Over Hill and Plain

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:29:50 PM

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A catchup post - my album from my Saskatchewan trip is now online smile Please have a look.


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British blogging will take over again now, at least for a while wink I visited Leith Hill on Sunday. This highest point in south-east England is not actually in the North Downs, but rather in the parallel Greensand Ridge. It's rather too crowded for wildlife watching, at least on the weekend, but
the views are pleasant.






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And finally, on a completely different note whistle a small tribute to my shoe-hunting foxes! bandit

In Winter's TeethRain Break

Comments

Deb Plattdebplatt Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:48:03 PM

I'm a relatively new subscriber, but I'm guessing that somewhere in your archive there is an account of shoe-hunting by foxes.


Anyway, cute drawing! up

Just went through the new photo album, as well. Super work!

Andy WilsonDudley Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:49:59 AM

Some great photos. I especially like the ground squirrel in the grass.
The Opera slideshow makes viewing a lot easier and faster.

RobinRobinL Wednesday, October 28, 2009 1:33:00 AM

Very nice album. I already have my favorites picked out!
I think the lone Bison is one of them. So regal.
I really like the coyote hiding behind the tuft of grass too.
All the rest at great too, of course.
I like your cartoon as well. I can just picture the fox doing that!

Stardancer Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:06:18 AM

Great photo album, Adele. And I reallyreallyreally like the shot of the sun through the leaves up there. That is just beautiful.

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Darkogdare Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:31:44 AM

You think she jumped on your shoe like that? lol

Norfridnorfrid Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:58:58 AM

There were so many wanderful photos in your new album. up
Nice drawing too. smile

ERWINWulpen Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:26:55 AM

All great photos Adele well done

Mark JonesFlying Red Fox Blog Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:04:46 AM

Thats a beautiful album bigsmile i love the shoe hunting fox picture lol

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:46:55 PM

I´m so happy when you draw up Have started up myself again!

Loiscakkleberrylane Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:31:54 PM

I love the way you've captured the feeling of height in the trees.

Words Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:20:00 PM

Nice drawing! The photos from the trip are great. So good to see the American badger, and the coyotes are beautiful. The local weather must seem almost tropical to you after all that.

Shaunak DeShaunak Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:31:34 AM

Beautiful pictures, but an even more beautiful drawing!

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:16:29 PM

@Deb - ah, yes, perhaps I should have explained that cartoon more! They often come with a shoe fixation, which can reach amazing proportions (a fox in Germany recently stole about 100 shoes, all of which were found in the woodland around her den!) They "borrow" my shoes from time to time. This was the most recent incident that I put on my blog, but it has happened since then also...

Thankyou! smile It was a wonderful trip and I cannot wait to go back.

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:19:15 PM

@Andy - thanks! smile Wonderful land, and so rich in wildlife. You could spend years there and still be seeing new species.

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:22:48 PM

@Robin - thankyou! smile I'm glad that you enjoyed the pictures. I would like to see the Manitoba side of the prairies as well one day. The whole zone is so vast that I think it would take even a wolf a lifetime to learn it!

I'm sure the foxes found uses for that shoe that the manufacturers could never have possibly considered! rolleyes

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:23:25 PM

@Star - thankyou! smile I saw the light shining through the wood and really wanted to capture it one way or the other...

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:23:50 PM

@Darko - I don't know. She's refused to tell me sad

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:25:09 PM

@Norfrid - thankyou! smile One of the best trips that I've ever had to Canada.

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:25:29 PM

@Erwin - thankyou! smile

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:25:59 PM

@Mark - thanks! smile One day I will photograph a fox doing just that p

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:28:32 PM

@Nic - I'm in a mood for digital art at the moment smile It's different. I sketched this fox in pencil, scanned it in, and then coloured it using semi-opaque layers.

I'm so glad that you've started drawing again! When you're ready to show the results, I'll keen to see them! smile

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:29:19 PM

@Lois - thanks! smile The light wasn't the greatest that day for long distance shots so I was more interested in the woodland and its effects.

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:30:53 PM

@Words - well, oddly though, it's so much wetter here that it feels rather more wintry, even though it was seriously chilly at times in the prairies.

Thanks! smile I certainly didn't expect to come back with badger photos. They were a real treat smile

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:32:29 PM

@Shaunak - thankyou! smile I submitted the fox to the 10,000 Fox project, and he's up on there now bigsmile

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:34:33 PM

All in all. You´re creative and producing up

I´ll let you know when I release a drawing in a post Adele smile

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:45:02 PM

Well, I have to be constantly engaged on some project or other. I don't take boredom very well scared

Thanks! smile

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:20:35 PM

Why is that? I love boredom. It´s like pressing down a spring. When you´re ready; BOINNNGG off you go being active, creative,busy..whatever smile

Adele BrandSittingFox Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:25:34 PM

Well, we all operate in different ways, but I guess I don't like slowing down at all! I get headaches if I'm bored...

Deb Plattdebplatt Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:20:25 PM

Originally posted by nopanic:

I love boredom.

I had a friend who told me he liked waiting in line. When asked why, he said he thought it was good for his spiritual development.

Darkogdare Friday, October 30, 2009 5:43:00 AM

doh

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic Friday, October 30, 2009 2:31:55 PM

@ Adele
lol up

@ Deb

I like waiting in lines too. Watching the beautiful every-day-heroines at the cash registers bigsmile

ALLY G.ALLY_G Friday, October 30, 2009 2:45:22 PM

Nice drawing, Adele. It makes me smile. smile
And a lot of beautiful photos in that album. Great Work; I love it. heart

Adele BrandSittingFox Friday, October 30, 2009 8:32:31 PM

@Deb - LOL!

Adele BrandSittingFox Friday, October 30, 2009 8:33:42 PM

@Elke - hello! smile The foxes always make me smile when they take an interest in shoes, so hopefully that comes across in this sketch!

I had a wonderful trip to Saskatchewan and am looking forward to hopefully spending longer there next year smile Thanks! bigsmile

EricCedarFox Sunday, November 1, 2009 2:26:11 AM

Great photo album Adele up

lol @ the fox drawing bigsmile

Adele BrandSittingFox Sunday, November 1, 2009 2:28:24 PM

Thanks Erik! smile

NeilUkwildlife Wednesday, November 4, 2009 5:10:43 PM

Great photos and picture smile

Adele BrandSittingFox Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7:33:57 PM

Thanks Neil! smile

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