Friday 1 April 2011

Marker?

Where the plateau of Wilverly Plain gives way to the low boggy heathland flanks of Ober Water, amongst the undulating slopes and huddles of gorse, where several paths transect as they traverse the land, is a small clump of Daffodils. These Daffodils aren't our small native variety, rather the commercial strain. You can't but think that their positioning is purposeful. The chosen location is an open natural hollow, a spot where paths from every direction cross; being the only blooming flowers amidst seas of myriad shades of orange and brown hues which mark the previous season, their bright nodding heads naturally draw the eye. No matter from which path or direction you approach this tiny stand of gold is clearly visible. If they where planted with purpose, what was the motivation, what were the circumstances? Why? Or, maybe it's purely a random natural occurrence and I think too much.

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