So lovely was yesterdays walk through Camel Green that I decided to take it again, and some. I'd been to a party last night and had had a really good time, and today everything appeared at little bit shinier as if sprinkled with a kind of magic only good times can bestow. The sun was radiant and intense, too intense I thought for this time of the year, although any worrying thoughts were soon crowded out by all the stimulating sights, sounds and smells the forest had to offer. Wherever you looked nature was doing her thing. Deer shaded themselves by the babbling stream, a pair of ducks came for a splash landing nearby, whilst throughout the stands ponies chomped on the fresh green shoots of spring. I heard a rustle in the leaf litter close by, and on closer inspection saw a grass snake slithering its escape across the open and into safety under an ancient fallen trunk. Above, all manner of birds darted amongst the boughs and branches, their voices combining to create the spring song of the woods. Occasionally the scent of blossom could be caught on the air as you passed by the crab apple tree, now in full bloom. Today was a day to lose yourself in the magic of the woods. The leafs are really coming through now, and the woodland light is dappling, the prettiest type of lighting. A gentle and cooling breeze swayed the stands of lanky Silver birch which border Highland Water in places, their canopy and the breeze combined to make for stark contrast and welcomed relief from the intense heat of the sun and sweaty walking of the open forest. Today was made for wondrous walking, every forest player played their part to perfection. As I said, the forests' beauty really shone.
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