Thursday, 19th of January 2023 [30]
I know, it’s Thursday and I’m posting in #WednesdayWalk , but I had a comment chat with @tattoodjay a few weeks back and he said it was ok to post on others days too, if Wednesday is inconvenient for me. It really is. I have a lot of mid-week activities, plus JOB of course, so I post most of my content at the weekends, except for those lucky times when I managed to make a draft for mid week.
Thursdays are usually even worse, as I come home, eat something quick and drive to a nearby town to dance till late at night. The past couple weeks however I have put all those activities on hold. Some things happened that shook me to the core and I decided to take a step back and reevaluate.
So here I am - writing a post on Thursday! For earlier mentioned Wednesday Walk, as well as #MakeMeSmile by @elizacheng
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Let me start with a flower that I told you I’ll write about another time in this post from couple weeks back.
Well, it’s another time now and I’m happy I will finally be able to close the tab in my laptop browser with the name of it - Mahonia Japonica. Good job I left it open, as Japonica was all I could remember 😂
Miss Japonica is actually a bush. Such a common looking one, that when it’s not in flowers I don’t even notice walking past it. As you can see, the flowers aren’t all that significant either. They kinda get lost in the greenness of it all and only when you look closer can you see the amazing detail of the flowers.
So how did I even notice them? Well, I didn’t. They ‘spoke’ to my nose! My sense of smell is my superpower and super-curse at the same time. It’s really, really sensitive. I walked past the bush and the scent hit me as if I walked through invisible wall into another Universe. I has to stop and look around, until I found these yellow cuties. The scent is very sweet and intoxicating. It reminds me of Lilly of the valley. Simply heavenly 🥰
Right, enough smelling, time for walking! It takes around 20-25 minutes to get to the part of the forest that is civilised, with nice, wide paths like this.
While it’s lovely to take a picture and maybe meet a few dogs with their owners there, I very rarely pick those nice paths. I love to walk through the tiny paths, with little streams around and hopefully many mushrooms.
This time of a year it’s really wet in the forest and little paddles of water can be found everywhere. Without my old wellies, I’d have no chance of coming back home with dry feet.
Some areas are more dry then the others. And much more orangey too. Mainly needles all around.
The quiet forest as we named it. Otherwise knows as coniferous forest. If I’m lucky I stumble across some nicely exposed root systems. I guess I can be ‘lucky’ often, cause I know where to find them 😉
I can also pretend to be very focused on another mushroom, while secretly still admiring those roots. I hope the mushrooms don’t know what I’m doing! They’d get jealous and we don’t want jealous mushrooms 🍄
Then we’re back to the mixed part of the forest again. This little tree looked so striking amongst the greens, but once I took the picture, I am not impressed at all. Our eyes are still so much better than the cameras.
Time for a funky photo! Do you ever find pictures in your photo camera, which you wonder how did they even happen? Well, here is one of them:
I look and look and I seriously don’t know how I managed to take this one. There is my scarf on it, as if I was taking a selfie, although I can assure you I had no intention of taking the selfie this particular time. There is also my camera menu, which is never visible and there is a tree. What a weird combination. Like a photo/selfie/screenshot modes all in one. HOW?
It’s a mystery! I would not be able to take such a picture if I tried 😂
And then there is Ivy. I have a love-hate relationship with Ivy. I love it in the forest and I very much dislike it in my garden or on my house. Look at those strong branches! Have you ever tried removing it from the side of the house? It’s not fun, I can assure you. I do love watching it climb around the trees in the forest though. It’s quite a sight.
Well, time to slowly walk back. And when I say slowly, I really mean it. You can not walk fast on the path like this, unless you wanna end up with your bum in this mess. I guess it could be fun in the summer, but right now it’s a bit too cold for this.
I’m a little madam and even through the dirtiest patches I like to keep my wellies clean. I know, it’s weird. You wear wellies, so you can walk freely in all weather conditions and through the biggest mud, but if there is a cleaner path to find, I will find it. I like my wellies clean, cause later on the mud is allover my dining room, where they live under the table.
