Not today, as I have either been chained to my computer or out at yoga, getting within 4 inches of touching my feet with my forehead, but yesterday, we got to the One Acre Wood for a walk after working on the plot.
Often at this time of year, it is cool and dry in the wood, with the air full of insects. Sadly, as everywhere else, there are fewer insects in the wood, which is a shame. Because of the recent rain, it was very damp underfoot and quite humid. There is a beautiful bit of moss on the rustic bench by the upper seasonal pool (currently empty).
Further down the way, and looking through the trees it felt a bit like a temperate rain forest, although it isn't.
And every good forest has to have its monsters, this is ours. They really are so unpleasant to look at, these monster orange slugs, but I tolerate them, as if the giant orange slugs are out and about, there is a chance that we will get mushrooms later in the year. No scientific basis, just observation over the 15 years we have had the wood.
Apologies for this being so late in the evening - I'll bet you have nightmares about our Orange chum!
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