I went for a walk in the rain...

It was dusk and I needed some solitude so I set out up the hill.  It started to rain but this didn't deter me.

I saw so much beauty, a few examples of which I will share.

 

Lingwood to Utling circular walk

2 weeks ago, CBC and I went to meet his old housemate N for a walk.  We met up in a place called Lingwood which is near to Danbury.  I won't bore you with loads of commentary but it was a wonderful and varied walk I would love to repeat.  I will add a few comments to the photos.

Gorgeous foxgloves.

 I liked the way the light caught on a few leaves in the woods.

Such vibrant coloured leaves.

The beautiful lock at Hoe Hill lock in Ulting. It was the perfect place to eat our picnic lunch, plus I discovered a wonderful place you can swim- not the lock but there is a deck and a river lower down that people were swimming in.

Beautiful views of the river Chelmer.  We went on a boat ride on the day after our wedding here.

The weather was glorious.

Double skies!

We came across these swan parents with a brood of cygnets.  They really are strange-looking!

 But they are very fluffy!

 This church in Utling used to be an idyllic picnic spot until there were issues with druggies so it's not allowed now.

More beautiful hues.

 Can anyone tell me what these flowers are please?

 I found my first blackberries of the year.

 Very close to the end of the walk, we saw this glorious vista.

At one point, we saw a swarm of bees had settled in this abandoned building.

My favourite Ox-eye daisies.

 The wheat is growing!

 We spied a den!

 I've not seen Pink Borage before!

 We walked through a field of peas.  Er....shh!!!!

 At the lock, we had the company of this friendly Mrs Mallard who curled up right next to us.

Near the bees, outside that abandoned building, we found wild raspberries.

 Final reflections on the water.

It was a glorious walk, one I would heartily recommend!

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What is it? #71 - More strange tree carvings

Welcome to another round of What is it?  The photographic game where I share a picture which I see a different image in that what is immediately obvious, e.g. I'm seeing something OTHER than a tree here!  Leave a comment with your suggestion of what you see in this image other than a tree!

What about last time?

Well, I posted another tree with interesting markings from the same visit to Thorndon country park.

In these tree markings, I saw a few things. I saw a man's face wearing an eye-patch. His nose looks a bit beaten up and his lips are sagging- he's been in a fight!  Also, I saw a huddled figure down the bottom looking into the pond- he has a fishing rod in his hand and it has just caught an eel! Oh and above him, Jabba the hut is sitting looking down with an empty plate waiting for his fish!

Well, what did the participants in this challenge see?

7 comments:

1. 
   Ivana Split6:43 pm

   I see a worm like alien (something like the alien thing that trapped/enslaved Leila in Star Wars) standing next to an UFO. Bellow I see a levitating island of some sorts with the turtle teacher from the Panda Kung fu series.

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   Confuzzled Bev7:02 pm

   At the bottom I see a toad with big eyes. At the top is a cartoon cat (like Garfield) standing next to a saucer.

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   R's Rue12:13 am

   ❤️

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4. 
   Polyester Princess6:26 pm

   At the bottom I can see a bird sitting on a nest. Unfortunately, try as a might, I can't make head or tail of what's on top. I can see the toad mentioned by Bev too, but instead of big eyes, it might be a crown on its head. xxx

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5. 
   Sophie in the Sticks7:49 pm

   It looks like me staring into the mirror on a Monday morning and one eye just can't bring itself to open. Rough.

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6. 
   Anca7:56 pm

   The tree looks like someone who had a bit too much to drink, has an eye open and the other one closed, and also has a cigarette in his mouth.

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7. 
   Louise5:41 pm

   I only see a strange, wonky face in the tree! Though the bottom part of the tree markings (if I ignore the 'eyes' above) look like an apple on a table to me, haha!

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Well, there certainly seems to be lots in common with what we all saw. Ivana saw Jabba the Hut, most people saw him as some sort of alien or toad.  Everyone saw the drunken face and other things! 

Great ideas everyone- I really enjoyed reading your visions!

So, DO leave a comment as to What is it? in the first picture!

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What is it? #70 - Strange tree carvings?

Can you believe I've kept up this practice of taking random pictures of things which look like something else for SEVENTY posts??? No, nor can I!!!

I do like exercising my imagination in this way though and I hope you do too!

If you've not taken part before, the premise is that you have a look at the image I've provided and you see if you can see an image beyond the obvious, i.e. a tree, and you then leave me a comment to say what you see.  Then we get to see if we all saw the same thing or we get to say "Oh YES, I can see it now you say it?" or "Er, I can't see that1" or "Hurrah, we all saw the same thing!".  Whichever, I love it when you join in with this!

I was walking in Thorndon Country Park on New Year's day and I was looking out for interesting fungus on the trees and saw these curious shapes which made me think of something else.  Can you see something in those shapes?  

What about last time?

I shared this cloudscape.  As I looked at it, I could see a Triceratops dinosaur or some sort of Rhinocerous's head- it's in the middle and it is looking to the right- it has a hooded eye, big eyegrow and a horn near the end of its nose.  It seems to be glaring at some other, half-formed creature, nose to nose.  Perhaps a poodle?  Even as I've typed this, I can see a black cat's head, half-seen on the left of the picture- it has one point black ear visible, one eye looking balefully at me and it seems to have a little white chin with black lips. 

What did any of you readers think or see?  Disappointingly, only three comments, but MUCH appreciated, those 3!

Ooh, Sophie saw my cat though I can actually see that she saw a DIFFERENT cat, curled up uncomfortably in the middle, just as she described!

Bev also saw the same uncomfortable creature lying and craning its neck behind it, but saw an Alpaca which I also see.

Similarly, Ivana saw the creature with its neck at an uncomfortable angle.  She also sees something with horns and a dinosaur and like me, kept seeing all sorts!

I loved seeing your responses!

3 comments:

1. 
   Sophie in the Sticks8:30 am

   I'm seeing an angry cat which was laying down and something has annoyed it so it sat up quickly and hence the uncomfortable position and squared neck.

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   Confuzzled Bev4:08 pm

   It's an animal lying down and craning its neck to look at something behind it. I think maybe an alpaca or llama.

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3. 
   Ivana Split7:15 pm

   I see a giant dragon with his head lowered toward his back. It seems to me like he is talking to a chicken that is resting on his back. The clouds right next to him look like a bull and a T-rex. I'm seeing all sorts of things here.

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Let's aim to get more than 3 participants!!! DO leave a comment below!

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