The Lens-Artists Challenge, this week offered by Sofia, invites us to looks at mood. It’s been a very busy week for me, with time in short supply, so perhaps I need a spot of local walking to induce a mood of peace and calm.
… and just take a stroll down a woodland path …
Or perhaps a spot of merriment and street theatre is what’s required …
Or a seaside sunrise: even on a grey day.
Mind you, it’s as well to avoid nesting birds. They can get in a very bad mood, as this arctic tern can confirm …
He’s dive-bombing me. He thinks I’m possibly egg-collecting.
Best burn off a bit of energy and settle my mood …
… before returning home to be simultaneously awed and calmed by a local sunset …
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Always love a walk along a woodland path! Fortunately, I have one close to home currently lined with wild garlic.
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Oh, hasn’t it been a wonderful season? Lots of wild garlic meals came our way. And now you have bluebells? I hope so.
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Not in that wood but there are some close by. I sped through a bluebell wood on the train this week, loving the way they look like a blur of water under the trees!
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Fabulous. Lucky you!
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Lovely moody shots!
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Thanks. It wasn’t so easy, was it.
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You did great. No mood-altering chemicals required. 😊 My fave is the woods with the streaming light (feature image).
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My favourite too!
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Your woodland shots are amazing and your tern one is just my absolute nightmare! Great post, I loved it (minus the bird…)
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I take your point about the tern, but it was an amazing experience (I was, wisely, wearing a hat 😉 )
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I’m terrified of birds… 😦
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Maybe best avoided then.
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Great idea to revive these photo challenges. Thanks for bringing that to our attention Margaret.
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You’re welcome.
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Great set of mood images, Margaret!
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Thanks Sue.
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😄
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I love the shafts of light in that woodland shot and the tern in a bad mood made me laugh (although I wouldn’t have been laughing if he’d gone for me like that!)
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Oooh, he was scary. But just being a loyal father. And the shafts of light was one of those lucky moments when you’re glad that mobile phones have been invented!
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A walk through an old growth forest does it for me. A soft well trodden path with fallen pine needles under foot. No people nearby, no sounds or views of the modern world.
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Exactly. Though we don’t do pine needles round here. Beech leaves, oak leaves mainly. Just as good!
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I was pleasantly mooded out from a wonderful forest walk to a sunset to ahhh about 🙂
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Aw thanks Brian. How is Christie doing in her travels?
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She is on her way to Edinburgh. Enjoying herself so far thanks
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Hooray!
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I love the reflections in the silver cones. Tubas?
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Got it in one Peter!
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An inspired and interesting photo!
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Oh what a lovely post for mood. I love the opening photo of those instruments.
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Thanks Cee. Love a brass band inn the open air!
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I love brass bands too. And drum core 😀 😀
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Just came back from a blog break and look forward to catching up on your posts. Always a joy to stop by!
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Thanks – and so good to have you back. I hope you enjoyed your break.
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It was amazing!!!
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Walking along the seaside can always induce a mood of peace and calm in me, no matter what the weather is like.
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So true. I sometimes wish I lived by the sea.
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Wonderful photos, Margaret! I hope this week is a little less busy for you.
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Just a little. But not by much ;). You too!
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Thank you!
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I love your mood image selections. The opening image is amazing. The sun rays, wow!
Enjoy the colors in the sky. 🙂
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That was a lucky moment with those sun’s rays. Thank goodness for the phone photo!
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Phone photo, that’s amazing!
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I know. Just point-and-click.
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Well said and shown Margaret….that bird meant business!!
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