See It On A Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt is in search of the colour green
In the middle of winter it is time to dream of the warmth and light of summer and the sound of ball on willow of a cricket match underway.
I wonder what games the Roman soldiers played here to while away the time at
Hardknott Fort which guarded the Hardknott and Wrynose Passes at this isolated spot, protecting the supply chain that ran from what was then the port of Ravenglass inland. Today the passes 1 in 3 gradient and twisty narrow single track still make it a bit iffy in winter in fact they were shut at the weekend due to snow and icy conditions causing a multi car pile up.
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Eden Valley - 1960s Railway Poster - Artist A J Wilson
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Perhaps the time of year to be in the pastures by the Eden River (know to the Romans as Itouna, meaning rushing water)
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2010: Endangered Species - Mammals
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I think this water vole would agree.
4 comments:
How we both finished in Roman sites, when the theme was green?!?
I was struck by that coincidence as well! The first one certainly wins for the most vibrant green - even the clouds!
The view of Hardknott Fort is stunning. Love the mountains.
Great selection! The Roman diet is my favorite here.
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