
The path to the trees
I’ve just been reading a Facebook post about Shinrin-Yoku, which translated means ‘Spending more time around trees’. Which is what I’ve been doing this last couple of beautiful days; not just spending time around them, but taking what the Japanese call a ‘Forest Bath’. Lying under them.

The Biggest Pine
All the more enjoyable because these are all trees that we planted nearly forty years ago, so they are family.

Scots Pine family
The smell of the Pine resin heated by the sun was quite intoxicating, and no doubt mightily healing as well. Lucky, because I was in search of healing.

Wych Elm trunks
These pale trunks are those of a Wych Elm, which was grown from a cutting Roger took from a hedge up the lane. Wych elm is said to be a bit more resistant to Dutch Elm disease, which shows no mercy to our native Elms.

Wych Elm seeds
Here in the foreground are the embryonic seeds of the Wych Elm; still not much sign of leaves yet. And the Ash tree: its flowers are a thing of wonder – just look at this exotic beauty!

Ash flowers
Or this: the furled leaves of the Wild Service Tree:

Wild Service Tree leaves
Evening on its way now: time to go in, well bathed in Forest. Well healed.

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