tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post5113020932922331597..comments2023-10-31T15:39:09.651+01:00Comments on box elder: Sulky, or not.Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-26908828523632638072014-04-11T00:03:27.270+02:002014-04-11T00:03:27.270+02:00Ach, Lucy! You made me smile ... not YOUR photo, I...Ach, Lucy! You made me smile ... not YOUR photo, I meant the one where the sulkies seem to be perfectly matched ... like malt and hops. (This is proof that I should not comment on blogs when slightly tipsey ... I think people can read my mind).Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-57738507118837349022014-04-10T16:30:26.037+02:002014-04-10T16:30:26.037+02:00And again.
ML - it's a marvellous expanse of ...And again.<br /><br />ML - it's a marvellous expanse of bay for the horses, though you have to time it right for the tides, one of the largest tidal reaches in the world I think, sometimes the sea's so far away you can scarcely see it, other times it's so far in there's hardly any beach!<br /><br />Hkatz - I re-read Black Beauty not so long ago on the Kindle, since it's out of copyright. It is interesting, lot's of 19th century social issues, not just about horse welfare, and changing sensibilities about what being humane and civilised should mean, and the anthropomorphic conceit (well would you believe it, a talking horse!) holds up pretty well, in fact. I don't think I've ever read Little Women, as a kid I liked horsey books! I might try that.<br /><br />Zhoen - yes, we find it blows the cobwebs away quite well.<br /><br />Cat - well if he is he's been doing it a long time!<br /><br />Marly - thanks for noticing the last picture, in fact tat was the following week, last Sunday, and the weather was less sunny but the colours in the sea were really rich and subtle and varied, which it was difficult to catch altogether, but you do get some interesting horizontals and diagonals out on the bay there.<br /><br />RS - but then people would think it was me that was sulky. Which I am a bit sometimes, I suppose, but in a good way.<br /><br />RR - Oh that's hilarious! As long as the horses aren't hurt of course. Sounds like that mediaeval thing they used to use to project nasty things over castle walls, was it a trebuchet?<br /><br />Stella - lovely to see you here! As RR says, it seems to be a popular form of horse use here, more so than riding even, and you can usually see one or two at low tide on this stretch. The memory may be the more vivid for the lack of photos.<br /><br />Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-957185702806893812014-04-10T14:02:52.778+02:002014-04-10T14:02:52.778+02:00One fine afternoon somewhere in Ireland, came whiz...One fine afternoon somewhere in Ireland, came whizzing, clattering, down the road and onto the beach......a sulky. Caught completely offguard, not wanting to lose sight of the horse, fumbling for my camera, I have a perfect memory but lousy pictures. I also didn't expect the horse's return trip and missed a second opportunity. I'm SO glad to see your lovely images. Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789646495307544390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-89054672335968202542014-04-10T09:12:34.266+02:002014-04-10T09:12:34.266+02:00Like the Germans the French often complicate thing...Like the Germans the French often complicate things. Many horse races in France involve horses towing such carts. If you have Sky TV (we haven't; we'd never line the Dirty Digger's pockets) there is much coverage of these races. But, alas, there is an ulterior reason. Frequently, says my grandson, the sulky becomes detached from the horse, the shafts dig in and the jockey is projected on a curving path that forms part of a circle of which the radius is equivalent to the shaft length. All this happens very quickly and the jockey leaves the TV screen as if chased by a (very fast) bear. No doubt you are surprised I am the source of such an arcane revelation. I don't just do screwdrivers.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-1887748560466099032014-04-10T00:17:06.364+02:002014-04-10T00:17:06.364+02:00Oh! I miss the shore. But I've never seen such...Oh! I miss the shore. But I've never seen such sights. This gives me an ale brewing idea ... sulky ale - the perfect malt/hops balance. With your photo on the label! How cool would that be?Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-17992210642515212652014-04-09T19:40:53.651+02:002014-04-09T19:40:53.651+02:00Enjoyed all this (including your "churlish&qu...Enjoyed all this (including your "churlish" aside!) rambling time at the beach, and am a bit in love with that last picture, the diagonal of wet sand that prevents it from being too tidy, and then the mottled part of the sand and bands of color in the water leading to cloud.