tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post5644261972327548456..comments2023-07-05T11:48:14.973+01:00Comments on LOOSE AND LEAFY in DORSET: MY NEW TREE (READY FOR FOLLOWING IN APRIL)Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-78065923251687466842015-03-11T10:12:50.029+00:002015-03-11T10:12:50.029+00:00reed beds and bird reserves please?reed beds and bird reserves please?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-19431649431812390382015-03-07T15:37:48.451+00:002015-03-07T15:37:48.451+00:00Thank you for the tour of Weymouth. As I recall, ...Thank you for the tour of Weymouth. As I recall, it's the setting for Jane Austin's "Persuasion"--I love Jane Austin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-51371224422407923942015-02-12T09:00:30.880+00:002015-02-12T09:00:30.880+00:00Great post. I do so love Weymouth and Nothe Fort!
...Great post. I do so love Weymouth and Nothe Fort!<br />Is the Monkey's Fist Restaurant still there in Hope Square? Ideal for lunch after a long walk!<br />I like the shape of your tree, but did I miss something along the way, or have you not named its species yet?<br />Looking forward to another great year of tree following with you :)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-53227248610898164522015-02-07T21:30:20.086+00:002015-02-07T21:30:20.086+00:00wonderful wander around Weymouth in the company of...wonderful wander around Weymouth in the company of your camera and gift for observation Lucy. Yes trees definitely call out though we may not hear them - it must have seen you coming from up on that hillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-56468058467447925942015-02-07T16:39:49.853+00:002015-02-07T16:39:49.853+00:00Hello Sue. I've tried blurring but my blurs lo...Hello Sue. I've tried blurring but my blurs look more like blotches. Perhaps I should practice?<br /><br />Hollis - so pleased you like that last picture as wallpaper - it's my current wallpaper too!Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-57629849729483761472015-02-07T16:38:14.112+00:002015-02-07T16:38:14.112+00:00Hello Philip. Place of contrasts includes summer b...Hello Philip. Place of contrasts includes summer business and winter emptiness.<br /><br />Hello Caroline. I couldn't let go of come trees and kept visiting them all until my list grew too long and I had to have a cull.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-45952913478736796462015-02-07T16:26:58.222+00:002015-02-07T16:26:58.222+00:00Neat to see your neighborhood! The last photo is ...Neat to see your neighborhood! The last photo is wonderful, wow. I grabbed it to add to my collection of stolen wallpaper :-)Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-36546767844682853582015-02-07T15:18:17.228+00:002015-02-07T15:18:17.228+00:00If you do end up with number plates you could blur...If you do end up with number plates you could blur them if you have a photo editor. Some great photos by the way Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-59573918282176898572015-02-06T21:19:12.521+00:002015-02-06T21:19:12.521+00:00I so enjoyed this post, Lucy. I'm still undeci...I so enjoyed this post, Lucy. I'm still undecided as to whether to stick with my Silver Birch or find a Plan B! Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-43497427743443475222015-02-06T17:33:06.757+00:002015-02-06T17:33:06.757+00:00I have always liked Weymouth, we used to go there ...I have always liked Weymouth, we used to go there for the beach when I was a child and I also spent many a happy hour trainspotting at the station. <br />It's a place of contrasts now with the posh marina and the closed shops which is a pity. Philip Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270337174345527565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-90213673445628003212015-02-06T16:15:34.496+00:002015-02-06T16:15:34.496+00:00Hello Mike. I doubt Weymouth has changed much sinc...Hello Mike. I doubt Weymouth has changed much since you were here. The only big deal difference in my eyes is that when the sailing Olympics came to Portland the bright, primary coloured stripy beach stalls on Weymouth beach were replaced with grey ones and the fairy lights along the promenade were changed to laser beams. This is a great deviation from the English seaside spirit and rather dreary - otherwise . . . the roundabout and the donkeys are there still in the summer!Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-43430895705323094962015-02-06T13:43:40.653+00:002015-02-06T13:43:40.653+00:00A most enjoyable post, and wonderful pictures.
