tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966802467050066236.post4297328322520380472..comments2023-11-17T11:50:03.451-08:00Comments on About a Brook: Yockings GateKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365185962131795210noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966802467050066236.post-48491993683484525972007-06-03T13:03:00.000-07:002007-06-03T13:03:00.000-07:00It is, right on the very north east edge. It's a l...It is, right on the very north east edge. It's a lovely area, with Brick Kiln Farm and Blakemere further up. Very voley, too.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365185962131795210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966802467050066236.post-59589091038969370092007-06-03T12:59:00.000-07:002007-06-03T12:59:00.000-07:00Kate, I see what you mean, that's a lovely stretch...Kate, I see what you mean, that's a lovely stretch of brook. Where exactly is this, is it on the outskirts of the town?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966802467050066236.post-48152844419159829932007-06-02T01:01:00.000-07:002007-06-02T01:01:00.000-07:00Yes, the tiny blob near the swirls is a vole. They...Yes, the tiny blob near the swirls is a vole. They started fighting in the reeds on the right, a terrific fuss, and then broke out into the water.<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen any babies this year, but the area's teeming with wildlife. I almost trod on a rabbit that had decided to freeze rather than run, and there are dozens of field vole feeding stations in the hedges beyond. Standing watching that balloon, I felt as though I'd stepped into a David Inshaw painting.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365185962131795210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2966802467050066236.post-43159094348394259912007-06-02T00:55:00.000-07:002007-06-02T00:55:00.000-07:00Sorry about the usual supermarket blight.These are...Sorry about the usual supermarket blight.<BR/><BR/>These are lovely pictures, though. If you click (to enlarge) the middle one you can see some swirls in the water just up from a tuft of grass mid-stream. It is hard to make out anything solid but there's something to the left of the swirls, near the bank. Now you'll tell me that's not them at all!<BR/><BR/>Have you seen any smaller ones yet, which might be youngsters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com