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-17175660027144597462014-04-08T20:46:02.182+02:002014-04-08T20:46:02.182+02:00I wonder if the stone figure is sulking.I wonder if the stone figure is sulking.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-19675856556647835192014-04-08T00:07:30.490+02:002014-04-08T00:07:30.490+02:00Beaches seem the ideal place to sulk. In the best...Beaches seem the ideal place to sulk. In the best possible way. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-55104219190379267942014-04-07T23:35:56.650+02:002014-04-07T23:35:56.650+02:00Thanks for taking us on this outing. I love how yo...Thanks for taking us on this outing. I love how your photos capture the strength and movement of the horses. They could very well have been carrying on their own conversation. And their motions are eloquent too.<br /><br />I didn't read Black Beauty as a kid. Maybe I will as an adult. It's what I did recently with Little Women - never read it as a kid, but recently picked it up as an adult. I saw things in it that I wouldn't have seen as a child (particularly the author's tension and personal conflict), but I also couldn't enjoy it the way I knew I would have as a young girl, imagining myself as Jo.HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-43420354963644377112014-04-07T21:53:05.994+02:002014-04-07T21:53:05.994+02:00I didn't know about sulkys either! How gracefu...I didn't know about sulkys either! How graceful and lovely they are. In the last sulky image, it looks like one trap with two horses. Great shots - I do love seacoasts. marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-33182038788542774412014-04-07T21:19:46.255+02:002014-04-07T21:19:46.255+02:00Hi Ellena, it really was just dumb luck, honestly,...Hi Ellena, it really was just dumb luck, honestly, and I didn't take that many either. It's not quite perfect, the front horse is just curving its foreleg slightly more than the one behind!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-57294046026464864772014-04-07T20:45:37.893+02:002014-04-07T20:45:37.893+02:00I like walks along the edge of the water. Fascinat...I like walks along the edge of the water. Fascinating area. I keep going back to the last horse photo. Were you really that lucky to catch this very moment, Lucy or......? <br />The fellow better not come down to break the silence.Ellenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-31894181941771808172014-04-07T16:46:03.187+02:002014-04-07T16:46:03.187+02:00Thanks chaps.
PC - I do get a bit churlish about ...Thanks chaps.<br /><br />PC - I do get a bit churlish about surfers, but I think it must be quite exhilarating. There always seem to be a few who are getting on with it on their own in the water - after all the practice itself is a solitary one - and a great many more who seem to be merely farting about.<br /><br />Natalie - yes, it's out St Malo/Cancale way, not too far at all, and I've forgotten his name too, I think he was a priest. In fact I've a whole load of photos somewhere I was going to do a post with then didn't get around to editing them. The sculptures tell the story of a pirate clan, I think, they're rather astonishing.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-15479964013267571142014-04-07T16:24:34.018+02:002014-04-07T16:24:34.018+02:00:-) Love this! :-) Love this! Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-77932355887988466852014-04-07T15:46:46.440+02:002014-04-07T15:46:46.440+02:00Beautiful. I'd love to drive/ride a sulky and ...Beautiful. I'd love to drive/ride a sulky and use it as transportation anywhere . Well, in London it would frighten the horses.<br />Are you near those cliffs which were carved by that French 'outsider'(not unlike le Facteur Cheval)? I can't think of his name at the moment but will try to Google him.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-37370094130604270762014-04-07T15:45:07.683+02:002014-04-07T15:45:07.683+02:00ah yes, the "braying gregariousness and crowd...ah yes, the "braying gregariousness and crowding physicality" is something i can completely understand. <br /><br />when i was in australia, i would get up very early before the sun turned the tent into a sauna and walked along the beach. the surfers there took their surfing very seriously and were a silent focused bunch. i always figured that for young men (and sometimes women) to get up at the crack of dawn to catch the best waves takes some dedication and they weren't about to waste time on idle chatter.the polish chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929281676865641560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-14954526155202622922014-04-07T11:27:41.843+02:002014-04-07T11:27:41.843+02:00I never knew that about sulkys, how interesting! G...I never knew that about sulkys, how interesting! Glad to hear that Mol is still enjoying trips out :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com