Bob’s Sabbatical
October 13, 2009
We awoke
to a cool, cloudy day. There was mist
rising off the Rydal Water, and the swans were out, one with its head above
water, and the other underwater.
We head
for York, taking a detour (warning, 6-foot wide road ahead) to see the Church
at Troutbeck (“Jesus Church”) looking for Cowperthwaites in the graveyard – no luck.
Heading
southeast, we note lots of changes. We
leave the hills and lakes behind. We
notice that in place of rock walls in pastures, there are now hedge-rows. We also see that in place of stone, brick is
used for houses. The soil has also
changed – in Scotland it was almost black, in the Lake District it was fairly
dark. In Yorkshire, It is much lighter. There are fewer sheep here, more cattle and
horses. Also, the farms are not as “pristine”
as they were further north.
Here in
York, at “Bishops” Bed and Breakfast, we are not from the Old City of York, so
we will make a day of it there tomorrow.
Since we
were driving, I only took two pictures today, one of Cumbria, 
an etching (at lunch) of a bird holding binoculars, people-watching!
Peace,
Bob
Who wrote the line "and this gives life to thee"? I often think of that line when I am remembering ancestors. YOu remember or at least you are "flesh of their flesh", and so they live. And if you never find a grave, if you never find a birth or death recording, you can now know that you have walked the land and seen the hills and felt the wind. It was theirs and yours.
ReplyDeleteJulie...
ReplyDeleteThanks, it was Shakespeare, Sonnet 18.
But I loved your last line "you can now know that you have walked the land and seen the hills and felt the wind...I'm a little premature, but that brought back memories of walks around Jerusalem. Bob and Susan, something to look forward to and know the land was His and now will be yours.