Ash Common

A gem of a walk, & not too far away!

Ash Common,

a mixture of walking in wide open spaces

 or venturing into woodland terrain.

Spied a wooden den,

plenty of fallen trees & their boughs.

Lichens & moss,

 flourishing & mingled in with masses of ivy

The pathways follow a stream,

crossing it many times by tiny bridges.

Reflections captured in the watery ripples,

before the last of the suns rays disappears,

 in readiness for dusk. 

Stumpled upon a trunk laden with fungi,

growing large in a 'ladder' formation,

 reaching to the light of the sky.

Fallen aged old tree trunks,

heavily coated in moss

Then glimspes of open spaces. . . .

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On this occasion,

not enough time or daylight  to complete the walk,

so I shall return!