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The singular of flora should be florum.... if it's third declension neuter, like bellum. But it's not - it's first declension feminine, like mensa....

 

Bellis, is of course the daisy genus.... to, for, by, with or from wars.

 

Of course it is HarryS, should have thought of that. I have changed to 2013 display, much better, thank you. Perhaps not the place to ask but how do I get a signature at the bottom so that I can refer to my flickr album?

 

Hoover your mouse over your name top right, box will open then click on signatures then copy and paste link, hope that's right

 

Bingo! Thank you very much. I hope you find them interesting.

 

Three pages on already, it seems I'm a bit late in welcoming you Steve.

 

Some nice pictures Oakridge your garden looks lovely, where was this picture taken please it looks like a place near Doncaster (loversall) where i metal detect from time to time.

 

That's a big garden, Martin.

That's quite all right - most haven't done so at all, and I'm not that needy.

As long as you all like me.

 

That looks like a Massey plough on the back of a John Deere why the JD you could have the real thing Massey T20

This is how to plough
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...ZUboe0&usg=AFQjCNFxavAcr6d4R0DcrGirLJzC3ZnbOg

 

Martin-f. I am near M1J33, nearer to where you live.
Jiffy, It was a Massey plough and the picture was taken in the late 80s when the tractor was very new before the front loader was fitted. It had a lot more traction then. To give you some idea of why it is the 755 and not a T20 - when I started doing Ag and Hort C&G courses in early 80s on of the practicals one of the essential practicals was reversing a trailer. Now, I could not see the back of the trailer never mind reverse it so one of girls on the course sat with me saying 'left hand down a bit' and 'STOP'. The lecturer thought it was so funny he gave me a pass. The original plan was to use heavy horses, Ardennes, on the land and I spent a lot of time at Geoff Morton's farm at Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. See: https://www.flickr.com/photos/norwichhouse-oakridge/albums/72157622091856468. Unfortunately we are surrounded by trees so there are a lot of flies and the irritated the horses and made them jumpy.

 

Love the thought of using horses for ploughing used to go to ploughing matches
As for reversing, is it will fit i will get it in there 45 footers with a dolie no problem