If you go down to the woods today...
By stickitoffee
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I think the phrase is ‘Carpe Diem’ ~ seize the day ~ well the hour anyway ~ I was driving near the Lickey Hills and luckily had my camera, thought you might like to see the bluebells:
If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a nice surprise:
Everywhere around was new, after the storm from last night the colours were luminous:
light and shade playing on the leaves and flowers:
under the greenwood tree was a good place to rest:
the sea of blue surrounds but doesnt engulf:
they say blue and green should never be seen but i would live in a blue and green world if i could:
dappled shade in the cool blue wood:
follow the bluebell path:
and then suddenly the whole wood rang with the sound of the woodpecker, and up above me i saw a flash of red and green ~ but only a flash ~ he’s up here somewhere ~ where’s Woody?
beech trees and bluebells ~ like a breath of fresh air:
23 Apr, 2011
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Breath taking photos thank you for sharing they were gorgeous scences in the woods.
23 Apr, 2011
Gosh Sticki!! You could frame those pics!! Really lovely, that's a beautiful place for a walk, would also like to wish you a Happy Easter!!
23 Apr, 2011
glad you liked them, thank you for your kind comments
and thanks libet ~ happy easter to you too!
23 Apr, 2011
Hi Sticki, I agree the Lickeys are gorgeous. We must go and do a bluebell walk the next day or two, enjoyed your pics, thank you!
23 Apr, 2011
very welcome weeding. i think they are at their best now ~ a few squashed ones from the storm but think they will only be this blue for another few days??
23 Apr, 2011
Yes, probably if the boiling weather continues. Hope you have a lovely Easter break. x
23 Apr, 2011
you too!
did you get the thunderstorm and rain last night too?
23 Apr, 2011
Lovely photos Sticki! Our thunderstorm was heading your way day before yesterday! Wonder if it was the same one? :o)
24 Apr, 2011
Lovely countryside you have around you,enjoyed the stroll
24 Apr, 2011
That is lovely,Sticki..and they all look so fresh,after a much needed drink..The storm missed us,but we heard it rumbling in the distance..still out with the watering can,I'm afraid..Glad you had a lovely walk in your woods..:o)
24 Apr, 2011
It looks lovely and tranquil there :) We had an awesome storm friday night... I'd been at a bbq all day in the sun, then the clouds just rolled in towards the evening, and we sat (perhaps unsafely) under a gazebo in the garden and watched the lightning split the sky. It was pretty awesome :P Although scary when I had to run home and it was really nearby and I was jumping frogs and puddles :P I hope you have some lovely gardening this easter weekend :)
24 Apr, 2011
no photos of the lightening jennyfer?
thank you nariz, bloomer and bjs
24 Apr, 2011
Wow what a fantastic blog! Loved this. We never have anything like this in Oz so it's always so nice to see a nice English country scene, as normal as it may be to you!
25 Apr, 2011
That was absolutely amazing.I wish I knew how you did your pics.like that. What a wonderful place and arent you lucky to be near somewhere like that.
30 Apr, 2011
thanks rose, yes very lucky.
just take lots of pictures i think ~ not sure how i take them.
30 Apr, 2011
Wow! you've certainly captured the luminosity Sticki, beautiful pics:-)
23 May, 2011
thanks BA ~ thats very kind ~ that was before my camera broke!!! now watching chelsea ~ enviously!!
23 May, 2011
gorgeous!! like my morning walks.
26 May, 2011
Fabulous blog and super photos as always!
30 May, 2011
thanks GD, you're very kind.
31 May, 2011
Only just seen this one - could anything be more beautiful? You can almost feel the breeze and smell the bluebells.
5 Jun, 2011
im glad you liked it steragram ~ when the light hits those leaves they are such a lovely colour aren't they?
6 Jun, 2011
Sure are - sun through beech leaves above and bluebells below are probably one of the nearest things to heaven!
7 Jun, 2011
that and a scottish island beach glowing with light, alive with sea birds and awash with the cleanest bluest waves you ever saw!!
7 Jun, 2011
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