Pitstone Windmill

Re-visiting an old shot of Pitstone Windmill :-) From Wikipedia - “Pitstone Windmill is thought to have been first built circa 1627 as this date is carved on part of the framework. This is the earliest date to be found on any windmill in the British Isles. It should be remembered that such a structure would have had to have frequent repairs made to it, so it is quite possible the mill predates 1627. For many hundreds of years grain grown in the two adjoining villages was ground at the mill into flour. In 1874 the mill was bought by Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow who owned the nearby Ashridge Estate. He subsequently let it to a local farmer, who ran a successful milling business from the mill. In 1902 the mill was seriously damaged during an enormous gale, damaging it beyond the price of economic repair. Around 1922 the derelict ruined mill was bought from the Ashridge Estate by a farmer whose land was close to the mill. In 1937 he donated it to the National Trust. However, it was not until 1963 that a band of volunteers began to carry out renovations at their own expense. The mill appeared in an episode of The Champions titled The Invisible Man which was filmed in 1967. In 1970, after an interlude of 68 years, the mill once again ground corn.”

Re-visiting yet another very old shot of Pitstone Windmill :-)) From Wikipedia - “Pitstone Windmill is thought to have been first built circa 1627 as this date is carved on part of the framework. This is the earliest date to be found on any windmill in the British Isles. It should be remembered that such a structure would have had to have frequent repairs made to it, so it is quite possible the mill predates 1627. For many hundreds of years grain grown in the two adjoining villages was ground at the mill into flour. In 1874 the mill was bought by Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow who owned the nearby Ashridge Estate. He subsequently let it to a local farmer, who ran a successful milling business from the mill. In 1902 the mill was seriously damaged during an enormous gale, damaging it beyond the price of economic repair. Around 1922 the derelict ruined mill was bought from the Ashridge Estate by a farmer whose land was close to the mill. In 1937 he donated it to the National Trust. However, it was not until 1963 that a band of volunteers began to carry out renovations at their own expense. The mill appeared in an episode of The Champions titled The Invisible Man which was filmed in 1967. In 1970, after an interlude of 68 years, the mill once again ground corn.” p.s. in case anyone wants to know the aeroplane was most likely on its way to..........or just leaving Luton Airport :-))

From the National Trust website - “Pitstone Windmill is one of the oldest windmills in Britain. The Mill ground flour for the village for almost three hundred years until a freak storm in the early 1900s left it damaged beyond economic repair. Donated to the National Trust in 1937 Pitstone Windmill has been faithfully restored by a dedicated team of local volunteers. Today you can explore both the inner and outer workings of the windmill; including the massive post upon which the mill turns and the tail pole which the miller used to position the sails in the wind, while also taking in spectacular views of the surrounding Chilterns countryside."

Mick's super shot of 'Cookie' www.ipernity.com/doc/631051/34011387 reminded me of the effectiveness of colour popping and Mick rightly said there are peeps out there who do absolutely mind-blowing selectives! I don't think I have sufficient patience to do the complicated ones so I figured out that the wheel in this shot ought to be fairly straightforward to tackle :-) Umm........ok........up to a point, but the wheel being partly obscured did try my patience a little :-) Think that next time I will choose a shot where the whole wheel is visible :-)

Back to Pitstone Windmill :-)

~ Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) This shot was taken at Harvest time and that makes an easy link.........for me :-) …......to “King Harvest Has Surely Come” by The Band. The lead vocal here is by Richard Manuel. Richard was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Tragically, Richard committed suicide when he was only 42 years of age. Below is an extract reproduced from Wikipedia. Link as follows - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Manuel “On March 4, 1986, after a gig at the Cheek to Cheek Lounge outside Orlando, Richard Manuel committed suicide. He had appeared to be in relatively good spirits but ominously thanked Garth Hudson for "twenty-five years of incredible music". The Band returned to the Quality Inn, down the block from the Cheek to Cheek Lounge, and Richard talked with Levon Helm about music and film in Levon's room. According to Levon, at around 2:30 Richard said he needed to get something from his room. Upon returning to his motel room, it is believed that he finished one last bottle of Grand Marnier before hanging himself. Richard's wife Arlie - also intoxicated at the time - discovered his body along with the depleted bottle and a small amount of cocaine the following morning. Richard was buried a week later in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario.” RIP, Richard. Added to ~ Soundtrack to Life Listen here ~ King Harvest Has Surely Come ~ The Band

I think this is as close to a 'Copperfield' as I am goin' to get :-) So here comes my link to "Copperfields" by The Dillards One of all-time absolute fave tracks :-) This track was written by Herb Pedersen and features on their album "Copperfields" from 1970. Added to ~ Soundtrack to Life Listen here ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ~ Copperfields ~ The Dillards

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) For ages and ages I have been trying to come up with some pictures of wheels to link to "Wheels" written by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman. This is the best I can do :-)) "Wheels" is one of my all-time fave songs and, for me, the two best versions are by the Flying Burrito Brothers and Emmylou Harris. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Wheels ~ Flying Burrito Brothers ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ And, here ~ Wheels ~ Emmylou Harris

It is very depressing to read the latest ipernity Blog where it says "it’s time for us to pass the relay or turn the page." By the same token I was a little encouraged by the words "it remains quite possible that a new team will take the lead of ipernity". However, if there are only about 3,000 ipernity members I don't see how it would be financially viable for someone else to take over even with an increase in the subscription amount. The words to "For The Good Times" seem depressingly apt to me just at this minute. Don't look so sad, I know it's over But life goes on, and this old world will keep on turning Let's just be glad we had some time to spend together Added to ~ Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ For The Good Times ~ Raul Malo I hope there will be a last minute reprieve and I hope the sun is not finally setting on ipernity. Whilst there is still any glimmer of hope I think I will still post to 'Sight and Sound'.