tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post8599968373679533202..comments2023-12-31T13:20:27.351+00:00Comments on Saltaire Daily Photo: Drystone wallsjennyfreckleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-84188488244210941122010-07-24T13:14:50.729+01:002010-07-24T13:14:50.729+01:00So pretty the lavender flowers against all that go...So pretty the lavender flowers against all that gorgeous stone! ~LiliLilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003968489244660242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-81244473648357782482010-07-24T01:36:47.553+01:002010-07-24T01:36:47.553+01:00I've always been fascinated by these walls. I...I've always been fascinated by these walls. It's so telling of the landscape there, and very beautiful. Of course, the history is amazing to me.T. Becquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394719490343354486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-67000795585213099452010-07-24T00:22:11.666+01:002010-07-24T00:22:11.666+01:00I feel lucky if my fence lasts 10 years. I'd e...I feel lucky if my fence lasts 10 years. I'd enjoy visiting this area. Pretty picture with some great history.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241826760468021711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-41870443702375271232010-07-23T18:43:29.243+01:002010-07-23T18:43:29.243+01:00Amazing that they are still there! Such an intere...Amazing that they are still there! Such an interesting history. I like the flowers in your picture too.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-28202248462391671582010-07-23T17:58:02.880+01:002010-07-23T17:58:02.880+01:00How beautiful and intriguing! I never would have g...How beautiful and intriguing! I never would have guessed that so much thought went into a fence built out of a pile of rocks! :o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637557309399845617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-51009466899088408222010-07-23T17:56:15.973+01:002010-07-23T17:56:15.973+01:00You have a wonderful scene here with the walls and...You have a wonderful scene here with the walls and wild flowers. It was such a resourceful way to get the rocks picked up and then also have fences too.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-82394018005734260542010-07-23T17:12:45.261+01:002010-07-23T17:12:45.261+01:00lovely place..full of colors and peaceful! regards...lovely place..full of colors and peaceful! regardsCostea Andrea Mihaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444420721520338124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-58912664327779277812010-07-23T15:52:15.419+01:002010-07-23T15:52:15.419+01:00I can only imagine the labor that went into buildi...I can only imagine the labor that went into building those. Amazing. I loved the photos from both today and yesterday showing these walls. How peaceful, calming and beautiful.Scott Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987812136291082288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-13005170716162072922010-07-23T14:25:30.489+01:002010-07-23T14:25:30.489+01:00These walls are fantastic! You can find walls buil...These walls are fantastic! You can find walls built this way in northern Portugal and the Azores Archipelago too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-24584041549191489132010-07-23T12:18:36.183+01:002010-07-23T12:18:36.183+01:00I love reading about stuff that's so old and s...I love reading about stuff that's so old and so historical. I would love to visit England. The history fascinates me. And it's so....o.l.d. :)RoeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00131723337404316867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-55767650552182431892010-07-23T11:57:52.147+01:002010-07-23T11:57:52.147+01:00My father was an amateur dry stone waller and our ...My father was an amateur dry stone waller and our old garden was full of his creations. I remember as a child watching him shape and match the stones.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-48941959754621992552010-07-23T11:04:58.218+01:002010-07-23T11:04:58.218+01:00A typical landmark of Yorkshire. It is hard to bel...A typical landmark of Yorkshire. It is hard to believe how much work went into these without machinery.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-15949878956687696002010-07-23T10:09:35.007+01:002010-07-23T10:09:35.007+01:00The drystone walls really make the northern countr...The drystone walls really make the northern countryside so special.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-47423862115183784522010-07-23T09:27:31.504+01:002010-07-23T09:27:31.504+01:00Whow! Dertbyshire ahs them too around Maccelsfield...Whow! Dertbyshire ahs them too around Maccelsfield.Here around our Macclesfield we have them too although not as old.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-9688831116550583322010-07-23T08:55:44.447+01:002010-07-23T08:55:44.447+01:00We also have drystone walls around here; But they ...We also have drystone walls around here; But they are looking different, even if the idea is the same: they seem simple, but they are a kind of very special technology.And all of them are very old and still standing!Malysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285965495493508425noreply@blogger.com