The State Of The Ground.

[blutarsky]

7 hours ago, waltere said:

Yeah there was one path (I think from the side of the Common up to the old railway?) which was absolutely sodden for the entire festival, even on Sunday night. None of my group could work out how or why such a specific area was staying so wet

Went tiptoeing up there on Sunday and it was the only mid I got on me the whole festival. 

[deebeedoobee]

12 hours ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Plans should include the Mary’s gate puddle. That doesn’t rely on canine idiosyncrasies 

Are you accusing Big dog of being  peculiar?........oh wait a moment....as you were

[deebeedoobee]

7 hours ago, waltere said:

Yeah there was one path (I think from the side of the Common up to the old railway?) which was absolutely sodden for the entire festival, even on Sunday night. None of my group could work out how or why such a specific area was staying so wet

That piece of worthy is soggy all year round. I’ve  learnt to circumnavigate it on my run

[DareToDibble]

8 hours ago, waltere said:

Yeah there was one path (I think from the side of the Common up to the old railway?) which was absolutely sodden for the entire festival, even on Sunday night. None of my group could work out how or why such a specific area was staying so wet

 

17 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

That piece of worthy is soggy all year round. I’ve  learnt to circumnavigate it on my run

Yeah that was it. My theory was it was in shadow in the day so never got any sun but that doesn’t sound right? 

[squirrelarmy]

15 hours ago, Quark said:

It turned me into a newt

But did you get better?

[Crazyfool01]

52 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

 

Yeah that was it. My theory was it was in shadow in the day so never got any sun but that doesn’t sound right? 

a spring maybe ? 

[stuie]

13 hours ago, glastofun said:

I've seen images of the full Pyramid stage (not just the bare bones of it like here), taken in the winter. I thought the whole structure was permanent. 

No - it's always just the frame left up. 

Watching the pyramid getting dressed and undressed before and after the festival on the webcam is a popular pastime.

[Quark]

55 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

But did you get better?

[lucyginger]

6 hours ago, squirrelarmy said:

But did you get better?

You beat me to it!!! 

[Ayrshire Chris]

On 10/24/2019 at 8:04 AM, deebeedoobee said:

Are you accusing Big dog of being  peculiar?........oh wait a moment....as you were

ours actually prefers to lie down in water! 

[Popsss]

I don’t think my calves have yet recovered from 2016. Praying to the weather gods for dry ground for 2020. 

[Ozanne]

16 hours ago, Popsss said:

I don’t think my calves have yet recovered from 2016. Praying to the weather gods for dry ground for 2020. 

Dry ground is key! I don't know how I managed to walk round the site for 5 days in 2016. Oh hold on I do, it was alcohol!

[deebeedoobee]

To finish off 2019 here is the well today. And Mary’s gate 

[Curlygirl]

So much prettiness in two photos!! Thank you Dee, and merry christmas to all of you in Pilton. See you all in 6 months x

[Ayrshire Chris]

Six months for the well to dry out! 

[paddyclark]

19 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

To finish off 2019 here is the well today. And Mary’s gate 

And the Jars?

 

[deebeedoobee]

By the rivers of Babylon otherwise known as muddy lane. Was very tempted to surf down it.

[deebeedoobee]

3 minutes ago, paddyclark said:

And the Jars?

 

They have gone to jam jar heaven to be replaced next year by version II in 2020

[deebeedoobee]

21 minutes ago, Curlygirl said:

So much prettiness in two photos!! Thank you Dee, and merry christmas to all of you in Pilton. See you all in 6 months x

And to you sweetie. It’s all downhill from now on. We will be in the fields again to party like it’s 2020

[Ayrshire Chris]

38 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

To finish off 2019 here is the well today. And Mary’s gate 

a haven of peace in the village!   

[deebeedoobee]

Well that was a moist one. As you may have gathered from the weather forecast, Worthy Farm is very soggy, windy and cold. No matter which way I ran it was always into the bastard wind. I must have looked like some lunatic lost raver behind the pyramid as I dodged the puddles this way and that. Thank feck for gortex  trainers. River lane aka muddy lane is almost tidal. Wonderful walk was as slippery as hell. Even the sheep looked like they’d given up and want to find their passports. 

[Quark]

I've found it easiest just to not bother dodging the puddles. Get the first one out of the way early, both trainers soaked and caked in mud, and then it's not going to get any worse!

So long as there's a shower at the end of it, it all washes off

[paddyclark]

Thread of the decade...

[Quark]

Flag & tshirt was definitely the pinnacle. Take a bow @Bin Fish

[Ayrshire Chris]

Even in the midst of winter, the rain lashing against our window and the wind howling I still get excited seeing this thread appear! Where would life be without the Mary’s gate puddle?  Hypnotically drawn to look at the webcam now!