Sunday 21 September 2014

Slipping between

It is only a scrubby field but one silent, thundery afternoon it was full of magic


Most of the colours were muted but something about the quality of the light made the leaves already touched by Autumn  glow like jewels.




The more I wandered and looked the more beauty I found








I couldn't decide what attracted me most, the delicate seed-heads





or the Fireweed


I went further into the tangle until I felt as if I was in a fairy-tale and maybe outside the castle where a Sleeping Beauty slept


A combination of spider's webs and drifting willow-herb and thistle-down had captured the berries and twigs and wrapped them in silvery white






All was silent and I seemed the to be the only person in the world.
Finally I turned to go and glimpsed my beautiful Cathedral rising up out of the mist,



In Autumn the veil between this world and the next seems to lessen and we glimpse through.

18 comments:

  1. You set a romantic mood here with your words and photos. The light is special and has a warm glow at times and you caught it.

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    1. Thank you, The words
      "Though the sedge is wither’d from the lake,
      And no birds sing."
      Kept coming to mind!

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  2. I love this magical and enchanting post, Jane. Wish I had been with you. Diane

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    1. Thank you, they were especially lovely that day. I think the first turning leaves are my favourite

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    1. Thank you Mike, I captured the day a little I hope

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  5. Lovely, evocative post. Autumn is such a special time of year, the gradual fading away of light and colour...

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    1. It's my favourite time of year Marianne, I always feel 'at home'

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  6. Beautiful Jane, you captured the moment so artfully! Love this time of year! Linda x

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    1. Thanks Linda, I picked a wonderful bunch of leaves and seed heads which are still giving me pleasure. Jane xx

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  7. I felt rather similar as I looked at the flowery fields in Kythera, Greece, this Spring. An entire world in a field, and I almost felt as if I could spend the whole trip looking at it.

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    1. Exactly! I couldn't believe that I'd been wandering in this one field for nearly 2 hours! I'm so glad I stopped and went in-

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  8. Love Autumn and your photo's have captured its beauty perfectly.

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    1. Thank you Karen- It had a truly magical beauty, I felt uplifted when I returned home xx

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  9. Hello Jane

    Absolutely fabulous. Flowers and shrubs in the wild can often surpass the beauty of the finest garden. I just love all the images. Very painterly. Hope you are enjoying this beautiful season

    Helen xx

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  10. Dear Helen, Sorry I am late replying to your comment. Calling my images painterly is the highest possible compliment- I feel very pleased! Jane xx

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