Waking before six at this time of year is not a bad thing in my view, unless like me you have had insufficient sleep yet the brain will not close down. This dumb approach to life left me spotting this picture first thing and attempting to reproduce the yellowness of the early morning sun, quite something today. Within a few minutes I was on the bike and racing slowly towards the old railway in an attempt to enjoy cycling when its quiet.
Fifteen minutes later and the cloud was beginning to blot out the sun, typical. Instead I pondered over the farmer who has sown wheat here and is half way through harvesting the crop. He has been desperate to sell to a local money grabbing developer for years and once again has put in a bid to erect around 500 houses. This would fill the space between town and village causing much upset and ruining the old railway as a glimpse of country much loved and required by folks like me.
Who can blame a farmer for wanting out? Once Bexit comes and the promises of Brexiteers are seen as hollow regarding the cash farmers would receive, fishermen have just began t understand that also, then food production will be unprofitable and Farmer Jones's all over the shop will be unhappy. However a strenuous effort by people with talent has opposed this move once again and it may well be that they will succeed in stopping this development. Several others are ongoing all around this area, the Tories are keen to build on 'green land' as their friends the developers are cashing in and they get something out of it, those with expensive homes get bills and debt while we all lose a green lung.
Farmer Jones has got the huff once again and forced the Rangers to erect fences ensuring the public do not take their dogs onto his land, something they have been doing to his fallow fields for years. Behind this one he has also chopped trees and attempted vainly to block the long established path and ensure he is continued to be loved by local residents. Further up the road a similar large plot was threatened with housebuilding and someone bought the fields and turned them into a decent nature reserve, well it will be in a few years when grown. That would cost a great deal here however as the area is quite extensive.
How nice to see the bike out in the country again. Not that I went far, just far enough to wake me up, and then return to do the ironing and have a jolly day with that....any woman willing to lend a hand?
3 comments:
Greedy bunch, farmers.
I hope that that stretch of land can be kept from building, because if it isn't you can bet that it won't be used to build anything anyone normal can afford.
Lovely early morning photograph.
A fine steed Mr A although it looks as if the saddle could do with some TLC. I wonder if we will have a second referendum? because I think more people now understand the impact of leaving the EU.
Fly, He originally wished to place 1600 houses, now it is 150. No chance I hope.
Dave, The saddle indeed requires some work, so does the rest! 21 years old now the bike, does all I require.
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