I was tempted to reply "I'll show you my clint if you will show me your gryke" but because they are polite people I meekly said that no, I didn't. I'll show you, says he.
This is an example of a clint and gryke. The clint is the bit of rock and the gryke is the space in between. I was given a geology lesson about glaciers, water, limstone, carboniferous thingies, but basically they are bits of rock that form a sort of pavement, and very useful they are too when it is wet and the bog is coming through your boots, your socks are wringing wet and the pub is still another four miles away and you are getting more intelligent conversation from the sheep than ... oh I could go on. They are nice and hard and you don't go squish into them and loose your boot on the pull out.
Here's some more of them.
And some more.
And yet more.
So now we know what clints and grykes are. Bully for us.
17 comments:
yes I'd rather see a clint ahahahahahahahahaha.......
You rude man Simon!
woah....that's cool.
Clints and grykes?
Never 'erd of 'em.
But don't keep us in suspenders, tell us all about how and why they were formed. And are they only in Yorkshire?
OKAY I'm heading to Wikipedia....
Those are real geological terms?? Anyhow, you shoulda replied with that question! LOL!
I meant as in Eastwood!
Eg "go ahead make my day!"
A likely story Simon!
Cool, the weathering limestone. Never heard clints and grykes, but I saw something similar in Salzburg (Loferer Steinberge). More like in the first picture. Was a bright day when we were there, fortnuately.
:)
"Go ahead punk, may my tomatoes on toast"
You learn sumting every day man!
How are you me old fruit?
I don't seem to be able to see the pictures. Limestone pavements are botanically very diverse habitats.
Ok, I can see the piccies now - nice!
Great photo's! Thanks for sharing with us! *HUGS*
I will be a fairy queen if you go as a fury queen again!
Those fissures look like they could take a whole load of Full English (the fish may even find their way back to the ocean). ;-)
Oh my goodgracious! You are hilarious, I am almost in tears laughing from this, "I'll show you my clint..."
The geological earthy stuff is really interesting, too.
thank you so much for answeering my sons homework in basic english!!!!!
Thank you anon! Always ready to be of service!
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