A walk high above Seven Bridges in Studley Royal. A walk I’ve never done before – a hidden one and not easy to spot. But see what treasures there are here.
Now that’s a characterful face!
For Monday Portraits …
… and Jo’s Monday Walk …
… and Becky’s Walking Squares
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Trees are quite incredible when you get in close aren’t they? I don’t think I’d stand up well to all those years of weathering 🤔💖
I have a scheduled post this morning which I can’t easily add to but I’ll be privileged to share this next time. Sending hugs 🫂 🤗 💖
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I never expected you to add it this time, but next time would be fab. Just catching up now, having left the house at (yawn) 7.30 a.m.
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A day’s work well done, Margaret? We’ve just staggered back into the hotel to collapse for a while 🤗💕
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Well deserved, I’m sure!
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What an amazing tree. So many texture with face and other things and beings 🙂
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Not tree, but trees, lots of them. A whole cliff top walk covered in ancient trees.
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Fabulous 🙂
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Just … yes!
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Wow, Margaret – these are really beautiful photos – quite magical, actually.
❤
David
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I find these trees quite wonderful in every way. And they’ve already seen several hundred years!
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Amazing
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Wow! Being a tree lover this was a magnificent start of the week!
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I’m definitely having a tree moment. More to come!
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Yay!
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Those very interesting textures you photographed are indeed a wonder, thank you so much.
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a second wow from me – what a fabulous tree. Wrinkles are a good thing 😀
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I should know!
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I love these – it’s as if they’ve been sculpted. There’s one on a regular walk I do that resembles an elephant’s toes.
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Beautiful pictures… those trees will have plenty of stories to tell!
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I’m utterly transfixed by them Britta. Such characterful and venerable types.
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Wonderful!
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They really are.
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Wonderful gnarly trees and good light too to show off the textures.
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We had such a good morning. Really special.
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Margaret… these trees are stunning… so much character to them… and when you look deeper you can such detail and texture, plus a few hidden faces. xx
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They really take your mind for a walk, don’t they?
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I love old trees. There are some Burr Oaks in a local forest preserve that are quite old and craggy. We have some Osage orange trees whose trunks are gnarly like yours that drop green fruit in the fall. Love trees and shade they bring and how they look when winter comes and the moon shines through them. Have a wonderful week.
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Trees are indeed wonderful, and I’ve come to appreciate them so much over the last few years. And a great week to you too!
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Some of those pictures made me think of the foot of a monstrous monster lumbering and bumbling through the woods. Scary. 😉
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Your imagination can take you to all sorts of places when looking at these trees.
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Wow, these are amazing design of nature! Love it.
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So do I!
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These are fabulous, so much texture! And the square format shows them off very well. I reckon they’d also look great in B&W – what do you think?
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Watch this space. I’m currently obsessed with these trees, and next post will showcase them in monochrome.
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I look forward to seeing them 😀
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Amazing
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They are – just wonderful.
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How absolutely bloomin’ wonderful! Variously they could be landscapes, rock formations, faces, continents photographed from space, fantastic works of art, or close ups of large animals or aquatic life. They are indeed venerable trees which may well outlast humanity! Thank you!
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They never fail to awe and inspire me, old trees like this. And these are nicely hidden away and Our Secret.
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Yes, we don’t want pesky tourists clogging up the place!
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Certainly not!
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Treasures, indeed! Beautiful texture. Love how you take these close-up images from different angles.
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They were a real gift. So many trees, with fantastic forms.
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Thank you for sharing! 💖🌳
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It takes wonderful observations to capture these photos!
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Fabulous Margaret.
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Yep, it was.
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Oh Margaret, I so adore all your faces and photos. Tree bark and roots make wonderful photo opps. I so enjoyed your post 😀
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Cee, I’m so glad. It was a wonderful experience.
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These are right up my street. What a wonderful new walk. These could ‘people’ a very scary episode of Doctor Who.
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That’s all too true. Though some of the faces are quite amiable.
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Wonderful, I am reminded of Treebeard of Lord of the Rings 😊
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So am I!
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Ha! I’ll take your word for it, as this reasonably well read person hasn’t read Lord of the Rings.
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Trees have ancient souls that hold a special wisdom. I believe that they have a language that if we listen very carefully, we will hear them speak. A wonderful post, Margaret!
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I absolutely agree Rebecca. And, as I’ll mention in my post tomorrow, they can walk! I wonder if you saw this post from earlier this year: https://margaret21.com/2022/05/02/just-listen-to-that-tree/ ?
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I remember that post!!! I had goosebumps reading it then and I have goosebumps reading it now.! Thank you.🤗
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Good goosebumps, I hope!
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Absolutely!!!
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These are stunning trees and stunning photos – they look like source material for the development of another wild thing in ‘Where the Wild Things Are’.
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I’m sure Sendak was surrounded by similar trees.
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I bet he was.
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Most characterful, Jo!
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They are, I hope you’re feeling more characterful this morning Sue.
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Oooops, I called you Jo! Sorry! Yes, little bit better!
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But still muddling me and Jo 😉 I may forgive you, but I can’t speak for Jo …
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Oh dear
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Wonderfully ‘seen’ and photographed. Old trees have a strength and character that translates into something surprisingly dynamic.
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Yes. Aren’t they dramatic?
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