tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post433400155537643725..comments2024-03-14T23:08:08.044-07:00Comments on Nilly Hall: BLUE HEAVEN nillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-44985241988447944802015-05-19T09:29:00.126-07:002015-05-19T09:29:00.126-07:00We too, have just had our annual walk in the nearb...We too, have just had our annual walk in the nearby Bluebell woods. Lovely!Vintage Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695570690989980599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-17688132077157945002015-05-18T15:51:18.822-07:002015-05-18T15:51:18.822-07:00Bluebells are one of my favourites - I picture the...Bluebells are one of my favourites - I picture the Cicely M. Barker flower fairy whenever I see them!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-57689182549317225412015-05-18T15:48:52.720-07:002015-05-18T15:48:52.720-07:00Lovely to meet you too, Susie and I hope you can c...Lovely to meet you too, Susie and I hope you can come to England again soon, to see more cottages and castles!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-90108037436355053162015-05-18T15:47:32.206-07:002015-05-18T15:47:32.206-07:00Yes - you have a good point there. If only such va...Yes - you have a good point there. If only such vandals would use up their energy in a paint-balling wood. We have several in these parts.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-56509835101445962582015-05-18T15:44:33.634-07:002015-05-18T15:44:33.634-07:00My favourite time of the year but it's very ni...My favourite time of the year but it's very nippy this year!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-10634035541409339662015-05-18T15:43:45.902-07:002015-05-18T15:43:45.902-07:00I agree. The Ripley estate is very efficiently run...I agree. The Ripley estate is very efficiently run with a lot of fences and barbed wire though I found a way into the woods further along our walk.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-71062800114479179632015-05-18T15:41:29.715-07:002015-05-18T15:41:29.715-07:00One good thing about a cool Spring is that the lov...One good thing about a cool Spring is that the lovely seasonal flowers last longer - they are my favourites.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-71926107205707830862015-05-18T15:40:04.394-07:002015-05-18T15:40:04.394-07:00How very interesting. I shall look into their fami...How very interesting. I shall look into their family history - thank you!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-60839772555034619772015-05-13T22:41:26.358-07:002015-05-13T22:41:26.358-07:00In answer to the comment you left on my blog about...In answer to the comment you left on my blog about Topcliffe Mill: one of the snippets of information that I did not include "The name of the mill and manor comes from John de Topcliffe, the youngest son of Thomas de Topcliffe of Yorkshire, who held the manor from 1363 to 1379". How he came to be down here I do not know.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-6750735924073782342015-05-10T11:00:55.956-07:002015-05-10T11:00:55.956-07:00Not only the bluebells are beautiful, but also the...Not only the bluebells are beautiful, but also the vibrant spring greens in the last photos. Very lovely all round.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816796977553847916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-40490507107424955992015-05-09T15:14:40.445-07:002015-05-09T15:14:40.445-07:00Even after reading the comments on your post, the ...Even after reading the comments on your post, the image that remains upmost in my mind is of the barbed wire around a Bluebell wood. It really troubles me. We don't have that here, unless there is foot and mouth disease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-87550085218748510222015-05-09T08:26:18.293-07:002015-05-09T08:26:18.293-07:00Lovely! AxxxLovely! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-41245291006419856132015-05-09T08:25:46.138-07:002015-05-09T08:25:46.138-07:00Lovely! AxxxLovely! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-61337906675679853102015-05-09T02:17:11.293-07:002015-05-09T02:17:11.293-07:00The bluebell wood is probably a lot safer with a f...The bluebell wood is probably a lot safer with a fence around it; I was in one recently that was badly trampled by "nature lovers". A £1,000 fine for attempted murder sounds a tad lenient. Had it been poacher taking pot-shots at his lordship we might have expected a different outcome. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-6085466146077940022015-05-09T00:24:11.959-07:002015-05-09T00:24:11.959-07:00Hoooo Nilly, fabulous places that we always show.
...Hoooo Nilly, fabulous places that we always show.<br />I wish I was there to take a walk in the beautiful countryside<br />or near that castle ....<br />E 'was great to meet you at the fair, too bad I do not speak English .....<br />That anger !!!!<br />Love Susy x*Susycottage*https://www.blogger.com/profile/12274068976835684515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-60146070152576572812015-05-08T23:44:39.493-07:002015-05-08T23:44:39.493-07:00Is there a finer natural sight than an English blu...Is there a finer natural sight than an English bluebell wood?<br />Glad that you weren't in the line of fire!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com