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Title: The Sound of Silence
Post by: bucketman on October 23, 2012, 04:49:22 pm
Went for a Little wander today. There was no noise no wind and no clouds. But it was the lack of noise that got you it was weird. Heres a pic from by the pub. The pub is hiding in the trees.
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Post by: Bionic on October 23, 2012, 04:50:03 pm
Looks fabulous
Sally
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Post by: bucketman on October 23, 2012, 04:51:24 pm
and that was taken today 23/10/12
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Post by: Womble on October 23, 2012, 05:13:53 pm
Please tell me there weren't any trout rising Bucketman - I feel jealous enough as it is!  :)
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Post by: Fleecewife on October 23, 2012, 05:16:24 pm
Is that Suilven?   So beautiful - we have fog here further south  :(
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Post by: bloomer on October 23, 2012, 05:19:03 pm
hmmm will have to add it to my planned road trip for next summer that scenery is stunning!!!
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Post by: bucketman on October 23, 2012, 05:23:33 pm
Sorry but there where.
Please tell me there weren't any trout rising Bucketman - I feel jealous enough as it is!  :)
There was mist over the Loch its been a strange day.
Is that Suilven?   So beautiful - we have fog here further south  :(
You can come in for a pint bloomer.
Yep its Suilven
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Post by: Anke on October 23, 2012, 05:27:40 pm
Is that Suilven?   So beautiful - we have fog here further south  :(
Suilven - fond memories for us, conservation work on the beach at Clachtoll, tent (not ours) floating on a lake and never managing to get up the mountain because of bad weather... but it's a beautiful part of the world.... I am so jealous!
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Post by: FiB on October 23, 2012, 06:05:40 pm
That, AND a pub?  Heaven.  Havnt seen the sky for a couple of days here in North wales (Mind you Sunday will keep me going for a while, it was like summer). Lovely share thank you :bouquet:
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Post by: SallyintNorth on October 23, 2012, 06:24:47 pm
Just beautiful.  Thanks.
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Post by: Hermit on October 23, 2012, 06:25:24 pm
Beautiful, I love that area of Scotland. When I am up on the moor the silence can be quite spooky. Absolute bliss, I dont even like the radio on, silence is golden!
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Post by: sabrina on October 23, 2012, 06:28:39 pm
Looks stunning  :wave:
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Post by: deepinthewoods on October 23, 2012, 06:34:31 pm
amazing, thats my idea of heaven, particularly if the trout are good uns. well done bucketman, enjoy!
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Post by: jaykay on October 23, 2012, 06:52:55 pm
How beatuiful.
And yes, ain't silence great  ;D
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Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 23, 2012, 09:02:34 pm
That is a wonderful view.
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Post by: Ina on October 23, 2012, 09:28:33 pm
The sound of silence is what I miss most... I hate all unnecessary noise. I can cope with the tractor going all night through harvest time - or the cockerels crowing at all times - or other "necessary" sounds that tell me there's life around me!  ;)
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Post by: Small Farmer on October 23, 2012, 10:51:32 pm
Envy.  We have the nearby M1 as main course spiced-up with a side order of Luton airport.  It takes a lot for the animals to raise their heads!
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Post by: bucketman on October 24, 2012, 12:10:42 am
Glad you like the pic. Its brill here the OH has started to forget to take her tablets  :) :) :)  Here a pic from the other night a star trail one (well an attempt)

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Post by: bangbang on October 24, 2012, 05:33:53 am
Nice one!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: SallyintNorth on October 24, 2012, 06:30:55 am
Love that  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Wendy@blueborage on October 24, 2012, 10:32:10 am

Love the pics and the idea of peace, quiet.  Mostly, our peace gets shattered when a plane comes over (and back again - and back again - if it's a light aircraft).  Wonderful to hear only nature.


Wendy@blueborage

blueborage.blogspot.com
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Post by: bucketman on October 24, 2012, 11:00:30 am
We do get the odd plane coming over. But the noise doesn't last long there mainly Tornados or Hercules
doing very low level training and I mean low. The lady from next door said a group of pilots came in once and said they use the place to practice there skills. There to fast to get a pic on the MOD web page we live in area 14t. So jets can go as low as 100ft and Hercs 150ft, they are amazing
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Post by: Wendy@blueborage on October 24, 2012, 12:19:54 pm
yes - miliary aircraft roars over very low.   We don't get many miliary planes over us, but we seem to be on the flight path for the Mall, so on special occasions we get the lancaster, spits, red arrows etc coming over first. 

What seems to bother the geese/chickens are hot air balloons.  They hate those!

Wendy@blueborage

blueborage.blogspot.com
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Post by: Wendy@blueborage on October 24, 2012, 12:37:58 pm
sorry - meant military planes not miliary.  Spelling's gone up the creek.

Wendy@blueborage

blueborage.blogspot.com
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Post by: SallyintNorth on October 24, 2012, 12:40:22 pm
What seems to bother the geese/chickens are hot air balloons.  They hate those!

The ballooning maps have a big red NO GO area around any ground where there are likely to be breeding mares - too many balloon pilots have been sued for causing abortion in horses.  I don't think they avoid geese and chickens... :D
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Post by: Small Farmer on October 25, 2012, 07:20:41 pm
The (only) advantage of it being noisy all the time here is that we don't notice the odd extra bit. 


http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ga_srg_09webSSL18November.pdf (http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ga_srg_09webSSL18November.pdf) covers military low flying. 
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Post by: bucketman on October 26, 2012, 04:57:45 pm
The lovely Lady who turned the bar from a cow shed to the bar we now live in still lives next door. She come in to gab to Les for the company. She was telling us that When the RAF guys came in they had photos of where there bombs would land if launched yes and its was the pub. Hope they come back for a pint. So they can tell me when the next run will be so I can have camera ready
good luck to these guys respect
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Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 26, 2012, 10:23:08 pm
Where I lived on Isle of Arran, the planes used to be flown up the valley and between two hills on practice runs.  I used to check the roof for tyre marks.   :roflanim:

On a more serious note, my youngest was about two and playing in the garden when one went overhead.  He was so terrified he couldn't run fast enough to get in to me.  After that, I couldn't get him to go out into the garden on his own all summer.
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Post by: bucketman on October 26, 2012, 10:57:46 pm
we went up Snowdon and one time you could see the plane below but comming at us. You could feel the noise. Are son was running round scared I was  screaming stand still in case he fell. But they are good
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Post by: princesspiggy on October 27, 2012, 06:21:57 am
its so lovely. are you getting animals for your land? homereared pork on the menu?
 :wave: :wave: