Rowans for Rowangolightly

[ar_wahan]

This is my baby American rowan (the white thingy on the far right is a "garlic clip" meant to discourage deer from nibbling at it).



This is a mature rowan with its autumn berries, found growing wild in Wales as I was walking down the valley to find where I lived in a past life. There were whole forests of them along the rail line coming in from Portmadoc.

Comments

[mediyogi.livejournal.com]

lovely!

Yes!

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

Oh, lovely...thank you!

I've been away from the 'puter for a whole day so I didn't get it earlier.

Thanks muchly!

[gngr.livejournal.com]

Mew! (love that, lol) Looks great.

lovely

[fairiegodmother.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing that.

is the second photo a really significant place for you? It has that "feel" to it.

perhaps a related topic?

[fairiegodmother.livejournal.com]

btw, just noticed your caption at the bottom of the second picture. I was coming down with a migraine the other night when I sent you my question about it.

On another topic, do you ever watch the History Channel? They did a piece on Queen Boudica. I got chills up and down my body the minute it started airing (thank god I have TiVo) and I had an urge to call you...

If you get a chance to catch the show this week, please do. I'd like to know if you relate to it as I did, or differently, or not at all.

This was a historical recreaction, of course, which was part of why I was so surprised at my reaction.

The only other time I've had a strong reaction to a historical figure was while gazing at President Lincoln's death-mask, when the Smithsonian brought their traveling exhibit to Portland. Gazing at the mask, I had a profound sense of his presence. He was a gentle, kind, loving, peaceful, peace-loving, protective, and responsible man, still surrounded with some grief or sadness. Above all, I had the sense that he wished for peace.