Yes, 500th! Phew!
Last Sunday I went to look for some wild garlic and to inspect this tree in the woods next to our garden – fortunately just far enough away from the house if it comes down…. We’ve watched (and heard) woodpeckers tapping away at it, and wonder what the cause of its demise was. The dreaded bark beetle (Borkenkäfer)?
In any case, I was drawn further into the woods when I saw all the vinca growing there – a blue-green carpet of loveliness!
With filtered sunlight it looks so at home – much prettier than the garden varieties I think.
Then I struggled through lots of dead wood and sprouting bushes to find these…
and these…
and these – my favourites!
Click on any picture below for a closer look.
Words and Herbs 
Lovely blooms and oh my 500 posts…I don’t even have 200….what a great milestone.
In my first blogging year I did a post a day, which gave me a head start! 😉 Thanks Donna – so glad we’ve met!
You live in a fairy world…we have to drive to see forests where I live!
Linda
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It conjures up images of little creatures dancing there under the moonlight doesn’t it! We are lucky to be surrounded by trees – fabulous colours in spring (and autumn too!).
thank you for a lovely walk in the woods.
congrats on your 500th post.
Thank you Jacquie – nice of you to stop by!
Beautiful. It’s amazing all the jewels that are hidden in the woods. Congrats on 500!
Thanks. Just a few steps away from the path and it’s like another world in there! 😀
Congratulations on your 500th post and lots of fun composing the next 500! Love the wood violets and that vinca does look lovelier than the garden varieties growing widely around me . . . 🙂 !
😀 I have some vinca in my garden – a variegated one – and it looks so insipid in comparison! LOL!
Tre charme
Is that Spanish? If it means “charming”, then thank you!
A wonderful 500th post, Cathy! I love all these little delicate wild flowers so much.
Thank you for your admirable work – it brightens my mind!
Lovely to hear from you Elisabeth. Glad you enjoy the photos so much. 😀
How wonderful these fields of blue. I´ve been told blue has the ability to warm the temperature of the plant. That´s why so many early spring plants are blooming blue.Congrats to your 500!
Have a nice day! Uta
Thank you Uta! Yes, the hepaticas and many other plants contain a dye called anthoycyanin, which has been used in solar cells to convert light into heat. If you find any more info on this, I’d love to read up on it! Have a lovely day too Uta!
Congratulations! 500 posts is very impressive and a record of a lot of good work. woodpeckers do terrible damage, last autumn one decided that it would be nice to overwinter behind our shutters – it did €300 of damage making the hole large enough for him to enter, plus he scared me rigid as I thought someone was trying to break into the house. Christina
Oh no! I’ve heard how woodpeckers like freshly plastered facades of apartment buildings in cities – I think it was in Berlin… apart from the noise, tremendous costs! Hope yours has found a tree further away from your house!
Have a lovely day Christina!
500 posts is an impressive milestone – congratulations! And a lovely collection of photos of woodland flowers to mark the occasion.
Thank you Sarah. I don’t normally venture into this bit of woodland until elderflower time as it’s pretty uneven ground! (With lots of nettles later on!)
Fabulous photos! Congratulations on 500 posts – that’s so wonderful! Looking forward to many more! 🙂
Thanks Sheryl! I’m still loving it, so here’s to the next 500! 😉
Congratulations!! Happy 500! That’s really impressive 🙂 I love your round pictures. Nature is wonderful isn’t it. Must have been great uncovering all those little beauties 🙂
Yes, it was quite magical up in the woods – the light there is so lovely. Thank you Anna!
Congratulations! You flowers are way ahead of us this year. I love those dark purple violets.
Thanks Sandy – the dog violets are later this year, so flowering the same time as many other wild flowers… it was cold for so long and now everything’s trying to catch up!
Congratulations on your 500th post, the photos are lovely too!
Thank you very much – and thanks for stopping by!
Congratulations on this exciting milestone!! I so enjoy your blog. Here’s to the next 500 🙂
Thank you Laura – hope I make it to 1000, then I really will celebrate! 😀
The flowers are beautiful it is an exciting time of the year in the woods.
The edge of this wood is lined with hawthorn, which is just opening and looks so pretty!
500 posts is very impressive, Cathy! You have such a refreshing blog. I am always so happy when I stop by and see your love for the beauty found in nature. The little wildflowers are so delightful. The woodpeckers have really been busy, have’t they!
I’m happy too, when I hear people enjoy my blog. Thank you Debra. Have a great weekend!
what a wonderful way to celebrate! The glossy greens and stunning colours are a treat, and to see them in their natural environment is even more special, thank you Cathy!
Hi Claire – it’s a good time of year to go out into the woods with anemones and corydalis everywhere – in the UK the bluebells will be out soon I suppose too. 😀
Such wonderful news! Congrats!!!! In a month I will have been on WP one year I can not believe it 🙂
Thanks Eunice! Yes, time really flies – hope you’re going to celebrate that upcoming anniversary! 😉
lol OH Cathy I am so very happy right now since coming back from the retreat and being in contact with my son and knowing he is happy too 🙂
Congratulations on the 500th post…wow! What an accomplishment! Thanks for sharing your lovliness with us Cathy. From the beautiful plants and flowers to your book reviews and wonderful yummy recipes, I have enjoyed them all. From what you share you let us your lucky readers in on a whole world. Thank you my friend for giving of yourself as you do. 😀 😀 😀
Thank you Nancy – your words mean a lot to me my dear friend! Hugs! 😀
Well done Cathy! Congratulations! I always enjoy your posts and I’m looking forward to many, many more! 🙂
Thanks Simone – you’re such a loyal reader. Thank you for all your lovely comments too!
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Cathy, don’t know how I missed seeing this earlier. Sometimes I think the Reader doesn’t update as often as it could. At any rate congratulations on your 500th post (and beyond now). I look forward to reading your blog and am happy to see you found Hepaticas in your woodland. Susie
Thank you Susie – and thanks for commenting so regularly – always lovely to hear from you! 😀