Nice one, Ronald. You really bring limestone to life in a way that all those trillions of little sea critters all those zillions of years ago could never have imagined before being crushed & petrified. I love limestone because, on a sunny day, it elevates the Dales above the gritstone Pennines to the south &, to an extent, north. On such glistening days the “grim up north moniker” is redundant here.
Limestone, well, chalk, is very close to my heart! I spent half of my life traversing paths imprinted in it! But I learnt so much from your piece today alongside enjoyable read 😍
Nice one, Ronald. You really bring limestone to life in a way that all those trillions of little sea critters all those zillions of years ago could never have imagined before being crushed & petrified. I love limestone because, on a sunny day, it elevates the Dales above the gritstone Pennines to the south &, to an extent, north. On such glistening days the “grim up north moniker” is redundant here.
Yes but isn't there something appealing about that grim gritstone? Still it would be perverse to criticise Yorkshire for being just a bit too pretty.
Limestone, well, chalk, is very close to my heart! I spent half of my life traversing paths imprinted in it! But I learnt so much from your piece today alongside enjoyable read 😍