Yes that is what appears on the geographical statistics in my stats. So who are you 'unknown region'. maybe aliens from outer space, not Russia because that country is already mentioned, or does it come from the great out banks of Russia's unexplored Siberian territory. Could it comes from the steppes of Asia, maybe Tibet?
Maybe you are hunting for any mention of money, no luck there I am afraid, maybe I have become a person of interest living in the backwaters of Yorkshire, representative of a malcontented nation fed up with our government? Intriguing anyway and welcome if you have good intentions, but I do note when my stats go up and wonder at the nature of my reader;)
Back to normal life, we went out for a meal yesterday, garlic mushrooms with salad and chips, Paul always has the chili prawns at Wombleton which is under new ownership, though Ben the manager is still there. Lucy spent all her time under the table pretending that there was not another dog there if she could not see it!
The weather has been lousy, thick dank mist lies over the fields and gets into your lungs, I said jokingly to Paul it is because we live in/on a long gone paleolithic lake, in fact down the road near Scarborough we have the most famous Mesolithic archaeological site of Starr Carr. True there is not much to see but much has been dredged from the field of the settlement. Such as the deer antlers probably worn as a headdress...
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| Representation of Starr Carr settlement |
And then there is the Rudston monolith, I note from this blog, that this was creating a 'memory' visit on Valentine's Day, one of the largest tall prehistoric stones in England.
See how this old pagan stone jostles for space in the church yard, it just points to the longevity of religious vitality through the ages. Once this great stone stood alone above the Gypsey Race a memorial in prehistory. Then some Saxon monk came along, settled down and created the first church, from then on the ground would always be hallowed as Christian!
I am finished, only to say that I have been thinking of the Rudston, and to give its etymology
The place-name 'Rudston' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, and means 'rood' or 'cross' stone, referring to the monolith.[3] However, the name 'rud' derives from Old Norse ruð, meaning a clearing or pasture. So the place name could be stone in the clearing, Ruðstane. Nearby Howes of Duggleby and Ba'l (In Ugaritic mythology Baal is the lord of the storm; he bears a mace where Thor will grasp a hammer) also indicate Norse Viking place names rather than Anglo-Saxon origins.
See how this old pagan stone jostles for space in the church yard, it just points to the longevity of religious vitality through the ages. Once this great stone stood alone above the Gypsey Race a memorial in prehistory. Then some Saxon monk came along, settled down and created the first church, from then on the ground would always be hallowed as Christian!
I am finished, only to say that I have been thinking of the Rudston, and to give its etymology
The place-name 'Rudston' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, and means 'rood' or 'cross' stone, referring to the monolith.[3] However, the name 'rud' derives from Old Norse ruð, meaning a clearing or pasture. So the place name could be stone in the clearing, Ruðstane. Nearby Howes of Duggleby and Ba'l (In Ugaritic mythology Baal is the lord of the storm; he bears a mace where Thor will grasp a hammer) also indicate Norse Viking place names rather than Anglo-Saxon origins.
I sometimes review stats and wonder who and where they are and then why they visited and always what they are thinking and why they are stalking instead of commenting. IT is a big and vast world and some are lucky enough to leave large and permanent footprints.
ReplyDelete"lucky enough to leave large and permanent footprints." Immediately thought of dinosaurs but then they disappeared. I often wonder what people from completely different background think of our lives in Britain/
DeleteI noticed ‘unknown region’ a month or two ago. I figured it was some windowless large room where bots are hatched.
ReplyDeleteWell I had to go and look the word bot up, apparently it has several meanings. I presume you meant the social one, and not the little insect ;)
DeleteI came to Rudston a few years ago - awe inspiring.
ReplyDeleteSorry about your weather. We have had one or two lovely days which kid you into thinking winter is over and spring is on its way. Today has been lovely.
Whenever Xmas is behind us my mind turns to growing plants, a foolish thought as snow can still be found very occasionally into April. But getting rid of the old year is a bit of a relief as far as politics are concerned.
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