R's rue: 02/18/25

Sexy

North Lees Hall was once visited by Charlotte Bronte

Haiku or sushi?

Quite the same to me

Feed body and soul

Don't worry! There's going to be a little more to this blogpost than another haiku. Judging from the visitor count for yesterday, I would say that haiku poems are about as popular as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. In fact, I have previously found that when my blogpost title is "Poem", visitor numbers dip like limbo dancers. That is why today's title is "Sexy". As a consequence, I expect that this post's view count will rocket. The Russian bots will be panting like racehorses.

If you have got this far, I should inform you that this blogpost will contain no "sexy" revelations whatsoever. If you want "sexy", I suggest that you visit NakedBloggers.com or BloggerOrgy.org.

For February 18th, this was a good day weatherwise. The north of England saw sunshine and blue sky. I was determined to get out for a decent walk and make use of the clement weather.

Roadside wall with Stanage Edge beyond

Not wishing to travel far, I left home just after one o' clock. Twelve minutes later, I parked Clint in a lay-by to the west of Stanage Edge - close to Sheepwash Bank.

With boots on, I set off on a two hour circuitous walk that took in North Lees Hall, Ridgeway Side, Birley Lane and Gatehouse. Though this is a walk I have undertaken several times before, I had never previously noticed a special bench in a sheep field dedicated to Wendy Billing (1962-2020).

It appears that she was a wife, mother and keen orienteer. She lived in the nearby village of Hathersage. Cancer was responsible for shortening her life and stealing her away from her family, her friends and her approaching old age. I understand that Wendy designed the bench herself. It suggests the shape of an apple core and it bears that name - "Apple Core". It is an outdoor art exhibit that looks up to the sky.