Cornerstones

Thursday 19th August 2004, page 2 of 2
Wild West Yorkshire nature diary

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capstonesWhere the Huddersfield Road crosses Smithy Brook, in the shadow of a disused grey brick viaduct, a row of capstones from the top of the wall have been removed. I feel that a detail of history, a small part of the character of our locality has gone.

While I bemoan the state of the countryside, Nature takes a less discriminating view: even rubbish opens up a host of possibilities.


I guess I'm the sort of guy who would say that this jug was half empty.

moorhens

Backwaters

Last week's floods have subsided, revealing a low silty ridge, colonised by Himalayan Balsam which has now been flattened by the floodwaters. This ridge, once an island, is in part made up of the rubbish that has been washed down the river along with the silt.

More assorted details of our everyday existence have been dumped by the latest inundation: the remains of an inflatable plastic paddling pool (or is it a dingy?) and a foot-square block of foam insulation. On this two moorhens perch. Their long-legged youngster, like some prehistoric bird ancestor, squats gawkily between them. Next Page

Richard Bell, richard@willowisland.co.uk

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