Comments on: Cross Fell ??? Fiends, Rivers, Paths and Poets

By: McEff

McEff — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:59:15 +0000

Hi Jeanne. Good to hear from you. I’ve just read up on Mount Rainier and it sounds like a very impressive place. It certainly looks very spectacular. Have a great time. And I hope there are no eruptions in the next few weeks.
All the best, Alen

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By: mandala56

mandala56 — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 01:20:00 +0000

Fantastic. As you can see, I’ve gotten behind, but would never miss a post…
I even recognized a railway goods wagon on another site, thanks to you! Ha!
I’ll be climbing my own mountain (well, part of it- Mt. Rainier is my favorite place for hiking) so I’ll be behind again when I get back… I’ll look forward to catching up!
Jeanne K.

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By: McEff

McEff — Fri, 30 May 2014 11:14:14 +0000

Hiya Loty. Yes, you’re correct there. Going back to Cross Fell, although I have been before, was a completely different experience. Going back to ld places you do see them in a different light.
Cheers, Alen

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By: dabawenyo life

dabawenyo life — Fri, 30 May 2014 06:42:29 +0000

Interesting!
Going back to places we’ve been to before is not like doing things over again. For there awaits another experience, then will figure out something new, see things we didn’t noticed before, new thoughts, and making another memories. Cross fell looks beautiful and vast… and peaceful but it can be horrifying too.
Loty

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By: McEff

McEff — Tue, 27 May 2014 14:39:05 +0000

Hi David. The B/T had me stumped and I had several attempts at deciphering it ??? all of them failures. Birth of the Tees is pretty good actually, and if I had thought of it then I would have put it up as a suggestion. I’m glad I didn’t now.
Yes, Cross Fell is very bleak and can be a daunting place in cold weather. On my previous visit, which was in winter, I returned home with a painful rash right down my back and I can only put it down to the effects of the icy wind on perspiration. It was as if my back had been scoured with a Brillo pad. Not a pleasant experience.
Colin is a fascinating bloke. He’s what I would call a “one-off”. With your knowledge of the biodiversity of the area I expect you’d get on extremely well with him.
All the best, Alen

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By: Jo Woolf

Jo Woolf — Tue, 27 May 2014 06:52:17 +0000

Haha, thanks for the good laugh this morning! ????

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By: David

David — Tue, 27 May 2014 03:07:49 +0000

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this Alen. Cross Fell and weather certainly go together and many a walker has left the mountain a lot wiser for their brief visit to the summit.

The link by Jo Woolf is also interesting and has highlighted I have been labouring under the illusion that BT stood for Birth of the Tees for decades. Just shows you cannot believe everything you learn at school.

Sometimes you have to place yourself in the way of luck and your chance encounter with Colin Simms certainly demonstrates that – what a wonderful character to meet.
Cheers, David

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By: McEff

McEff — Mon, 26 May 2014 20:33:52 +0000

Hi Jo. St Augustine caused me several problems because I almost fell into the trap myself. Still, we both came through unscathed. Perhaps it was some sort of test and we are both candidates for sainthood ourselves. I have been known to work miracles with the leftovers from the Sunday roast and a bag of basmati.
That snippet of song came to me as I was writing, and the bell makes sense. I???ve searched the internet for the rest of the song but drawn a blank. I think it was taught to us by a teacher called Stuart Lawrence, who played a big part in the British folk revival in the 1950s and 60s. I shall wrack my brains and see if I can come up with more.
I???m a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to maps and navigation ??? paper maps and compasses. None of your high-tech stuff where your life depends on military bods in the US manipulating satellites. This probably explains why I get lost so much. I keep meaning to write a post on this subject.
Thank you very much for the info regarding the stone at the source of the Tees. So it???s a boundary stone with the landowners??? initials. All has been revealed and successfully concluded. I shall tweak my post accordingly.
All the best, Alen

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By: Jo Woolf

Jo Woolf — Mon, 26 May 2014 12:23:21 +0000

Hi Alen, I have exactly the same problem as Mountain Coward (above) in that I think of so many comments and then forget them by the end of the post! If I do happen to remember any, they are lost when I start laughing at the comments.
So I will do my best! Beginning with St Augustine – all well dressed saints had a hand bell, so I am fascinated by the scrap of song that you remembered from childhood. I nearly fell into the trap of the ‘two Augustines’ when writing about the Augustinian monastery at St Andrews. That’s also an excellent thought about where the demons were driven to, and I bet St Augustine wishes he had thought about this beforehand. I love the photos – Cross Fell does look a bleak place, though, and I can only imagine its horrible wind. The stuff legends are made of! ???? And yes, I can waste hours looking at an OS map. A proper paper one, not the kind I am supposed to be able to use on the iPad! And do not mention the X Factor! I gave up watching reality TV and feel so much better! Colin Simms sounds like a fascinating guy and I will take a look at that link. Regarding the letters on the Tees source stone, I do love a cryptic mystery so I did a bit of research and came up with this: http://www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk/teessrce.html
I hope that’s covered everything! ???? Great post, as always!

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By: mountaincoward

mountaincoward — Sat, 24 May 2014 13:59:06 +0000

Ha ha! I have to admit that I quite enjoyed working until about 40 myself – perhaps a lack of imagination before then?

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By: McEff

McEff — Sat, 24 May 2014 13:31:11 +0000

I’m all for that, Carol. Work started damaging me after 16.

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By: mountaincoward

mountaincoward — Sat, 24 May 2014 12:08:45 +0000

Actually, I think multi-tasking at work is the main thing battering my brain to death – that and my age means I can’t cope with doing it all the time any more. I think work is damaging after about 50 – time I retired!

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