I h...A most enjoyable post, and wonderful pictures.<br />I have visited there in the past but not recently. Flighty xx<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-43028991589829427742015-02-06T13:33:51.675+00:002015-02-06T13:33:51.675+00:00Hello Liz. I realise from other comments that perh...Hello Liz. I realise from other comments that perhaps I will need to say more about Weymouth itself through the year. More tours of its different aspects?Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-16796447229888525862015-02-06T13:32:39.163+00:002015-02-06T13:32:39.163+00:00Hi Colleen - about visiting Weymouth. Did you know...Hi Colleen - about visiting Weymouth. Did you know there are day trips from London by steam train in the summer? I don't know how long the journey takes that way so you might find you have to go back almost as soon as you arrive - but it would be fun.<br /><br />Expect you'd want to have time though to visit the Sub-tropical Gardens at Abbotsbury . . . and Chesil Beach . . . and have time to paddle and take a boat along the Jurassic Coast and . . .Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-53350730224458680962015-02-06T13:27:40.448+00:002015-02-06T13:27:40.448+00:00Cathy T. . . . the pictures I usually show on thi...Cathy T. . . . the pictures I usually show on this blog are reduced. This post is an exception.<br /><br />About 'cats' - I hesitated over whether I should stick to 'catamaran' or its more common abbreviation of 'cat'. Sorry to have disappointed you that there was nothing furry or purry in sight!<br /><br />About the Open ID . . . I don't use one. (I can't remember why I didn't get on with it when I tried.) But you are able to leave comments via Blogger and that leads us successfully to your blog. (As long as one clicks 'Web Page' rather than 'France' - which takes one off in an odd direction.)<br /><br />I have a Word Press ID as well as a Blogger one. Between them they seem to cover everything except blipfoto.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-79680742621775928312015-02-06T13:18:30.443+00:002015-02-06T13:18:30.443+00:00Hello Catherine. I arrived to live in Weymouth by ...Hello Catherine. I arrived to live in Weymouth by chance and have, since then, been astonished how little it is known and visited.<br /><br />About the age of trees in towns - I don't know how old this particular tree is but not terribly old I would think. Certainly not ancient. (I think when no-one is looking I'll need to measure round its trunk. The girth of a tree adds so much to its description.) Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-77777504170232295662015-02-06T13:15:17.076+00:002015-02-06T13:15:17.076+00:00Sarah at Down by the Sea - do you think my explana...Sarah at Down by the Sea - do you think my explanation to Diana has in any way managed to convey the geography of Weymouth? Do add to it if you would like!Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-54405772529396406042015-02-06T13:13:48.847+00:002015-02-06T13:13:48.847+00:00Hello Diana. The geography round here is almost im...Hello Diana. The geography round here is almost impossible to explain. Even the land the town of Weymouth is built on has changed size and shape as areas of marshland have been claimed and bits of sea filled in!<br /><br />The river Wey itself is short and small, with lots of little streams and rivulets suddenly converging in reed beds. The water which flows through these is then funnelled under a bridge and into the harbour which is big enough to contain a large marina for private sailing boats, a small fishing port, channel ferry provision and a small commercial port too. Although the sea swishes in and out of some of this - contributing a tidal element - it's still extraordinary how so much water can suddenly appear as if from no-where.<br /><br />But yes, Weymouth is at the mouth of the River Wey and bang on the coast next to the sea proper rather than in an estuary. And because of the way all are arranged, buildings, sea and fresh water lie adjacent rather than sequentially.<br /><br />I expect I will be able to use the location of this year's tree to show more of the town and explain something of its history. With it being an urban area, there aren't hedgerows and, although there are parks, I don't want to be too far sidelined in that direction.<br /><br />However there are, inevitably, lots of street plants. And, as wild plants, definitely belong on this blog.! I hope I will be able to include them - and the reed beds / bird reserves too for that matter.<br /><br />Bother - I'm setting myself up for lots of outings and long walks. Oh . . . and exploring coffee shops do you think?Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-60096842598960431502015-02-06T12:45:11.018+00:002015-02-06T12:45:11.018+00:00Thanks, Carolann.
Hi, Chel. I think following you...Thanks, Carolann.<br /><br />Hi, Chel. I think following your lampost is a brilliant idea. (It seems to be in the same style as those in my Weymouth photos.) There are so many places which are worthy of 'being aware of'. When I was walking down the steps between 'my' tree and the harbourside I was taking photos of the fossils in the stones and noting the small plants along the sides. (Even the hand-rail for that matter!)<br /><br />Hello Sarah. I'm sure you do miss some aspects of Weymouth but would be surprised if you didn't now get absorbed more into the life of West Dorset now you are there. It's not just West Bay . . . it's all the little lanes and . . . oh!Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-82181695247425108492015-02-06T12:24:41.905+00:002015-02-06T12:24:41.905+00:00What an adventure! And we got to enjoy your tour o...What an adventure! And we got to enjoy your tour of Weymouth as the background to your tree for 2015. lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763167955731744690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-35131021183799003592015-02-06T09:36:04.472+00:002015-02-06T09:36:04.472+00:00This was balm on a cold morning, to see the sea AN...This was balm on a cold morning, to see the sea AND your chosen tree for the first time. I haven't been to Weymouth for a long time, and you've made me want to get the train down. You never know...colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484411878651364981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-24377703688756704292015-02-06T09:31:14.454+00:002015-02-06T09:31:14.454+00:00What a great opening for your new tree! I enjoyed ...What a great opening for your new tree! I enjoyed so much ... but to think I decided to follow a tree in my own garden! The pictures of Weymouth look great (if only 'reduced' quality did that to mine). I've never been there so good to have a glimpse. Unfortunately, as a cat lover, I was busy looking for the 'cats' in one. (BTW I don't ever seem to be able to do the open ID thing - not just your blog)Cathy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03849922467924159839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-85567523126487707842015-02-06T09:30:40.402+00:002015-02-06T09:30:40.402+00:00Interesting photos and description of a part of th...Interesting photos and description of a part of the country I've never visited. I love the idea of urban trees living for centuries while life in the towns surrounding them changes almost beyond recognition. Looking forward to reading about your new tree and its context in Weymouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-12361335782804760702015-02-05T21:54:45.758+00:002015-02-05T21:54:45.758+00:00Did enjoy walking along with you, delightful along...Did enjoy walking along with you, delightful along the river? Or is it a bay? Hmm mouth of the Wey river?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-29950572359372984632015-02-05T21:13:35.185+00:002015-02-05T21:13:35.185+00:00So lovely to walk along the harbour with you. The ...So lovely to walk along the harbour with you. The harbour, the Nothe and Sandsfoot are the areas I miss the most. We don't often head over to Weymouth way now. I look forward to seeing your tree each month. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.com