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In wintertime, sheep use them as shelter from the prevailing wind, but when that brings snow, it can also bring trouble. Like stone chameleons, the field walls around here sink into the ground, take on the toned hues of the earth, and morph against the hills. Dry stone walls are quite a feature of the Yorkshire scenery, especially here in West Yorkshire, where thousands of miles of stacked sheet stone criss-cross the landscape in patterns that seemingly stretch to eternity. S

Winter Sun And Thawing Snow, Watercolour. I remember snowdrifts up to 10 feet deep. One April I filmed the local farmers digging out five feet of snow that had filled in the only route out of the village. I loved it and I hated it, living up there 1000 feet above sea level. I could see for 40 miles from my studio window, but that was often 40 miles of rain. When the nice weather arrived it was heaven on earth, but most of the time it was damp. Our house was on the edge of the