tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post6759220743568174244..comments2023-12-23T08:37:09.133+00:00Comments on LOOSE AND LEAFY IN HALIFAX: A PARADE OF BARE BOTTOMSLucy Corrander Now in Halifax!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-6260117964429113452017-12-30T11:24:34.046+00:002017-12-30T11:24:34.046+00:00I agree with the others, I prefer wildness, but so...I agree with the others, I prefer wildness, but some parks are a pleasant break from the surrounding concrete wilderness, and part of a plan here to have green corridors to support wildlife in the city. I enjoyed your musings on the statues. I don't know why they never got dressed. Maybe it was summer at the time and very hot, or maybe they were just show offs!Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-7658457691733531882017-12-28T23:01:22.938+00:002017-12-28T23:01:22.938+00:00We must meet up in the Park in summer and discuss ...We must meet up in the Park in summer and discuss bottoms!!<br />xxLynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548006686821838698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-33147830690249035852017-12-26T11:29:35.342+00:002017-12-26T11:29:35.342+00:00It must be so strange to walk in manicured parks r...It must be so strange to walk in manicured parks rather than the coastal wilds of Dorset but at least you're looking at it from a different angle (and the statues!) and beginning to appreciate this little slice of greenery. I also find parks quite dull but better that than a modern industrial site! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-996796206447119332017-12-23T16:07:30.359+00:002017-12-23T16:07:30.359+00:00I will look at statues in a different way now! Hop...I will look at statues in a different way now! Hope you have a lovely Christmas in your new home. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-65379877549488126252017-12-22T16:59:40.003+00:002017-12-22T16:59:40.003+00:00Your post made me smile Lucy. As a Fens born girl ...Your post made me smile Lucy. As a Fens born girl I grew up to a background of flatness and felt threatened by any sight of hills. I live in close vicinity to a park now and must confess to being quite fond of it except at certain times of year when noisy events are held. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and may 2018 treat you and your allotment kindly.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-79554891066461967232017-12-19T10:19:58.165+00:002017-12-19T10:19:58.165+00:00The Living Mountain by Nan S is well worth seeking...The Living Mountain by Nan S is well worth seeking out and reading - you'll like it - its about hills!<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - MelbourneStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-15183763253956743032017-12-17T17:33:37.727+00:002017-12-17T17:33:37.727+00:00Lucy, you brightened up my day. I don't know w...Lucy, you brightened up my day. I don't know what was the funniest, your candid honesty regarding public parks or your humour on bare arses.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-50071004081779374652017-12-16T14:15:22.805+00:002017-12-16T14:15:22.805+00:00Oh, Lucy. How you make me laugh. You put me in a g...Oh, Lucy. How you make me laugh. You put me in a good mood for the day!<br />I do like parks; they are useful here in suburbia for walking dogs and I notice much used by joggers and leisure walkers alike. There's a small park (with stream) about a half mile from my home where I maintain a butterfly/pollinator garden.<br />As for your Halifax park, I'm not sure about Mr. Crossley's statues or why he felt a need to install them, but it made for a good story from you.lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763167955731744690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-32039634900232153302017-12-15T11:35:09.473+00:002017-12-15T11:35:09.473+00:00I'm another one who prefers the wild to the ta...I'm another one who prefers the wild to the tamed, and I found myself bridling at the 'arranging nature' quote about the park's construction. BUT, if you live in a town and don't have easy access to the countryside, a park has a real and enduring purpose, and if they are managed with wildlife and biodiversity in mind they can and do provide important habitat for declining species (I'm thinking specifically of beetles and dead wood, but birds also and small mammals). A really interesting and thought-provoking post. I have a feeling classical statues are often shown in a state of undress as examples to mere mortals - encouraging us to reach for perfection of form. I have managed to resist that (so far). CT :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-4961884885637493602017-12-15T08:30:10.261+00:002017-12-15T08:30:10.261+00:00An interesting post and good photos, which had me ...An interesting post and good photos, which had me smiling at what you say. I much prefer my local ecology park to the park. I suppose that we should be thankful that we still have parks and they haven't all been built on. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-15113549045642278962017-12-14T23:03:20.739+00:002017-12-14T23:03:20.739+00:00Venus' backside is very decorously covered, bu...Venus' backside is very decorously covered, but now you've got to walk round the other side and show us the fronts.<br />I like the fact that the park in Birkenhead was the inspiration for New York's Central Park. I'm not really a park fan, much prefer a bit of untamed nature. Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2079263854400471326.post-15501483380819219252017-12-14T21:50:14.533+00:002017-12-14T21:50:14.533+00:00You were in a very philosophical and slightly misc...You were in a very philosophical and slightly mischievous mood there Lucy. Those statues had quite an effect on you. But the problem with old fashioned municipal parks is that they were designed by Yorkshire grandees for the plebs who needed to be led along the path of further education and into higher planes of life - as long as they went back to the factory on a Monday morning at 0700 for their 6 day shift. <br /><br />I avoid parks like the plague – slipping on the tons of soggy sliced bread left by all those plastic ducks is not my scene. Much better to find somewhere truly wild to find wild birds.Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.com