How busy is Byrhtnoth.....

Byrhtnoth (Old English: Byrhtnoð), Ealdorman of Essex (c. 931 - 11 August 991), died at the Battle of Maldon. His name is composed of the Old English beorht (bright) and noþ (courage).







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He's as unmoving as the tractor in yeterday's shot   A constant stream of visitors to the locale.  Was the Pocket3 discretely magmounted again?

Blériot53 Posted at 2-8 01:14
He's as unmoving as the tractor in yeterday's shot   A constant stream of visitors to the locale.  Was the Pocket3 discretely magmounted again?

hahaha.  Id actually put the P3 on my main carbon fibre tripod and let it in front of a bench,   it seemed to go unnoticed.  
Did you notice th4e sky moving in different directions.  

DAFlys Posted at 2-8 01:17
hahaha.  Id actually put the P3 on my main carbon fibre tripod and let it in front of a bench,   it seemed to go unnoticed.  
Did you notice th4e sky moving in different directions.

I didn't. I shall have to watch it again now..........

DAFlys Posted at 2-8 01:17
hahaha.  Id actually put the P3 on my main carbon fibre tripod and let it in front of a bench,   it seemed to go unnoticed.  
Did you notice th4e sky moving in different directions.

It's more evident in the early part of the sequence. Curious.

Blériot53 Posted at 2-8 01:22
It's more evident in the early part of the sequence. Curious.

Ive captured that a few times now so it must be quite common.

DAFlys Posted at 2-8 01:33
Ive captured that a few times now so it must be quite common.

There's the merest hint of sleet in the rain here just now - but it's fine like the drizzle.
And of course it's having no effect on the wet ground.

Blériot53 Posted at 2-8 01:35
There's the merest hint of sleet in the rain here just now - but it's fine like the drizzle.
And of course it's having no effect on the wet ground.

Certainly brought the temperature down though I bet.  

DAFlys Posted at 2-8 01:38
Certainly brought the temperature down though I bet.

It's +2 C at the moment

Blériot53 Posted at 2-8 02:01
It's +2 C at the moment

Positively tropical then.  

DAFlys Posted at 2-8 02:11
Positively tropical then.

Feels colder. I've turned the heating up a notch. Mrs.B is still abed, and the drizzle has turned to fine sleet-snow.

Very nice lapse.  Interesting how the clouds are moving in several different directions.  

DAFlys Posted at 2-8 01:38
Certainly brought the temperature down though I bet.

Proof of the fleeting snowfall.  It's all melted away again now.

Blériot53 Posted at 2-8 02:17
Feels colder. I've turned the heating up a notch. Mrs.B is still abed, and the drizzle has turned to fine sleet-snow.

Now thats a luxury,    actually both are.

Blériot53 Posted at 2-8 07:22
Proof of the fleeting snowfall.  It's all melted away again now.

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Looks like you have about the same as shown on that Pixies channel.   Did you send up the drone?

DowntownRDB Posted at 2-8 03:52
Very nice lapse.  Interesting how the clouds are moving in several different directions.

thank DT.  Ive picked that bi motion up a few times so it must be quite a common phenomenon.

DAFlys Posted at 2-9 01:38
Looks like you have about the same as shown on that Pixies channel.   Did you send up the drone?

No.  It was too wet and miserable.

Blériot53 Posted at 2-9 04:30
No.  It was too wet and miserable.

Thats a shame,  perhaps you should have popped over towards Buxton.    I wonder why its so bad there compared to you,   is it higher?

DAFlys Posted at 2-9 04:37
Thats a shame,  perhaps you should have popped over towards Buxton.    I wonder why its so bad there compared to you,   is it higher?

Buxton is actually in a hollow, but the ranges of hills around do channel the bad weather in their direction.

Blériot53 Posted at 2-9 04:50
Buxton is actually in a hollow, but the ranges of hills around do channel the bad weather in their direction.

It's not fair then that they are hogging all the snow.

DAFlys Posted at 2-9 04:56
It's not fair then that they are hogging all the snow.

Even in Chapel it was beginning to melt as we came out of the café.

DAFlys Posted at 2-9 01:41
thank DT.  Ive picked that bi motion up a few times so it must be quite a common phenomenon.

My pleasure DA.  I guess I just have never watched the sky close enough to see it before but it is definitely obvious on your video.  

DAFlys Posted at 2-8 01:38
Certainly brought the temperature down though I bet.

This was the situation at the foot of Winnats on Thursday, as sent to me by a local.......

Blériot53 Posted at 2-10 00:08
This was the situation at the foot of Winnats on Thursday, as sent to me by a local.......

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Thats absolutely lovely,   im pleased you ventured out.   It doesnt look like it was closed to traffic either.  

