I love this time of year when the greens of the new foliage are so varied and so vibrant. I wasn't sure what species these serrated leaves and clusters of seeds pods belonged to - but, after consulting the Google oracle, I am pretty sure it's a wych elm, overhanging the canal. That's quite exciting, when so many of our elms have been ravaged by Dutch elm disease.
Walking along the towpath beside Hirst Wood is like swimming in a long green tunnel.
At certain points the bluebells come almost down to the waterside. I love that narrow line of blue reflected in the water.
In the 19th century thoughtful Frenchmen planted plane trees beside the towpath of the Canal du Midi to protect their towing animals from the sun's glare. Of late these plane trees too have been decimated by disease and had to be replaced by a hardier species.
ReplyDeleteYour second shot particularly appeals to me.
ReplyDeleteSo much beauty!
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