… but at least the ice is melting!

Happy Mother’s Day Sunday.
… but at least the ice is melting!

Happy Mother’s Day Sunday.
We have had some quite warm, sunny days and the ice surfaces are melting!

Happy weekend!

An oak grove in the Forest of Dean. Oaks, those trees most considered British by so many, have built warships, cargo vessels, churches, schools, …
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 05/May/22
A beautiful grove of oak trees, courtesy of Stuart.
The water volume is beginning to outweigh the ice volume!

Happy Thursday!

Azaleas at Brighton Dam Azalea Garden 2022.5.3.
I hope you visit Stephen’s blog to take a look at his beautiful photos.

Footpath Through Bourts Inclosure in the Forest of Dean Afternoon sunlight sneaks through the narrow gap in the canopy to brighten the early leaves …
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 03/May/22
A lovely forest walk, courtesy of Stuart.
Well, under all the ice it is, but right now not so much. Soon.

Happy Tuesday.

Weeds we call them and condemn But in spring before more flowers form Our friends the bees emerge hungry And find these golden blooms Ever a source …
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 29/Apr/22
A beautiful yellow-dotted meadow from Stuart.
It’s a frozen river that until recently, was being used by snowmobilers, hence the tracks that you can see on the right.

It’s fair to say that given how much it’s used as a snowmobile thoroughfare, it really is a sort of road.
But not right now since the ice is softening very quickly in the warming, sunny daylight hours that are becoming longer every second.
We will have to wait until boats turn it into a thoroughfare once more for the summer.

Quiet flows the Wye In its course through a vale Long carrying the label Area of outstanding beauty Lined with multitude trees Watering pasture and…
#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 30/Apr/22
The beautiful River Wye, courtesy of Stuart.