I was procrastinating a short while ago about the yellow invasion of our fields. This is the subject of a small journal quilt. I have called it "Yellow Invasion - Raping the green fields of England." In case you are not sure, this relates to the Rape seed oil.
I feell better now!
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always in two minds about rapeseed - it can make a spectacular addition to the landscape - especially in areas like the Cleveland coast just North of Whitby where you get broad sweeps of it contrasting with green and blue. However I agree it can be intrusive in areas such as Wiltshire and Oxfordshire (where I come from) where you don't always get the same panoramas, at least in farmland!
Hi!
I don't really have an opinion on the rapeseed. I'm not from England but have been visiting Birmingham for the past several days. I am, however, just amazed at how green everything is. Today we went to Warwick on the train. The landscape was so pretty. There were roses blooming everywhere. Your piece really does look so very much like the scenery I enjoyed all afternoon.
Susan
I have just found your blog, what a delight. we have rape seed in Australia too, a rather jarring note against green paddocks, but lovely on a dull day, they glow.
I feel exactly the same about rapeseed. How well you show it. On top of that I can tell when I'm near one, my asthma comes on.
Thanks for being so concerned about Bixy. He seems to be recovering from his weekend trauma and gradually improving - will update my blog this evening
Love this! On the one hand, like sandra, I like the contrast of the rape seed against the green and blue, but on the other hand, it's just too bright for the traditional 'english landscape', and we have so much of it now that rather than a contrast, for a time it tends to take over!
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