Dark and damp. Then a brief spell of afternoon sunshine lights up a sheltered corner of the woods. Death and decay….well is some ways yes, but it is also the start of a regeneration process. The autumnal leaf fall is the start of returning much goodness to the earth….. this year that decay seems to be taking longer, the end of January and so much of the leaf cover is intact.
Snowdrops are continuing to lead the way to Spring. Protected from much of the recent winter weather by those same carpets of autumn leaves they are now pushing there way to daylight.
30th January
(C) David Oakes 2018
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