out fixing a length of dry stone wall on a neighbouring farm. I have always been interested in farming, but like most city dwellers I do not often get a chance to explore this aspect of our countryside.
I love this part of the world and am pleased to live here and it really would not be the same if these thousands of miles of dry stone wall were allowed to fall into disrepair.
David has 2 bulls on his farm, so his cows do not see quite so much of the AI man as perhaps is more common on some farms.
David, if you read this, thank you for the chat and if you are in Lancashire then I am sorry. I should have asked, I know I was not far away from either Yorks or Lancs when I spoke with you. Also David I would love to come and look at your farm, meet your animals and perhaps take some more pictures, there is a contact me near the top of this page. Thanks again
Paul
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How can you not love a landscape like this. Very English it is. And as someone who lives in an area where there are horses everywhere I will have to approve of Dave and his Dutch horses. It would be great to see some photos from his farm.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this post because I am and have been a stone wall kind of man having dug the stone out of a creek bed, a long time ago, to make some low walls around my backyard. It is something I have to do about once in 20 years. I have to take the stones out and put them back or just allow them to look wild and woody.
ReplyDeleteThese walls look like the stones are cemented in place. Mine are free standing but then I don't have a tall wall like these you photographed. What was the man doing. It looks like he has a sledge hammer in his hand.
That chap really had a wonderful chat with you seems ..He motivated you with his work..Great one..Unseen Rajasthan
ReplyDeleteWhat a great picture...and there's so much skill in dry-stone walling. It used to amaze me each time I climbed over one (on a stile of course) whilst hiking how intricate they were.
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