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This morning we took a drive into the forest.
It was not long before the first of the day’s many showers set the burnished bracken sparkling.
We were even treated to a partial rainbow forcing its way through the indigo clouds.
Deep in the valley a string of walkers passed a solitary house,
while far off, optimistic smoke curled upwards to merge into the ether.
A grazing pony fixed me with a quizzical stare, then continued with the business in hand,
until, sensing the precipitation that was about to send me back to the car, it wandered off and crossed a path to take shelter under a tree.
It was then that I heard voices floating across the bracken.
They belonged to another group of walkers upon whom the rainbow had cast all the colours of the spectrum.
The rain really hammered on the car as we drove back though the forest passing walkers and cyclists also caught in it.
This evening we dined on roast lamb, potatoes and parsnip; crunchy carrots, cabbage and runner beans; divine gravy, and mint sauce; followed by bread and butter pudding souffle. I drank Almocreve Alentejano reserva 2014.
Even in a rain, your countryside sounds remarkable!
Really remarkable indeed
Thank you both
Many thanks, GP
A magical post.
Totally agreed.. magical is the best adjective for it…
Thank you both – Oglach and Nita
Thank you so much, Oglach
I’m so in love with the raindrops on bracken photo!!!
Many thanks, Luanne. I was lucky to find it.
Wowed!!
It’s so amazing how you can capture the scenery so well.. and allowing me to enjoy 😊 seeing it through your eyes.
I was right there with you in that forest 🌳.. enjoying the walk and every view around
That’s lovely, Nita. Thank you
Derrick you did it again…
Many thanks, Nita
Derrick, Are the ferns dried up because it is Autumn or because it is dry there?
Autumn – they are just browned – not dried up. Thanks, Ginene
What a special place and such lovely photos Derrick.
We got the tail end of a typhoon over the week-end. Did not get to have a dinner such as yours!–no power for many hours due to power cables and lines coming down. An explosion as a transformer blew outside our place. But things were repaired or in the process. Not so much fun–so I will enjoy yours!
Thanks very much, Cynthia 🙂
Amazing photos
Thank you, Lynn
These are incredible photographs, Derrick. I particularly loved the first! Cheers!
Many thanks, Jill. The first two photos were taken with my little Canon SX700 HS. I still use it for the wider shots and some of the macros.
How the weather changes…I’m glad to see those clouds in a blue sky and glad you stayed out of the rain and enjoyed a baked dinner, one of my favourite meals.
Many thanks, Mary
Love the phrase, “burnished bracken.”
Thanks a lot, Leslie
Yes – that got me, as well.
I need to write a poem with that turn of phrase.
That would be lovely, Leslie
Thanks, Jodie
I agree with above comments–magical and beautiful photos. I also love the “burnished bracken” and the misty rainbow.
Very many thanks, Merril
If there was a “like” button for comments, I would like this. : )
I like it 🙂
Thank you!
Very nice Derrick – beautiful photos! 🙂
Thanks a lot, Terry
Beautiful images
Thank you, J
That looks a lovely place to explore. I always wonder what it must be like to live in one of those lonely houses that always seem to be there as you walk along, miles from anywhere. They must keep a careful shopping list!
And in that location a 4×4. Thanks, John
Rain or shine, there is always something happening, no matter where you live. Great photos, but I especially love the one of the fern. Exquisite!
Many thanks, Laurie
Beautiful and poetic post, Derrick.
Many thanks, Val
Yes – poetic is the word!
Thank you, Jodie
Such beautiful terrain Derrick and without that rain the rainbow would not have appeared.. Truly stunning views my friend 🙂
Many thanks, Sue