What is interesting is the fact that much of this area was burnt black when a fire raged through last year. How well nature renews itself.
Willow and I sitting at a picnic table
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We are now off to have lunch before window shopping around the town
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Wild Flowers on Two Tree Island
Let's backtrack to June of this year when Willow of 'Willow's Cottage' in California came and stayed with us, along with her husband. We began in the town with coffee and cookies and here we are walking on Two Tree Island in the Thames estuary. A rather blustery day but the wild flowers were out in abundance so I made it the focus of this visit. We had a great walk but in stopping to take pictures I managed to lose a lovely pair of sheepskin mittens. Yes, sheepskin mittens in June, that was the kind of Summer we had this year.
What is interesting is the fact that much of this area was burnt black when a fire raged through last year. How well nature renews itself.
Willow and I sitting at a picnic table
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We are now off to have lunch before window shopping around the town
What is interesting is the fact that much of this area was burnt black when a fire raged through last year. How well nature renews itself.
Willow and I sitting at a picnic table
We are now off to have lunch before window shopping around the town
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Do you think modern children do "Nature Study" like we used to at primary school?
I really used to enjoy it and am shocked when modern children do not know rosebay willow herb and campion and so forth.
At the village flower show there was a children's category "6 different grasses in a jam jar"!
Super going for a walk with you as ever.
Love the picture of the two of you peeking out between the flowers. This is a pretty spot. Fire can provide wonderful nutrients for the soil or so I'm told. John is currently reading a lot of Henry Morris' work...founder of Creation Research ( http://www.icr.org/ ) Interesting stuff!
That was a wonderful nature walk .
Patsy
I htink we still were getting snow in June, here this year.
Those wildflowers are so pretty! It makes me wish we were going into summer instead of winter. I hate being cold.
Really fun to see the "other Willow"! :^)
Lovely wildflower photos!
My favorite is you and Willow peeping through the flowers from the4 picnic bench.
Susan
What fun memories of summer past. The wildflowers are so beautiful.
Lorrie
That is such a wonderful memory, Barbara! I've been looking through a lot of my England photos and oh my, I am ready to return! Such a good trip it was! I loved Two Tree Island and Leigh on Sea!
How funny to be joining you on a summertime walk when it's howlingly cold just outside my window!! I did enjoy this!
This place is very beautiful and colorful. Hard to imagine that it was black from a fire not long before.
Have enjoyed visiting your blog by way of penless writer. Such beautiful pictures...also enjoyed reading about your church.
Blessings, peace and all that is good.
What a nice place for a walk. Lucky you.
Barbara,
Isn't it wonderful to meet a blogging friend and spend time getting to know more about each other....
Your pictures are fantastic and the one of you and Willow peeking from the flowers is sweet...
Thank you for visiting with me....
Blessings as we celebrate the season of our Savior's birth....Betty
Thanks for sharing these pics Barbara. I love seeing pics of Summer in Winter and vice versa.
Although this post isn't Christmassy. I would like to share a little something with you as you do have the real christmas spirit.
Oh, Barbara,
just what one dreams of on a cold December night, a walk amongst wildflowers! Masterfully captures summer memories, thank you for sharing them with us, such a lovely thought!
As far as the tied up Christmas trees on my blog are concerned, I could not resist and added a caption, a bit tongue in cheek, though. *giggle*
Hello Barbara...catching up on your posts this evening, and enjoying your lovely photo's.
Thanks for your visit...
Lovely scenes.
Well this is a refreshing post with a blizzard swirling about me outside. I find it amazing that I try to grow even your wild flowers here in my garden =)
So lovely, thanks!
A nice reminder of warmer days.
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