Blériot53 Posted at 2-9 05:44
Even in Chapel it was beginning to melt as we came out of the café.

Its turned into a mild day here today,  even a bit of sun out there,  more rain later though and lots of flooding on the way to the MIL, the local canal had broken its banks over the adjacent fields.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 2-9 13:08
My pleasure DA.  I guess I just have never watched the sky close enough to see it before but it is definitely obvious on your video.

I have a feeling what we are seeing is a sea breeze,  with the cool air incoming and the warm air outgoing higher up.

DAFlys Posted at 2-10 03:11
I have a feeling what we are seeing is a sea breeze,  with the cool air incoming and the warm air outgoing higher up.

Ahh, so the opposite of cloud inversion.  

DAFlys Posted at 2-10 01:33
Thats absolutely lovely,   im pleased you ventured out.   It doesnt look like it was closed to traffic either.

It's not my shot - as i said -sent to me by a local

DAFlys Posted at 2-10 02:13
Its turned into a mild day here today,  even a bit of sun out there,  more rain later though and lots of flooding on the way to the MIL, the local canal had broken its banks over the adjacent fields.

Dry enough today to complete the boundary circuit. Just 6 miles today, and mostly downhill.
And I saw the cormorant again - with his mate this time.

Blériot53 Posted at 2-10 06:45
It's not my shot - as i said -sent to me by a local

oh sorry,   yes you did mention that you'd asked for something.    Shame you didnt venture down it looked really nice.

DAFlys Posted at 2-10 23:52
oh sorry,   yes you did mention that you'd asked for something.    Shame you didnt venture down it looked really nice.

Knowing my luck I'd have got stuck there
Quite foggy here this morning - I may abandon today's excursion.

Blériot53 Posted at 2-10 23:56
Knowing my luck I'd have got stuck there
Quite foggy here this morning - I may abandon today's excursion.

Rain here but it should be stopping any minute.    Just got back from a long wet walk.

DAFlys Posted at 2-10 23:58
Rain here but it should be stopping any minute.    Just got back from a long wet walk.

I was quite tired after completing the boundary walk yesterday, so it might be a day of rest and catch-up today. Unfortunate you got a soaking this morning. Did it start while you were out?
If it's raining before i set off i usually abandon, or postpone until it stops.

DowntownRDB Posted at 2-10 06:12
Ahh, so the opposite of cloud inversion.

Indeed,  although I really detest the name of that when it's just low cloud.  

Blériot53 Posted at 2-10 07:14
Dry enough today to complete the boundary circuit. Just 6 miles today, and mostly downhill.
And I saw the cormorant again - with his mate this time.

Is that the complete circuit finished now?

DAFlys Posted at 2-11 00:16
Is that the complete circuit finished now?

Yes. I've compiled all the video, and it comes to 7.5 hours.
But that's not allowing for rest-breaks of course.
I reckon it would be at least a ten-hour day to complete the full circuit.

Blériot53 Posted at 2-11 00:05
I was quite tired after completing the boundary walk yesterday, so it might be a day of rest and catch-up today. Unfortunate you got a soaking this morning. Did it start while you were out?
If it's raining before i set off i usually abandon, or postpone until it stops.

It had stopped raining so I abandoned the dishwasher emptying and set off,   about 20 minutes later it started again,    sad thing was that the forecast had been clear for today,  and now it just keeps moving.     Hoping to get SWMBOd out for a bit along the sea front which is her preferred route as its flat and tarmac.

I found a 10 miles circular walk around Buttermere the other day that looks good and includes a water fall but it's taking some work to persuade her about adding it to the itinerary.  

DAFlys Posted at 2-11 00:31
It had stopped raining so I abandoned the dishwasher emptying and set off,   about 20 minutes later it started again,    sad thing was that the forecast had been clear for today,  and now it just keeps moving.     Hoping to get SWMBOd out for a bit along the sea front which is her preferred route as its flat and tarmac.

I found a 10 miles circular walk around Buttermere the other day that looks good and includes a water fall but it's taking some work to persuade her about adding it to the itinerary.

I don't think she'd regret it - it's a lovely area.

Blériot53 Posted at 2-11 00:23
Yes. I've compiled all the video, and it comes to 7.5 hours.
But that's not allowing for rest-breaks of course.
I reckon it would be at least a ten-hour day to complete the full circuit.

Are you thinking about offering that walk to the walking group then?

DAFlys Posted at 2-11 00:37
Are you thinking about offering that walk to the walking group then?

Well the idea is for the several groups to come together and do the circuit during the Summer Solstice.
I read somewhere that the tradition of "Beating the bounds"  - walking the boundary of  a Parish - was usually carried out around that date to allow maximum daylight hours.
And it's the 20th anniversary of the local U3A, so it's my proposal for a celebratory event.