And the voice of the peaceful valley
Mixed with the billow’s song!
“Stay in the wood’s embraces!
Stay in the dell’s repose!”
– from Down in the dell I wandered by Bayard Taylor (1825-1878)
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The Dell at Greenwood Park, St Albans, June 2021
This dell used to be the scene of hard work not repose, when local farmers dug chalky clay (marl) from these pits to fertilise the surrounding fields.
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 July 2021
Posted as part of Becky’s TreeSquare
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No farmer in this dell, I see. 🙂
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Certainly not. Plenty of dog walkers, but no farmers in sight. The areas is now surrounded by houses and main roads.
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So peaceful looking
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Looks like my songs are becoming old hat with so many bloggers using quotes and poems with their trees this month 😥
This is brilliant Debbie ❤
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Well, you’re getting good at this poetry and image pairing lark, I must say!
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Thanks, Sue. I’m just hoping I can keep it going for the month!
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😄😄
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For some reason I read The Devil’s Repose when I saw the url!!! Not sure what that says about me on a Monday morning.
What a lovely spot, and fascinating to learn it is manmade
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and I meant to say, really loving the poetry. Such a beautiful idea for this month.
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Ha ha!
And I keep reading it as response. Probably because I’ve got too many emails to deal with!
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