Above Pencombe, a cold day

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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23/3/24
Ramble around Hegdon Hill in the cold,
views over gentle country east to the Malverns,
west to the far Black Mountains,
sunlight rays streaming down from heavy cloud,
and some rain around.
Wood anemones (Granny’s nightcaps)
on the way up and
a lone violet,
Lovely banks of primroses,
frisky lambs higher up,
but down in the village the celandines
were closed and tight: too little sunlight,
(and too cold?), so no sparkle, just scrawny!

Certificate U
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Countryside explorations
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Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

A beautiful description in words and pictures. Do you find this spring seems less warm than usual? It certainly is here. Thank you for sharing another wonderful walk Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Glad you enjoyed. It certainly has been less warm recently, but I think was more warm than expected awhile ago! This was a small hill, and failry short walk, but quite a biting wind! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you for the cherries. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

"Wood anemones (Granny’s nightcaps)
on the way up.."

Another enjoyable ramble with you, Rhiannon. Lovely and evocative.

Maybe the time of the celandines is coming..

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks. But the time of the celandines is here, you just need the sun to be bright and they open and sparkle, but shut up when it is dull,  or likely to rain, and at night and then open again next time it is bright — to cheer! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

It sounds like you had an invigorating walk. The scenery looked so inviting with those black mountains in the distant east. The frisky lambs must have been a pleasure to come across too.

Lovely to read and imagine being there too.

Hope you don't mind think I'm being picky Rhiannon. But shouldn't the date read: 23/03/24? Just I thought if you were looking back in a years time, the date might have been important.

Thank you for sharing your walk, it was a pleasure to read.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

!! Thanks for noticing the date, Jenny! I don't know what happened there! The flowers would be a bit different in May wouldn't it, though it is sometime still quite cold.

And I've just noticed that I've got my west and east mixed up again! Must change that too. So easy to miss things. Interestingly the mountains to the west (not east!) are called the Black Mountains, in Wales, next to the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog, as the Welsh is and is being pushed to being used when possible. My feeling is that it's no good insisting on Welsh names being said if it's not known how to pronounce them properly) but in that sort of light they do look black silhouettes.

Thank you for your appreciation, Rhianno

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

Reading your rambles makes me want to get out there as well, please keep them coming Rhiannon.

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Dougie. I haven't been able to get  out so much recently, so when I do it's lovely to both take some photos and record  the detials that are a joy to notice when rembling! Rhiannon