tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post4395923746472908517..comments2024-03-23T20:59:24.568+00:00Comments on northern pies: What’s this then?Mike Knipehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-30914889900295355062011-08-09T22:39:52.457+01:002011-08-09T22:39:52.457+01:00Its a dark red helleborine. There's 1000 spike...Its a dark red helleborine. There's 1000 spikes of it in Bishop Middleham quarry.<br />If they let the vegetation grow, it'll reduce in numbers in the quarry. The question is, do they allow nature to take it's course or not?Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-54489988380872085312011-08-09T21:42:03.107+01:002011-08-09T21:42:03.107+01:00It does look like the Helleborine, which is an end...It does look like the Helleborine, which is an endangered species. Its an orchidicklebigsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355841535773623424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-62341142274417634082011-08-07T22:05:10.091+01:002011-08-07T22:05:10.091+01:00Sorry about the delay in replying, Phil, I was cyc...Sorry about the delay in replying, Phil, I was cycling back from the West wing where we keep the captured ramblers. It takes a while, as its uphill. Apparently one of the wolves had eaten one of them. <br />You're probably right. Ah ha is a pop group isn't it? Silly me. Its the blog sub-editorial team. Theyre just not up to it any more.Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-80623206048770065772011-08-07T21:52:14.065+01:002011-08-07T21:52:14.065+01:00Mr Knipe. "Ah ha"? Would that be ha ha ...Mr Knipe. "Ah ha"? Would that be ha ha that you are thinking about? Me thinks you are trying to make us think that Knipe Towers is grander than it really is.PhilWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009521573076514881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-84890670056621378392011-08-07T19:23:29.627+01:002011-08-07T19:23:29.627+01:00Its the County flower of Banffshire, apparently.Its the County flower of Banffshire, apparently.Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-11485775933480437762011-08-07T17:45:59.429+01:002011-08-07T17:45:59.429+01:00Yes!!
Not that I'm at all competitive... ahem....Yes!!<br />Not that I'm at all competitive... ahem.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089530928216314797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-31663805065749106652011-08-07T16:04:58.895+01:002011-08-07T16:04:58.895+01:00Hmm..... a mind-altering helleborine..?
This is a...Hmm..... a mind-altering helleborine..? <br />This is all possible. That's a disused magnesian limestone quarry of the very kind that gets SSSI.<br />Looks like Louise has it.Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-3138182233988290202011-08-07T11:56:11.146+01:002011-08-07T11:56:11.146+01:00Oooo, I love a mystery! What about this? Scroll ri...Oooo, I love a mystery! What about this? Scroll right, all the way. Looks a bit similar?http://www.british-wild-flowers.co.uk/H-Flowers/Helleborine,%20Dark%20Red.htmLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089530928216314797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-2711997086084336932011-08-07T11:02:58.780+01:002011-08-07T11:02:58.780+01:00Well, I'll start the bidding with "some k...Well, I'll start the bidding with "some kind of helleborine". Would that be an old limestone quarry ?Oldmortalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828967124865650752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-10198447159559817872011-08-07T00:51:00.494+01:002011-08-07T00:51:00.494+01:00It could be a kind of plant that might contain a m...It could be a kind of plant that might contain a mind-altering drug of some sort.<br /><br />Alert the local youth immediately. So they can give it a wide berth.Peter Crawfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-3050793544844667262011-08-06T23:59:22.356+01:002011-08-06T23:59:22.356+01:00Alan - Some of the gardeners wanted to put it on t...Alan - Some of the gardeners wanted to put it on the compost, but I said "no!" <br />At the moment we're trying to make beer out of it.<br />I like to think of it as a kind of Ray Mears moment...Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-44355092517408793582011-08-06T23:56:12.455+01:002011-08-06T23:56:12.455+01:00You'll be needing a country type to come by yo...You'll be needing a country type to come by your blog to answer this one, Mr Knipe.<br /><br />Looks like a weed to me. If it was in my garden I would be digging the fella up. <br /><br />Or mowing it probably. Much easier to mow the things than digging them up. It's better for your back, see, look you?Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.com