Today was the day when I decided to "Carpe Diem" - after weeks of crouching over the computer at work, we went to Wheddon Cross on Exmoor to see the Snowdrop Valley on a glorious sunny day. And I was so glad we did.
It was quite early when we got there, and the mist was still clearing from the woods.
Following the path next to the River Avill, we saw carpets of these lovely white flowers all along the way. By now, a few others had arrived, and the paths were starting to fill up.
Close up, I saw some lovely red fungus on the woodland floor
and the mossy logs made a nice contrast to the bluer foliage of the flowers.
Everywhere we looked, sheets of dainty white carpeted the woodland. The wood was filling up by now, and everywhere I stopped, someone was waiting for me to get out of his photo!
One last view as we got back to the road, ready for the long walk back up to Wheddon, where we had a nice cuppa, cake and a sit down in the Village Hall.
(We left just in time to miss the coach-load of screeching children in fluorescent tabards who arrived - like a flock of parakeets - to spoil the breathless calm of the valley.)
12/02/08 @ 22:18