Woody
18-05-2016, 01:56 PM
I decided to investigate the possibility of having ancient Yew trees near where I live.
Good grief!! Loads of them!
I suppose I do live near Avebury stone circle , Marlborough (Merlin's borough) 1204 chartered town and ancient forest of Savernake...Silbury hill, Stonehenge and Pan's den as well as the West Kennet long Barrow...Ancient sacred sites , dotted around every corner...
So me and the woody family , decided to go have a picnic by the ancient springs of Alton , just us and the local bovines...
This is the bubbling brook where the water comes up from the aquifers and surfaces here, one of the many sources of the river Avon!!!
Here is a little video of the bubbling brook... in action.
https://goo.gl/photos/nvbcdWS4YBVifSpE8
...and a little picture:
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160518/e796472203020a0ac69df7d9118468b4.jpg
The reason we came here is because I wanted to see this Old Giant.
This tree is certified 1700 years old, certificate signed by the Sir David Bellamy himself.
(Bottom right signature)
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160518/818bc557795bc466d236b493a838e241.jpg
Just to put it in perspective, at that time 1700 years ago in Great Britain, the Romans were still having nightmares about our woodlands and forests.
That's a pretty special Tree, so ive mapped it on the website..
This Yew is so big , its split into two, they sometimes do... and you can walk straight through the middle.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160518/3573eb6dafc1e1f381c5ece0097d4a41.jpg
In some cultures, it is believed that when walking through an ancient Tree like this , you come out as a different person the other side.
Little Woody Jr. was not so sure...[emoji3]
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160518/c114dcf27ed0fa088a9e72cfcc7608de.jpg
We all paused, reflected, left a gift inside the tree , for a blessing and show of respect and took our turns in passing through this great living organism
...as if it were a portal into a new and promising future.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160518/733e31e1baad70222fb95a31f1f89dd9.jpg
That was one of the most magical afternoons I've spent in a long time.
Blessed be
... the sacred Yew tree
[emoji120]
Good grief!! Loads of them!
I suppose I do live near Avebury stone circle , Marlborough (Merlin's borough) 1204 chartered town and ancient forest of Savernake...Silbury hill, Stonehenge and Pan's den as well as the West Kennet long Barrow...Ancient sacred sites , dotted around every corner...
So me and the woody family , decided to go have a picnic by the ancient springs of Alton , just us and the local bovines...
This is the bubbling brook where the water comes up from the aquifers and surfaces here, one of the many sources of the river Avon!!!
Here is a little video of the bubbling brook... in action.
https://goo.gl/photos/nvbcdWS4YBVifSpE8
...and a little picture:
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160518/e796472203020a0ac69df7d9118468b4.jpg
The reason we came here is because I wanted to see this Old Giant.
This tree is certified 1700 years old, certificate signed by the Sir David Bellamy himself.
(Bottom right signature)
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160518/818bc557795bc466d236b493a838e241.jpg
Just to put it in perspective, at that time 1700 years ago in Great Britain, the Romans were still having nightmares about our woodlands and forests.
That's a pretty special Tree, so ive mapped it on the website..
This Yew is so big , its split into two, they sometimes do... and you can walk straight through the middle.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160518/3573eb6dafc1e1f381c5ece0097d4a41.jpg
In some cultures, it is believed that when walking through an ancient Tree like this , you come out as a different person the other side.
Little Woody Jr. was not so sure...[emoji3]
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160518/c114dcf27ed0fa088a9e72cfcc7608de.jpg
We all paused, reflected, left a gift inside the tree , for a blessing and show of respect and took our turns in passing through this great living organism
...as if it were a portal into a new and promising future.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160518/733e31e1baad70222fb95a31f1f89dd9.jpg
That was one of the most magical afternoons I've spent in a long time.
Blessed be
... the sacred Yew tree
[emoji120]