in the woods

crystalline light in the brilliant sunshine today, sharpening my photos. a doubled deer hoof-print, maybe a sika, one of a series in the mud along the trampled edge of the field.

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and spectacular winter trees against the sky  – this is my midwinter beech, multiple smooth grey arms reaching upward;

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a tall oak near it, shrouded in ivy.

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there are clumps of primroses waiting to flower in the edge of the wood; the first two flowers were not yet open, just slim tubes of pale yellow. soon the dog violets will be out in Clip Street, and in my garden.

these beech branches are still holding onto the rags of leaves, in spite of being exposed to all the winds, as the tree stands in a hedge, and its branches lean away from the prevailing North-Westerlies.

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3 Comments

  1. I notice that so many of your pictures have a perspective of looking up towards the sky. I think that is why I enjoy looking at your photos. I get a sense of wonder and exploration with your choice of perspective. But then you do look down to see what had come before- a sense of history too. Mmmm, perhaps I am thinking too hard and instead I should just say… BEAUTIFUL! I want to draw pictures in the mud. It looks so nice and gooey.

    🙂

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