Alternatively there is a stream. It’s my dining floor saver that stream. If I happen to make my wellies dirty, I will end my walk in this stream.
It’s as if momma nature organised it all for me perfectly. The stream is right on the way out of the forest and past the stream the path is paved and no much chance to get dirty again. I love this.
And back to Japonica’s, right were we started. While in the forest there are many paths to take, but to get there and back I usually take one route (unless I go shopping later) and that route leads by the bridge above and these sweet scented bushes.
I usually can’t help myself and I take a little piece of it home. I love its scent so much, that I want to take it home and enjoy for even just one more day. They don’t last long, but one piece like this is enough for my sensitive nose to detect the scent around the kitchen.
While on the first picture it looks very warm yellow, the second picture is much closer to how my eyes see it. It has a tiny bluish tint to it, looking almost unnatural. When I look at the whole piece, it looks almost like a sort of rainbow, although without all the colours of the rainbow- just yellow, green and blue.
Right, time to go, good people. Despite my greatest attempts at writing smaller articles, I struggle to keep it under 1k still. Sorry!
Until next time 💙
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Oh Gosh, the surrounding! I also wish to have a short walk in this kind of scenery but it's not safe I think, here in our place.
Anyways, I am just so jealous for your strong sense of smell. I can only smell for a short time but I'm the happiest already. Even with that short time. I missed the smell of roses huehue, I want to smell one again.
And regarding that photo where you will just find in your gallery, lol. I always haveb that kind of photo but, the only difference is, they are all blurred ahaha. I don't know how did it happen, so I just leave kt like that, lol.
I love all your shot, they are all pretty, specially your subject.
Hey sis, why is it not safe in your area? Also what’s up with your smell? For me it can be a curse when it comes to bad smell. Like one time I was working with a guy who’s feet smell so bad it made me feel sick 🤢 Other times I feel blessed when I can smell orchids than nobody else can 😍
Haha, we should have a hashtag for mysterious pictures in our photo albums 😂 It would be fun to look through people’s funny pictures 😁
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This was a beautiful Wednesday Walk, I mean Thursday walk :D
You have found autumn scenes, a small stream that reminds me of spring and that yellow flower, Japonica too. An autumn-spring mixture seen one winter day 😁
Indeed. The picture of the road give me a "twilight" movie vibe, and the mushrooms from the other post, "Alice in Wonderland". Beautiful
That’s very true - looks like a mixture of many seasons. That’s winter in England for you - it is never wintery anymore. I might fly to Poland next week to enjoy a bit of snow ❄️ 😂😁
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You're the few people that enjoy her weather. Almost all my friends for other countries complain about the chill weather all the time... And I complain a little about the heat of my tropical Venezuelan one 🤭
Hi my friend! I enjoy this post so much💕. As a photographer is a delight see the world threw images, and as a person who like be in pictures, that "quiet forest", gives me a viveeee
Aww, thank you so much. I’m very happy that you enjoyed taking this walk around the forest with me. I got there often and take many pictures 😍💙
I love nature. We both do. For what I can see. It's "my thing".
They ‘spoke’ to my nose! My sense of smell is my superpower and super-curse at the same time. It’s really, really sensitive.
And that is still my excuse for having a big nose! hahahha
And it having a super strength smeller is definitely a curse too! (especially when you have a male flatmate! 😳
What a beautiful walk and the first that I have read through for this weeks walks and I'm just about to go to work in an office full of fluro lights for the next 8hrs, so your photos were a welcome sight to start the day off.
What a beautiful walk!
Oh, don’t get me started with the curse side of this 😂 Imagine working with someone who lives in their car and their feet stink so much it makes you feel sick 🤢 I managed only a few weeks in that workplace. It can be a curse for sure!
