Bill Yates

family farmer with business focus growing dryland grain crops summer and winter, beef lamb wool, climate champion, passion for science, Francophile, tenor

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Tiled floor with ducted underground heating built by Romans ca AD60 near StAlbans. What remains survived Iceni attack

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These lambs just realised that the edge of the world isn't the fence of the field where they were born

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They are taught to be hefted through this process of going back to their heaf now with their mothers.

An unbroken chain of learning. https://t.co/NLcPOnoCsU

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Royal Albert Hall under repair so nothing happening this week.

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Statue of Prince Albert , Kensington gardens.

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A view south toward Italy across Lake Annecy. Snow above 2000m b4 this week. Mt Blanc obscured behind

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Cemetery Barot. Woodcarving symbolises spear that marked dead soldiers grave. Point male, tulip female +life detail

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Winter wheat right, corn fallow left. Currently sowing potatoes , next few weeks maize. Lots Canola toward Bucharest

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The front gate says it all

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Looms still in business

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ploughing of 1 acre nearly done. To think GF 23acres 1915 this way.Some tractors UTB.Bigger farms near Bucharest.

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Time to head for the minibus. Snow in hail size bits started covering the road. We made the protected peat bog just

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View of border Transylvania (wall edge of road) from Bran Castle, late 19thC residence King Ferdinand and P. Maria

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The local well

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Sheep on meadow after 2 nights in shed with unseasonal snow. Mostly mobs 1-400. Big dogs, geese deter wolves, bears

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Miklosvar Main Street. Transylvania mainly Hungarian speaking. House 2nd left diff roof Saxon built. Church orthodox

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@FionaLakeAus OK since I am not yet returned can't conform to "the returned traveller is the greatest of bores" Goldsmith? Can't post direct

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@FionaLakeAus 33 days. Miclosvar the best CountKalnocky helping preserve local crafts, weaving, leatherwork, woodcarving etc +his buildings

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@FionaLakeAus HK,Rome, Bristol c excursions via train Dawlish, Lake District, Paris c exc to Annecy, Amsterdam TGV, Transylvania, London

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Friday pm after a day of snow , much more in surrounding hills. https://t.co/h8jiy6z4WX