green leaves, blue flowers, pink flowers … a cold dry, delayed spring, but plenty of sunshine. this speckled wood butterfly got stuck behind the glass of an open window in my kiln shed. walking along the edge of the wood there are all sorts of new leaves making patterns against the sky; alder beech hazels new beech leaves are like little green translucent silk petals. ash leaves erupt from those big black buds in sprays of pointy feathers. stoical oak with their stumpy new leaves and yellow catkins the bluebells are here at last and the red campion, big clumps in the hedgerows. oak in full leaf – a vibrant mustard – green, a wild apple tree in full blossom in the wood, cow parsley, delicately crisp, and the bluebell wood, heavenly scent drifting in the wind, a special sort of blueness. and a big surprise, a huge orchid, an early purple. Post navigation cold water and high tidefiring – success and failure 6 Comments Sweet, Jane. Wish I could go walking there too. 🙂 Linda Reply Sweet, Jane. Simply lovely. Linda Reply Nice my friend!! Looks like a lovely day!! Reply Lovely! I’ve never smelled bluebells, but I got drunk on the scent of apple blossoms over the weekend. Nce that you have this to wander in! Reply it isn’t a spectacular landscape at all, it’s the details that are enchanting … Reply Beautiful stuff! I love the sense of expectation in your composition on the stoical oak. Reply Leave a ReplyCancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Lovely! I’ve never smelled bluebells, but I got drunk on the scent of apple blossoms over the weekend. Nce that you have this to wander in! Reply