Trips to Tolkien - Wayland's Smithy & Uffington White Horse

[Rich H]

Let's get the Major Oak:



And the Centre Tree out of the way first:



Yep, the Major Oak is so old and ancient it needs crutches to hold it up.

[Rich H]

Some other pictures in and around Sherwood Forest that may evoke some mood.

A long road ahead...









Mr Frodo, I can hear a horse up ahead...

[zedturtle]

Fun stuff!

[Rich H]

Glad you liked looking at them. I had fun yesterday though my feet are a bit sore today!

[timb]

Those are great Rich
Apologies for slowness in posting, I've been on a few journeys and I'm slowly catching up. Will post more info when I can, Mirdanis

[Majestic]

Yeah, these are great, Rich! Thanks for sharing them!

[Rich H]

No problem. I'm sure that last tree has a face in it!

[mirdanis]

Great pictures Rich, thanks for sharing!

[Finrod Felagund]

This thread inspired me to visit the White Horse/Waylands Smithy yesterday. They're quite something & very atmospheric. They can get quite busy (maybe because it was a Bank holiday), but once you get off the Ridgeway and start heading south to Lambourn you're on your own apart from the Skylarks and Montagu's Harriers.

I did of course take with me my copy of LoTR:
"I knew that danger lay ahead, of course; but I did not expect to meet it in our own Shire. Can't a Hobbit walk from the Water to the River in peace?"
"But it is not your own Shire," said Gildor. "Others dwelt here before Hobbits were; and others will dwell here again when Hobbits are no more. The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out."
"I know - and yet it has always seemed so safe and familiar."

[Otaku-sempai]

"I knew that danger lay ahead, of course; but I did not expect to meet it in our own Shire. Can't a Hobbit walk from the Water to the River in peace?"
"But it is not your own Shire," said Gildor. "Others dwelt here before Hobbits were; and others will dwell here again when Hobbits are no more. The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out."
"I know - and yet it has always seemed so safe and familiar."

Good words to remember for those who feel that there is no adventure to be found within the Shire.