My hundred thousand bells of blue,
The splendour of the spring,
They carpet all the woods anew
With royalty of sapphire hue;
The Primrose is the Queen ’tis true
But surely I am King.
Ah yes,
The peerless woodland King.
Cicely Mary Parker
Archive for the tag 'Trees'
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The Song of the Bluebell Fairy
10 Comments CherryPie on May 12th 2011
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Cedars of Lebanon
Throughout antiquity the cedars of Lebanon were prized above all other trees. Their fine wood was strong, straight and wonderfully scented. It was always the first choice for any temple or palace, and top value in trade was paid for it. These trees helped give the Phoenicians a high place among other nations, [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2011
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Revisiting Trees
The proposed visit to Attingham Park that I mentioned yesterday went ahead as planned.
The weather was perfect, we (my Mum and I) arrived just before a tour of the ‘Lady Berwick Garden’ was due to take place. It was an opportunity not to be missed.
Warden, Ron Iremonger took us on the short walk to the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2011
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PhotoHunt – Trees
This is such a perfect topic for a tree lover like me. I have so many photos to choose from. I settled with these three.
The first photo was taken in my garden last week as the sun was setting.
The other two were taken in Attingham Park in February last year. They remind me of [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Apr 8th 2011
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
Robert A. Heinlein
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 2nd 2011
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
The Weather
The snow hasn’t lifted since last weeks snowfall and over the weekend it didn’t get above freezing. Yesterday it was still -10 at mid-day. I didn’t worry too much about it because I stayed at home to keep warm so I could fight off my lurgy.
But today I had to make my way into work. [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2010
