Last Spring we followed a neighbour’s advice about a good view from the hill in the middle of Cambridge.
Woodland’s Cemetery is located there.
The view is great and there are some wonderful trees, so we made a note to go back in the Fall.
And on the way home last Saturday, that’s where we went.
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It was really too hazy that day for the view, but I took a couple of pictures anyway.
The blend of colours was nice.
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With the trees still in leaf towering above us, it was like being under a canopy.
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A protective canopy.
Trees make me feel safe.
Shelter.
Somewhere to hide.
Friends.
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The peace was disturbed by two men with leaf-blowers.
A shame. A carpet of leaves is lovely, but I suppose it gets messy if not tidied up.
Mine are left to go where the wind takes them.
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We wandered beneath the tall oaks.
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Then made our way back down the steep hill.
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Up the road to our own leafy lane.
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Or not so leafy, according to the evidence!
That’s a beautiful spot for a cemetery, but I wish they would let the leaves lie where they fall. It is nature’s way for them to rot, and help fertilise the ground.
Best wishes, Pete.
Indeed! Leaf=blowers are a menace.
Wow, which is more beautiful – autumn coloured leaves or the tree as a whole? Just think of the difficult puzzles you can create from your photos 🙃.
The cemetery is a lovely and peaceful place with the protection of the towering trees. I saw that beautiful, large bush on one of the gravesites and wonder if you know what it is?
As far as I know, it’s a type of hydrangea.
It looks like a Hydrangea Paniculata, maybe Sundae Fraise.