Saturday 15 October 2011

Can't see the wood................................................................... for the trees

The weather today was lovely... bright sunshine and blue skies.
I decided to make the most of it and go back to Delamere Forest and walk another of the trails.

It also gave me the chance to revisit Blakemere Moss and take a few more images of it's eerie landscape.







It was a lovely stroll at a leisurely pace... I took loads of images.
I hope I have shared some of the decent ones as this post has been put together in a bit of a rush.

As I returned to my car I went a little "off piste" and was delighted to see a Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Another wonderful day.... and I feel really relaxed.
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20 comments:

  1. Art15 October 2011 at 19:41

    Wow. Picture from the woods is brilliant and exciting!

    I liked the little bird at the end!

    Very beautiful pictures!

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  2. Bob Bushell15 October 2011 at 19:48

    Yep, it is eerie, isn't it. I love it, hee hee. The Woodie was nice.

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  3. ADRIAN15 October 2011 at 20:42

    Superb shots of the mere. A great place. I really will have to visit. Thanks.

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  4. joo15 October 2011 at 21:00

    What a lovely place! I love the images of Blakemere Moss!

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  5. Modesto Viegas15 October 2011 at 21:25

    Thanks for sharing these moments!

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  6. John @ Beans and I on the Loose15 October 2011 at 22:30

    600 images on a little walk! Egads, I took about that many on the month long road trip. I must be too picky.

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  7. TexWisGirl15 October 2011 at 23:42

    the woods are beautiful. the tree stumps - i'm assuming they were cleared for the water reservoir creation or something?

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  8. grammie g16 October 2011 at 02:37

    Hi Andrew... Love those big tall tree and the trail through them ..pleasant looking !

    Those stumps are weird ..It looked like some kind of white birds in the distance in one shot was there??
    The red on the woodpecker sure is a bright spot!!

    Have a great week
    Grace

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  9. The Herald16 October 2011 at 09:39

    Great set Andrew, love those eerie shots of the 'moss...[;o)

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  10. Pantherka16 October 2011 at 17:06

    Really nice weather today. Great photos! Stumps (scary landscape), they are beautiful!

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  11. Chatty Crone16 October 2011 at 21:55

    I tried to leave a comment on your last post, but I couldn't. I'll try again. Loved the birds and this woodpecker.

    What kind of area was that - were trees cut down?

    You must have a great camera.

    sandie

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  12. Unknown16 October 2011 at 22:25

    Great blog! Glad I found you through my Twitter list! Cheers from North Texas! Adding you to my Blog Roll!

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  13. Unknown18 October 2011 at 22:31

    Great hike Andrew!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  14. eileeninmd18 October 2011 at 22:58

    I love the woods but why the clear cut! The woodpecker is probably missing those trees. Wonderful photos.

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  15. Dave18 October 2011 at 23:23

    my last two visits to Delamere were for a Doves Concert.... Brilliant night :0 and for a life bird when I caught up with 3 Firecrest a few years ago

    Wonderful atmospheric images Andrew, especially the flooded expance with the tree stumps

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  16. Larry18 October 2011 at 23:36

    A very interesting post Andrew. The Blackmere Moss with the tree stumps all in a row is very odd. Were the trees cut for the water project do you know?

    Love the shot of the Great Spotted Woodpecker!

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  17. mick19 October 2011 at 07:22

    Very interesting post. The images from Blackmere Moss are especially good.

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  18. Springman19 October 2011 at 16:25

    Spooky place indeed! Must really be something at night. I'm glad your weather is letting you get out for a peaceful day with nature. Great to enjoy it with you.

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  19. Pat20 October 2011 at 00:01

    What a contrast between those shots of the beautiful forest and the eerie landscape of Blakemere Moss!

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  20. jeanlivingsimple21 October 2011 at 04:15

    I could never see too many photos of that cool Spotted Woody!

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