ditchman Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, the ploughman plods his weary way................ Feeling up to it now , so decided to go for a walk around the fields, the plough is fresh and sweet smelling, and brings to mind the excitement it used to cause when i had the money to shoot early season partridges with friends, sometimes in shirt sleeves.... It has been a long while since i felt up to it to walk around the management strips, it always seemed such an effort, i took with me Captain Ted my black lab my youngest dog at 8 years, 5 years ago he fractured his shoulder on a picking up day and has limped eversince, he loved the gentle walk around with me and was in and out of the brush, i saw tree creepers, wagtails, loads of damsle flies and large dragon flies...and at about a 1000 ft i could just make out a kite swirling on the thermals, it was one of those days when you just had to break the gun and lay down sucking on an "old holborn" and watching the clouds with the sun behind and as an added bonus the sound of a spoilt working dog snoring, puts everything into context when you think of the butchery that is going on in the rest of the world and how lucky we are to live in this green and pleasant land..............no pigeons tho....but i wasnt really bothered. On the way back i dropped off at the farmhouse for a cuppa and as a bonus was given a shed load of gluten free flour , as the children a while back had to do some cookery for school and it all had to be gluten free...and that was left over....... I wish all of you the best for the coming season....game , wildfowl, corvid, and pigeon.... finest regards ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Very poetical and philosophical Ditchman. It must be the new diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 I just cant get over what this damn gluten has been doing to me............weird stuff ehy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdsallpl Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Ditchman, I hope you put pen to paper again. If you don't already you should be sending articles into the mags. Lovely read, I almost felt I was there with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Did you end up having a gluten free plough mans lunch?, you will now be able to take on a few days beating and hopefully improve on your new lease of life, a t b with your new diet and by the sound of it you have found the reason why you haven't felt the thing lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Did you end up having a gluten free plough mans lunch?, you will now be able to take on a few days beating and hopefully improve on your new lease of life, a t b with your new diet and by the sound of it you have found the reason why you haven't felt the thing lately. wot thing...........? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocknee Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 What a cracking post thank you ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 It's great to feel well and get out and about in this fabulous countryside of ours. I've been working at the bottom of the Fells all week; the plums are hanging from the tree in the garden like bunches of grapes and the apple tree is laden. I could smell the change in the season early doors and sitting in my Landy at brew time could hear the Curlews in the distance, only spoiled by intermittent firing on the MOD range less than a mile away. No Old Holborn for me though; enjoyed them in the past but my smoking days are long behind me. I hope you too have as good a season as you hope for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 a man after my heart...good luck to you sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Good for you ditchman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Maughan Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Great post, well worth the read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Waxing, of the most lyrical, Ditchman , A pleasure to read , thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 great read ditchman............and spot on too.thats the only thing missing when i'm shooting.........................a damn good smoke! used to smoke a pipe but gave up about five year back,still miss it like mad.theres nowt like watching the world go by whilst having a good stoke up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 A picture in words - walking with you and enjoying it - get better ! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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