Wordless Wednesday ~ 1: Among the Bluebells
japra | Apr 29, 2009 | Comments 36
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About the Author: JaPRA is an expat Texan living in England with her husband (Mr. DJ), their 17-year old daughter (Roxi), and their dog Trudy.
BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION. the tree on the right is massive! redwood or something?
Saint3, thank you! Yes, that is a massive tree. The trees in England are so big and old. I am not sure what kind that is… I was thinking chestnut or oak, maybe.
Your image doesn’t need words but I’ll still give one of mine: gorgeous! I miss the English bluebells so thanks for sharing yours. This image is reminding me of Bee’s Texas bluebonnets. I’m wondering if they remind you of home.
Sarah, thank you! And yes, the bluebells do remind me of bluebonnets. It is funny that both my homes have blue flowers that come up around the same time. A happy coincidence :-)
I was just driving home from dropping off at school (“we” missed the bus) thinking….I’m so tired of these puny palm trees…it’s funny to think that in SoFla the tree canopy (if you can call it that here) is so low. I need to go to England and sit under that fabulous tree.
Julia, I LOVE the gardens and trees here. Back in Texas, we had scratchy grass, fire ants, mosquitoes, well you know what I mean. The grass here is so soft and lovely and the ground is… spongy or spring-y. And it smells like dryer sheets outside. Wish I could invite all my friends for a picnic in the garden under the shade of a giant, old tree.
absolutely gorgeous picture…thank you.
Thanks, Christine :-)
I love your new blog more each time I visit! I just had to let you know that. Lovely picture!
Thank you,Emm! What a wonderful thing to say.
I am going to close my eyes and pretend that I am sitting right there with a good book. SIGH. Also, I decided to buy Lost in Austen and am having a viewing party with friends and food next weekend!
Lucy Lucia!!! (me jumping up and down clapping!!!)
That sounds like such a fun and fabulous evening! I hope you’ll blog about it :-)
BTW, I just got an email with a link to an interview with Jemima Rooper (the lead in “Lost in Austen”). Here it is in case you are interested:
http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/interviews/view/item105500/Jemima-Rooper/#
’tis no wonder that so much poetry was written about the beauty of England! xox
I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD – Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
and twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never-ending line
along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
in such a jocund company:
I gazed – and gazed – but little thought
what wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
I love that poem, Mimsy. I always think of it in the Spring when the Daffs pop up. And even after living here for two years, I still sigh over the beauty of this country.
The perfect English scene, xv.
Vicki, all it needs is a nice thermos of tea, a few biscuits, and a thick book! And maybe a small pillow :-)
Yes bluebells, I remember those, very nice sea of blue. O I wish I was sitting there.
Hi Maddog, I wanted to snuggle in with those bluebells too. Gosh, spring in England is the best. Did you live here too?
Very inviting ! Would love to sit there and watch the world go by !
Barbara, I agree! I wanted to spend the afternoon on that bench.
Beautiful composition. Looks like a postcard.
David, thank you. Coming from you, that is a very nice compliment!!
This looks like a wonderful spot to sit down with friends or a loved one for catching up or even just sitting alone to reflect on life.
BK, I agree. A lovely quiet spot surrounded by beauty. Thanks for stopping by to comment :-)
Nice work, JaPRA!
Thanks, HalfIrishRover! :-)
This picture is magnificent.
Today we walked through the woods and there were carpets of bluebells. They were sort of misty and delicate — much more subtle than bluebonnets really.
Thank you, Bee! And you are right, bluebells are softer looking than bluebonnets. I am happy to see them, though, and find them a nice English substitute for our State flower :-)
Did you sit in that bench after taking this beautiful shot?
Congrats!
wow,beautiful.Congrats for being featured on POTD at Authorblog
Hi Chaitra, thank you for stopping by! I just popped over to visit your blog and now am totally envious of your new earrings! Very nice :-)
Just want to say thanks for posting this photo. I was born and raised in England and the single word that takes me blissfully back to my childhood is “bluebells”. I have your photo as my desktop background.
Diana, what a lovely thing to say! I am glad you enjoyed the photo. And now I must admit that I’m originally from Texas, and while I walked among those bluebells, I thought “How beautiful, and they kind of remind me of bluebonnets” :-)
Forgot to say that I now live in southern Utah in a high alpine desert. I plant purple penstemon and propagate it avidly — it’s a poor substitute for bluebells but better than a poke in the eye!
And wow–we love southern Utah! It is gorgeous there, but yes, very unlike England :-) We moved to Holland last month and I’m already missing the soft green.
Wouldn’t I love to be sitting on that bench among the bluebells.