This Sunday morning, as the rain sloshes down, I’m thinking that many people will be battling nature this weekend, as they watch the rising floodwater. Jake has chosen Natural Resources as the subject of this week’s Sunday Post. We are blessed with wonderful nature all around us, but I can’t help reflecting on how resourceful man has had to be in both harnessing and utilising nature.
The reservoir at Stanhope- a beauty spot for walking, guarantees water, should we ever have another drought!
The winter meltwater gushes over the weir at Grassington
The River Wear at Durham gets pretty full at times too
On a gentler day you can stroll over and beneath Durham’s bridges
Our woods and streams provide perfect picnic spots
For centuries we’ve been harvesting the crops and fields
Here come those clouds, but they won’t trouble the modern windmill
Whilst on our coasts, sea defences have become mandatory
And we have tamed the tide to provide a safe harbour
And a lovely marina to linger and admire
I’m sure you can think of many more instances. The rain is easing and I hope the flood damage isn’t too severe this time.
It was a pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning but now the Sunday lunch beckons. Well, it will if I cook it first. I’ll be back later to check out all the entries for Jakesprinter’s Sunday Post. You too? Don’t forget to click on the flying dragon or the links.
restlessjo 
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Thank you! And for your visit.
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You’ve given so many great examples of natural resources! And your pictures are beautiful too 🙂
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A bit like your collection, Meg, I’m spoilt for choice sometimes! Thank you.
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Wonderful pictures, Jo 😉
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Thanks, Dianne. A very beautiful doorstep I have!
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Lovely photos – it was a pleasure to wander through your neighbourhood – thanks for visiting mine as well!
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Nice to share our natural resources and a peak at each other’s worlds. Many thanks!
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AAAH! Natural water ways! Just something about the sight and sound of water that suddenly brings calm and tranquility to any moment in life! Such as reading this post! Thanks Jo for bringing a little bit of calm into our day!
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You’re welcome, Zoe. Lots of that natural wet stuff is launching itself at my windows as I type. A soothing background?
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LOL! I do love the sound of pouring rain too! Maybe I’m an exception! Hahaha
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Pretty scenery Rest,:)
Yen2x
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Pretty soggy at the moment. Doing blog catch ups.
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It’s still good though! I skipped the Theme blog yesterday was overwhelmed with works. And now just here in Starbucks sipping the hot mug, waiting for a meeting!
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Wonderful photos Jo!
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Thank you kindly.
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The lovely picnic spot with the little stream running through it looks very peaceful…:)
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It’s a wonderful spot in the summer. There’s a beautiful waterfall right by, but it will be in torrents and dangerous right now.
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your usual beautiful photos jo, but a special tone in these, the hand of man shaping and calming the natural forces … well done!
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Thanks a lot, Christine. I try to find a story in my photos, and sometimes it works.
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Many places in the world can use a few more inches of rain… Great post, Jo.
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That’s absolutely true, Amy. Something going awry with the distribution at present, but who am I to protest? Still bucketing, and I am safe and warm with my laptop, but many aren’t this morning. Thanks, hon.
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Lovely liquid pics, Jo. I can’t really choose a favourite, but the dark, cloudy one is winning. 🙂
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Ooh, have I missed a trick, Ad? Could’ve been an entry for the “Liquid” photo challenge too, with a few tweaks. I am so slow! I really like the dark cloudy one too. Made me walk a lot faster that day, and I just made it home…
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Hahaha, and you also had me a bit confused. You managed two in one. very clever. 🙂
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Great photography for this week topic Jo I love it ,Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thanks, Jake. Don’t believe those blue skies in the photos- it’s still raining!
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Brings back fond memories of my time in Durham. Thank you for sharing.
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You’re very welcome. It’s just 20mins up the road, so easy for me.
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I like the photo of your picnic spot. Hope your rain storm has ended.
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We’re lucky here. We live at the top of a bank, in sight of the sea, and flooding is never an issue, but lots of people are much less fortunate. More rain due tonight and tomorrow!
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Yes, Devon has got it pretty bad. The canal at Tiverton burst the other day. Hey presto, Halverton lake.
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Oh dear. Roll on Summer!
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Beautiful photos Jo! I love your water pics!
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Water (rain not included!) and blue skies always make me happy, Nicole. Thanks, hon.
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🙂
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Lovely photos 🙂
I find something quite fascinating about watching water, whether it’s a trickling stream on a calm summer day or the sea during a violent storm.
Not so though, when it starts to affect people’s lives as the recent floods have. 😦
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I love it too, Vicky, but there seems no letup at the minute. The fields are swimming, never mind the ducks!
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Nice pictures Jo!
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Thanks Andrew! I think you’ve got yourself a relatively dry bit of the world?
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Dry but windy and its blown my garden fence down! – More expense!
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It’s been pretty fierce down here in Devon
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Exeter looked dreadful on the news! Whereabouts are you, Tink? I have an elderly auntie in Dawlish. She recently moved from a riverside flat and I’m so pleased.
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