A friend pm:d me the other day and suggested going on picnic some day this week and look for wood anemones. I had to reply that alas, "me and ny knee" still do not feel up for such undefined adventures as unknown woodland paths and outdoor picnics.
However, there is a place quite close to home for me where wood anemones grow; and after having been to post a letter today, I decided to walk that path on my way home (only a very minor detour) and check if they were in bloom yet. They are - which means Spring Has Sprung! Quite enough adventure for me, for now... :)
They are so sweet. I love how they blanket the ground!
ReplyDeleteGinny, yes - always a lovely sight to announce the arrival of spring!
DeleteYou found such beauty on your little detour.
ReplyDeleteThanks Terra! And letter/cards on their way to you now, at last! ;)
DeleteIt is so uplifting, isn't it, to see those pretty white stars on the ground around trees.
ReplyDeleteMeike, I'm glad to know this spot where to find them within walking distance! :)
DeleteQuite lovely Monica! This reminds me that I should visit our nearby woods to see the bluebells again. They don't last too long and it is easy to miss them.
ReplyDeleteYP, we don't have your English bluebell in the wild in Sweden. We have another flower we call bluebell (Sw. blåklocka, Lat. Campanula rotundifolia) but those don't cover the ground like your bluebells or our wood anemones.
DeleteBeautiful! You are wise to treat your knee gently - it will thank you in the long run.
ReplyDeleteThanks Janice - and I do hope so. I do try to keep up the habit of going out for a while most days - but the length of "a while" varies... ;)
DeleteI love a walk in the woods, I'm sadly not as knowledgeable about flora and fauna. I have a friend who knows loads, its alway fascinating walking with them.
ReplyDeleteCK, I don't really walk "in the woods" now, as I'm increasingly wary of the risk of tripping and falling. (The piece of woodland where the photos in this post was taken is so small that it doesn't really count...) In my childhood and teens (5-20) I lived in houses where we could walk straight out into wood/forest from our own garden, though.
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