What a wonderful way to spend time
walking amongst trees,
listening to chirping birds,
the quiet hum of other walkers,
the fresh smell of the forest after recent rain,
and best of all to
just being out in the great outdoors.
With the knowledge that it is impossible to get lost in the 1,000 hectares of the Hesdin forest, off we went to start another Sunday walk. It takes an hour to cross it along its length which is not what we did that day, though we did manage to do an hour’s walk before the skies decided to open up again and soak us.
Winning!
In summer it would be such an oasis underneath the canopy of trees and in spring enjoying the smell and colour of all the flowers blooming. Some of the flowers are Primrose Wood (or woodcock) and the anemone of the woods that bloom from March to May, and the hyacinth of the forest are to be found in April and May.
We had not as yet experienced seeing trees with that much coverage of such bright green moss. Love that we can still see something new in our dog walking expeditions in France.
I came across this website giving us some ideas of where we can take Louie and Nellie for walks. Easily readable and worth having a look. Dominated by beech (60%) and abundance of oak, sycamore and maple trees, it is also a forest used to teach people doing a silvicultural apprenticeship.
Thanks Gilly for your kind comment, very much appreciated.
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Oh yes – definitely make sure some are dirt! Lovely post.
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Thanks Anna 🙂
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OMG that moss tree! Love love love
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Thanks Marian for your comment and pleased you are enjoying my blog posts. Due to having to limit our luggage and I am using my Samsung S7 instead of my larger camera.
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I feel more peaceful and calm reading your stories and looking at your photos. I noticed in this post as well in some others, that they are very crisp. Shot by a camera, not a phone?
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Thanks very much for your comment Kia. Much appreciated. Yes, we too love walking outdoors, and amongst large trees, it’s very relaxing.
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What beautiful photography! I love walking outdoors and crave more of it!
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Thanks, Carol, that’s so lovely and much appreciated. Love getting feedback, so it doesn’t feel like I am talking to myself 🙂
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Love your catchy headings Suzanne. Always hook me into reading further and I am never disappointed .
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