Prehistoric plants and a walk in the forest.
It was such a beautiful day yesterday, and Tim has the week off so we can fit a few extra walks in! We went for a lovely stroll in the forest yesterday afternoon which always does us the power of good - sights, smells, sounds and fresh air.
We have a thing for ferns, and have some in the garden with plans for more but in the woodlands and forests at this time of year they are looking spectacular.
Under the trees in dappled shade they get just enough sunlight to flourish, and the vivid green is stunning. We also saw a wonderful display of horsetails…
These prehistoric plants are referred to as living fossils, dating back at least 350 million years when there were many more varieties, some as big as our trees today reaching 92 feet in height! I would love to have seen that, my mind just can't imagine it. Even though they are classed as invasive in some parts of the world we love them and their growth pattern can trick the eye, like a glitch in the matrix with horizontal lines.
As often happens on our walks we discovered a new path, 'ohh let's just go down here a little way' usually leads to just seeing what is round the next corner until we think we'd better turn back as we could keep going all day.
This is the view we found, familiar fields and hills seen from a new angle, I was so thrilled and will definitely revisit soon to go a bit further!
On the way back to the car I had to snap a photo of some gorgeous young cows amongst the buttercups, a scene that sums up spring - here's to the next adventure.
