Comments on: Wild Winds and the Wain Stones https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/ ...and a few more reasons for climbing mountains Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:44:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: slipperywitch https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-5205 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:44:04 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-5205 Just as a by the way – I actually first heard Joy of Living sung by Rory MacLeod. If you haven’t come across this guy, I highly recommend him. A real troubador who writes great lyrics of his own. Try ‘Mouth to Mouth’ and check out http://www.rorymacleod.com.

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]]> By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-5027 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:42:26 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-5027 I remember, Mrs Potter, circa 1966, a teacher of mine called Mr Ramsay saying that the human form will evolve into a big head with little tiny legs, because we will be beings who use our minds but do nothing physical. Perhaps he should have carved that into a rock. I wish he had, because I bet I’m the only one who remembers it.
Cheers, Alen

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]]> By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-5026 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:35:56 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-5026 Hi there Slipperywitch. Good to hear from you. And no, The Joy of Living is a new one on me. I’ve just been listening to it on Youtube. What a powerful song! I think I should familiarise myself with more of Ewan’s songs because I’ve been dipping into them in the past couple of days and there’s a wealth of material out there.
Thanks also for the confirmation on the Cleveland Hills theory. If that’s come from a Yorkshireman then it must be right! (and that’s from me, born a Lancastrian)
All the best, Alen

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]]> By: slipperywitch https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-5020 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:19:59 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-5020 Great blog, lovely pictures, fascinating history and beautifully written as ever, Alen. Are you familiar with Ewan MacColl’s The Joy of Living? I read it for my Dad’s funeral. Also a celebration of the outdoors and freedom. Also, my husband, a Yorkshireman, says you’re right about the Cleveland Hills, and that the Hambledon Hills are the southern part of the North York Moors National Park!

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]]> By: rthepotter https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-5019 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:12:10 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-5019 Yes, maybe them in a hundred years will be amazed that people went up these eminences at all, as all of us will have atrophied little leggies and be built into wheels from birth. Time’s perspective … like the ferret recipe.

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]]> By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-4995 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 12:27:32 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-4995 Hi Chris. Be careful. And take a pitchfork with you just in case you get the opportunity to capture some paratroopers. Nowhere and nobody is safe these days.
Cheers, Alen

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]]> By: chrisharrison2013 https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-4993 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 10:38:32 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-4993 So many buildings are built from a similar coloured stone that those rock formations start to look almost man made, like citadels.

I always enjoy reading about what the earlier generations got up to, whether it’s vandalising bits of the environment or fighting the Bosch with umbrellas. You have inspired me to go outdoors now. I’m going to put on my plus fours, go up to the Lake District and see if I can bag a couple of stray Messerschmidts flying over Helm Crag!

Chris

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]]> By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-4979 Sat, 15 Feb 2014 12:58:00 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-4979 Jo, I laughed out loud at the Joni Mitchell admission. Having said that, I didn’t realise Woodstock was one of her songs. I was brought up on the Matthews Southern Comfort version, which got to No 1 if I remember correctly. It was one of the first songs I learnt to play on the guitar. I’ve just watched Joni Mitchell singing it live on Youtube, and I must admit she has a wider vocal range than me. She’s a bit better looking as well.
Good point about the buildings. I suppose the graffiti in Pompeii and the Viking graffiti in MaesHowe, on Orkney, are valuable historical records. Perhaps I should have a rethink on this issue.
Cheers, Alen

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]]> By: Jo Woolf https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-4977 Sat, 15 Feb 2014 11:17:47 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-4977 Great post and pics, Alen. It looks very blustery! I love that rock formation. I am in two minds about carving your initials in rocks. I would never do it, but at what stage does it become history? It’s like demolishing buildings that we now think are eyesores, as they did in the 1960s – but how many would have been listed today? A perplexing little question! ???? PS Until fairly recently I used to think Joni Mitchell was singing about Woodstock in Oxfordshire, if that is any consolation.

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]]> By: Hanna https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-4958 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:23:55 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-4958 You’re welcome, Alen. It’s a lovely humorous tale with many beautiful pictures.
Thanks for sharing,
Hanna

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]]> By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-4953 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:00:02 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-4953 Ta for that, Hanna

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]]> By: McEff https://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/13/wild-winds-and-the-wain-stones/#comment-4952 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:58:41 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7377#comment-4952 Hi there Smackedpentax. Thanks very much for your comment. Hope you have a warmer day for your visit to the Wain Stones.
Cheers, Alen

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