the road more travelled

The oak leaves are yet to appear, but the beech (?) trees are green now.
Which way would you go? Left? Right? Another way?

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Sati K. says:

This pic seems a painting!
And this is the point of decision...
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Tragopodaros says:

I'd sit and wait to see who came down which path towards me...then decide.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Thanks, Sati. Interesting that you should say a painting - my wife is doing some forest painting at the moment. This is probably a bit too 'sweet' for her though.

Tragopodaros, you are right as usual. (I rarely go into the woods without company. This time Sam was on the back of the bike.)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

isl_gr says:

I was kissed for the first time at a similar fork in a very similar forest. I recall the experience now and I think there was nothing better for us to do but that. Only that after "that" we didn't follow any of the 2 paths. We were very embarassed, mumbled imaginary excuses and got back where we came from.
A week later we came back to the same fork and after "that" I had the sense that we walked following all directions, both up and down, both right and left simultaneously.
*first love*
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

simonsterg says:

'Wow!' lol 'Great capture!' ;-)
♫▲∞▼☻≈☺☼♀#♂◘↕↔•••♦―≡*≠&♪‼
How beautiful to find people who are not bound by false binaries!
not left / right, back / forward ...
but
WHO and WHEN and neither and both simultaneously!
That's a sweet story.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

isl_gr says:

thanks ...
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

simonsterg says:

... well, no... 'sweet' isn't the right word, is it... 'wonderful' is better.

(It's funny that ... I could edit the comment directly - but then when someone has replied?... you could get some weird conversations like that!)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

becklectic says:

Beautiful shot of diverging paths. Can't wait 'til spring gets here!
tiwil1
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Riverside Dreamer says:

This is a great shot!
tiwil2
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Vaeltaja says:

Very nice shot. tiwil3
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

simonsterg says:

Thank you becklectic, Riverside Dreamer and Vaeltaja!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

faria! says:

Great capture of a decision! I would take either path as long as I knew I could return home before dark :)

tiwil4
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

simonsterg says:

Yes, I've been in there in the dark. i start to wonder how friendly the sangliers (wild boar) would be if we met each other!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Razzy Raz says:

I'd go right; looks more intriguing. Where is this? Still brown around here (Maine). Like the simplicity of this photograph. Even though you have a lot going on and there is no central focus, it's basically just a shot of the woods. Something I normally would feel anyone could do, but this time, I think care was taken for this shot to create the right lighting. Well done.
tiwil5
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

simonsterg says:

Yes, a friend here just said right is more interesting. I agree - I like a path with a bend in it, and trees almost brushing against you.
This is the Forêt de Bouconne in Southern France near Toulouse.
I normally do just do photos that anyone could do, so I'm glad you liked this one!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

ojaipatrick says:

Beautiful forest scene!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

simonsterg says:

Glad you like it, ojaipatrick!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Tragopodaros says:

Mmm...but the right path looks like the one you would be told not to take through the forest, if you lived in a folk tale.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

simonsterg says:

... puts me in mind of The Two Travellers (retold by the brothers Grimm
www.4literature.net/Jacob_and_Wilhelm_Grimm/T wo_Travelers/
)
They come to a fork in the forest track. One way, they know, is two days journey through the woods, the other seven days...

(I have heard the story told wonderfully by storyteller Hugh Lupton.)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

etincelle says:

That looks very nice
Please add a new one!
TIWIL
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Davidl50 says:

Which way did you go Simon? I'll follow you.

Great picture!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

simonsterg says:

Both ways lead to the lake you know.
Great to have your company, David.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

green_lover says:

Beautiful shot! I love this delicate green of the Spring...
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

simonsterg says:

I like seeing how this place changes...
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Nemorivagus says:

Joli taillis de charme

Superbe photo vue sur :
Vie de la forêt

Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

IlvaAraujo says:

This picture is a good example of someone who is concerned about the planet Earth.
It deserves to be seen on:

www.flickr.com/groups/planteumarvore/

Plant Trees ;0)

Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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