On the flip side - I can smell the very gently scented orchids and other flowers where other people can’t smell anything 😍
Aww, I love this! I’m so happy you enjoyed reading this and that I set you out for a great start of the day. This made me smile from ear to ear and I read the comment twice - once in my Friday bot and once here 😍
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I love many colours, but pink blends in nicely
I like your nails in bright blue 🤭
Whatever day of the week its a beautiful walk :) and I loved viewing it and allthe beauty you saw
Thanks for joining the Wednesday, its always fun for me to visit the walks from all around the world, getting a feel for communities where people live and what they see on their daily walks
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Great walk in the forest, even though it’s muddy and rainy.
Beautiful flowers and mushrooms.
The photo of your selfie… unknown that you took it… hehehe 🤭 that happens to me too. When I try to capture something fast or while putting the phone back in my jacket.. sometimes it clicks a photo and I think hhhmmmmm 🤔 when did I take that. !LOL
Happy weekend dear @fantagira 👋🏻🤗
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Those are super funny. It’s always a bit of mystery for me when I find weird pics like this in my albums 😂
It’s been a great weekend. Hope yours was a good one too 😁💙
Hehehe indeed… funny funny…
Sorry for the late reply, I have hardly internet so when I am somewhere with wifi I try to catch up. Didn’t expect to be behind 4 days !LOL
the week is almost gone and a new weekend is there.
Have an awesome one 👋🏻😊 enjoy!
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All good Nicky, whenever you have a moment. My Ecency app crashes every 3 minutes now, so I loose patience in replying very fast and I have a huge backlog too 🙈
I’m enjoying my time with parents 💙
Have a great weekend!
I saw the ecency app had some updates, maybe because of that you had issues.
I sooo can imagine. Still 3 days behind, and it’s a lot to catch up too… even though I am not active as normal. Hehehe 🤭
Still struggling with the internet at the moment. Hope end of this week it is resolved. 🤞🏻🍀
Good to hear, enjoy further my friend 👋🏻😊
Have a wonderful week!
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Fingers crossed 🤞 it’s sorted soon!
The issue was momentary. I reinstalled the app and it improved. Now still crashes, but much less.
Flying back home tomorrow morning 💙
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Good to hear it did improve a little. Let’s hope the problem is soon fully resolved.
Safe trip dear 👋🏻😊🍀
Enjoy your evening further 🤗
What an adventure. That Japonica flower looks beautiful in its details, it's like a small rose. Plus the scents it gives. What a gorgeous one. Anyways, walking in that forest is a little bit scary on my part. HAHA. I think I will always think of a snake or wild animals hiding there. Lol. But you're such a brave girl walking alone in that spot. Thanks for sharing your journey. I enjoy it. 😉
Oh... do tell me more about our dance! Please! :D
Love your pics and your sparkly nails in nature. Delightful 😁💕
I dance salsa and cha-cha. Started in 2010 and just keep going, cause it’s my happy pill 💊
Thank you. Sparkly nails are leftovers from NYE still 😉
Gosh I would love to see you dance! :D
Keep the sparkles! God knows we need more sparkles around about now.
Have a great day, sister 😊
One day Nicky! One day I’ll write about my salsa life and try to include some links. I don’t have anything very recent though.
Going to Poland tomorrow, so I’m hoping for some new, flashy nails. I love the sparkles, but they’re usually only on one or 2 nails, while other nails are plain 😁
Have a good one too 😘
Cool 😎
Travel safe and keep sparkling!
Even if it's only in bits and pieces
I’ll do my best! Just arrived safely in Poland 🇵🇱 💙
The surroundings are pretty 😍
Thank you ☺️
Welcome 😁
You have beautiful collections and I enjoyed reading your article which I got to know new flowers.
I never knew I could post on other days aside Wednesday but now I know after reading.
Thank you
Thank you so much, I’m happy you enjoyed it 😍
It’s ok on another day, but only if you don’t post on Wednesday (1 post per week only).
Ok thank you for the clarification.