Rising through the fog

The wet dawn inks are doing their blue dissolve.
On their blotter of fog the trees
Seem a botanical drawing
– from Winter Trees by Sylvia Plath

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trees appearing through fog with blues and yellows of dawn on Hampstead Heath

Early morning at Hampstead Heath, London, November 2015

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Posted as part of Becky’s TreeSquare

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mariawijk says:

July 26, 2021 at 04:37

Beautiful capture!

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Susi Bocks says:

July 26, 2021 at 01:51

Stunning image!

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Cee Neuner says:

July 25, 2021 at 16:34

Gorgeous photo Debbie. 😀 😀

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brenda says:

July 25, 2021 at 14:30

Beautiful moment … thank you for sharing

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VJ Knutson says:

July 25, 2021 at 13:00

Sublime post, Deborah!

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Sue says:

July 25, 2021 at 12:56

Most atmospheric!

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bushboy says:

July 25, 2021 at 09:44

Love a foggy photo accompanied with a fab quote Debbie 🙂 🙂

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margaret21 says:

July 25, 2021 at 08:16

A great quotation, and more than matched by your image today.

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BeckyB says:

July 25, 2021 at 08:01

stunning photograph, and evocative lines

PS although must admit I needed to read them out-loud a couple of times to get my head around them!

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- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  July 25, 2021 at 08:16
  
  Yes, I loved these lines. Great use of ink and blotter to turn the view into a piece of art.
  
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- bushboy says:
  
  July 25, 2021 at 09:43
  
  I did as well
  
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annemarie@escape says:

July 25, 2021 at 06:27

Wow🤩Beautiful picture

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