Winters here

[Stavross 17,986]

Been out for a walk round the pheasant shoot tonight, I’m now at home absolutely freezing and soaked through, not a terrible night as my mate took a scabby looking vixen but not far off, didn’t even bother with pictures because I just wanted to go home

so I’ve put a couple on from this morning, out for a few hours with a cracking lad off here

[bob.243 9,543]

Bit of snow up here, snow gates closed between Cockbridge and Tomintoul.

 

[Stavross 17,986]

The weathers definitely changed, I would of thought we will have a light covering on the hill by Sunday, but nothing like you get up your way, a bit of cold weather will do the pheasants good

[Underdog 2,337]

Think it warms a little after Saturday.

Getting out for first light in a moment.

U.

[Stavross 17,986]

We have had a bit of the white stuff overnight, sleet now where I am, my mate has just rang me to say it’s all white on the top where the shoot is, I think he was hinting that he didn’t want to go and feed up and was hoping I’d volunteer to go up, ha ha, it won’t take you long was my reply, crack on son I’ll stay here and turn the heating up a notch

[Deker 3,478]

Certainly turned cold here yesterday/overnight!

Looks like the end of my outdoor tomato's!

[Stavross 17,986]

2 minutes ago, Deker said:

Certainly turned cold here yesterday/overnight!

Looks like the end of my outdoor tomato's!

Sad times, hope you have some in the greenhouse to keep you going

[Deker 3,478]

Just now, Stavross said:

Sad times, hope you have some in the greenhouse to keep you going

Funny you should say that!

[Stavross 17,986]

So my good nature got the better of me again and I’ve been up to give my mate a hand feeding up, a lovely scene on the north Yorkshire moors but bitterly cold in the wind

[si brown 8,486]

51 minutes ago, Stavross said:

So my good nature got the better of me again and I’ve been up to give my mate a hand feeding up, a lovely scene on the north Yorkshire moors but bitterly cold in the wind

dont mind a bit of snow stavross but not this early in the year  kids will be getting some pretty crap Christmas presents if this is the start of a winter from hell!!

its not made it to the Scarborough end of the moor yet, think the gale thats been blowing for the last 24h has kept it at bay!

is the shoot you look after around the Gisborough area?!

[Stavross 17,986]

The shoots a bit further over mate, between Sutton bank and Helmsley, a place called sproxton, I came down off the top into stokesley and it was clear and windy so it looks like the east wind is blowing it over the tops, looking at the weather  it’s going to be very cold over the next week 

Edited October 27, 2018 by Stavross

[si brown 8,486]

you've got some prime ground there 

done a few jobs over that way.... one was a monastery with ravines either side,  site use to get shut down when it was mega windy or foggy due to it being so dangerous!

one thing that I wont forget about that area was the size of a stag I saw fm it was huge, came out of the woods about 30yrd away

[Stavross 17,986]

Was it the monastery at Wass? That’s 5 mins from me, we have some very big beasts on our land, forestry manage them in the woodland but I can take them off the fields when I want one as long as it’s a cull deer

Edited October 27, 2018 by Stavross

[si brown 8,486]

48 minutes ago, Stavross said:

Was it the monastery at Wass? That’s 5 mins from me, we have some very big beasts on our land, forestry manage them in the woodland but I can take them off the fields when I want one as long as it’s a cull dear 

yeah.. thats the one, have you had a look down the side of that ravine to the left of it?! you wouldn't be seen again if you fell down it. 

not sure if its really a monastery, ive never built anything like it.. nuclear fall out shelter springs to mind!!

[Stavross 17,986]

 No, I’ve never be up to it, I go past it when Sutton bank is closed and I have to nip in the back way, I’m going to take a look next time I’m that way