Diana and Ray Howard : Ray and Diana Howard’s kitchen in the Castle – recently refurbished by English Heritage in The Poor House – as Ray said.
Diana and Ray Howard : Ray and Diana Howard at The Poor House in the Castle – their residence in retirement.
Diana and Ray Howard : Ray and Diana Howard at the entrance to their residence – Framlingham Castle
Diana and Ray Howard : Ray and Diana Howard at the entrance to their residence – Framlingham Castle. It is interesting that in 2011 (and for some years now) that a Howard is in residence at Framlingham Castle again – what is Ray’s relationship to the Dukes of Norfolk?
Dry Weather : River in Framlingham dried up on 25th May 2011
Dry Weather : Dry Weather
Dry Weather : River in Framlingham dried up on 24th May 2011
Dry Weather : Dry Spring as reported in the Daily Telegraph 18th May 2011
Dry Weather : Dry Weather
Dry Weather : River in Framlingham dried up on 24th May 2011
Dry Weather : Dry weather reported by EADT on 17th May 2011
Dry Weather : Thin stems to the rapeseed pods – a sign of the dry spring
Dry Weather : Dry weather in the Spring has caused these cattle beans to have short stems and to be smaller than usual
Dry Weather : Dry weather in the Spring has caused these cattle beans to have short stems and to be smaller than usual
Dry Weather : Dry Weather
Dry Weather : Dry Weather
Dry Weather : Dry Weather reduced flowering
Dry Weather : Dry weather in the Spring has caused these cattle beans to have short stems and to be smaller than usual. Shawsgate winery in view
Dry Weather : Cracks in soild on 9th May 2011
Dry Weather : Cracks in soild on 9th May 2011
Dry Weather : Dry Weather – Hawthorn flowering
Dry Weather : Dry Weather – Hawthorn flowering
Dry Weather : Some rapeseed oil pods dried out – seed knocked oput by the undercarriage of the sprayer when applying dessicant (glyphosate)
Dry Weather : The very dry spring of 2011 was followed by a very wet summer. Yields are expeted to be lower and the wet delayed harvesting so that some second growth occured in wheats.