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seems to go on for miles and miles, lovely photo Amy

OOOOOOoooooo Amy this is a amazin Photo :) Thanx 4 sharingxxx

It was very strange as we were miles away when I was convinced that I could see a blue field but I couldn,t think what it could be , you couldn,t tell untill you were much nearer .. a sea of blue !

Is this what they use to make linen? Stunning photo

Fantastic sight!

That really is a beautiful sight.

oh booboo thats flax for linen, senior moment

Oh Mageth , I was on my way to tell you , yes Flax for linen ... LOL...

Thanks everyone :o)

And oil for cricket bats ?

Musn,t forget that important use BB ...LOL .. what would we do without cricket bats :o)

That's a wonderful pic Amy...the blue fields are a treat to see.....we used to have Borage fields here, but they're oil seed now.

Oil seed rape is everywhere Janey , some people are really suffering with hay fever etc ..
We have a farmer who grows Woad near us , he uses it to dye good quality Towels amongst other things , it,s a beautiful blue , it supplements the farm income , they sell a lot at county shows , I,m not sure how well it keeps the colour when it,s washed it,s very expensive as well .......

Haven't heard of Woad before....I bet it's a picture to see.....:o) The first time we saw blue fields was in Normandy, they were amazing....a few years ago now though,..........ooh..hope you enjoy your holiday, are you taking your caravan....?

Yes Janey , i,m getting excited now it,s getting nearer , we have our Itinerary made out we will finish up not far from Strasbourg before heading back home .. :o)

Lovely photo. Would like to see more like this.
Er...Janey. Woad is what the ancient Britons painted their skin blue with when they went up against the Roman invasion in 67AD.
It's quite an interesting plant too.

A lovely field. I love that it's blue. I think its wonderful that farm growing woad for natural die. What an interesting living craft! And great history. I haven't dyed with anything I've grown before, but would love to. :-)

Fab pic...:o)