There is still cornish dust under my fingernails and dry oak leaves fall from the folds of my frock but in my eyes everything is grey now, so long have they been soaked in green watercolour light. Dear England, I shall write you love letters and hide them under my pillow at night so that someday you’ll call me home again. Until then I shan’t forget, I won’t. Not the sleepy hills and mossy becks, nor the windy cliffs will leave me. Wrens will flit through my dreams like mice with wings and I will wake in the night thinking I have heard a blackbird’s song and lay down again to the scent of bluebells in May, all the while whispering in my sleep, forget-me-nots, forget-me-not.
June 21, 2010
Aw. Welcome back :)
Thank you ♥
aw! lovely x
Thank you x
You have the experiences of the wold in the palm of your hand, you will never forget. Welcome back :)
I worry that some things will slip between my fingers all the same, but thank you. ♥
That, dear Skye, is why you have to write your impressions down. I’m hoping you’ll be updating your blog a bit more now, since it’s a lovely place, filled with the smell of old books, pixie dust, magic, fairytales and the sense of a photograph you’ve seen as a child. It is a place I often return to, and kind of my second home on the web.
With love,
evelina
ps. My blog is in swedish only :P
Dear Evelina, your words inspire me to keep my promise and post more now I am back. I have so many pictures, thousands of pictures, it is just a matter of sorting through them like jigsaw pieces and choosing the ones that fit together and then finding the right words for them. Thank you xx
Welcome back, to your blog at least, wistful princess! ;) I, too, miss England terribly since I left it. Your photos are divine. Happy Summer! ♡
It’s a horrible heart-soreness isn’t it? Thank you. It is Midwinter here.
I always wanted to go to Englad. And now, reading your post, I want it more.
Save every last penny and go, it is well worth dreaming about!
Oh, I knew that you would love England! I’m looking forward to hearing more about your trip and seeing more pictures!
Thank you, I can’t imagine anyone not loving England. I have thousands of pictures, more soon, I promise.
It sounds like you have had the most lovely time dear, just remember that the memories will always, always stay with you <3 xxx
p.s. I adore your photographs x
Thank you, it was everything, I hope I never forget.
p.s. I wasn’t too sure about these ones so that means a lot x
I’m so glad that you’re back. It sounds like your trip was quite wonderful. :D
Wonderful plus a few more wonders~!
Ah, welcome back, dear Princess!!
We all have missed you!!
I hope you enjoyed your trip, I can see it was a lovely one!
Thank you Sora-dear. It was so so lovely.
Welcome back!
It seems like your journey was beautiful. I hope you’ll tell us some more soon?
You’ll surely return one day to Britain. When I made a visit there a point on my Daring Deeds list I didn’t think that I would get offered to visist the Canne de Combat European Championship so soon… Fairytales happen, please don’t forget that and don’t be too sad.
Love,
The Hedgefairy
You give me hope. I really must return some day, although for how long I’m not sure. Thank you ♥
Welcome back! It sounds like you had a lovely time <3
It was everything I dreamt of. Thank you for the warm welcome back ♥
Your trip must have been the most wonderful, magical experience <3
Oh Claire, it was everything and more. I hope you got my postcard?
Where do you live?
Your blog is really lovely.
Are you a writer by profession?
Hello, I live in Australia. Thank you so much. I do not write professionally now, but I would like to some day I think.
It sounds like you got to know all the magic England has to offer (I must visit someday) =) Welcome back!
You must must must visit England, I’m quite convinced it is the loveliest place on earth. Thank you.
Your post and photographs are as lovely and heartwarming as always. <3
I'm so glad you had such a magical time in England! I hope your beautiful memories stay with you and continue to bring you happiness! :)
I do hope you’ve kept a diary of your grand adventure so you shall never, never forget a single detail of every place you visited. I’m sure this is a story you will never stop telling.
xxx
Oh, I did, but it is such a simple diary because I was tired at the end of each day and only had energy to write what happened and not how it made me feel. xxx
Your words are pure bliss..xo
Yours are pure kindness <3
Welcome back, Skylark!
Please tell us more about beautiful England. I have never been before, and I do hope to travel there someday. I would like to know what English faeries are like!
I hope your trip was a dream come true, and I am glad you have come back. I believe you will return there one day!
Thank you, I will, I will! I may even have some pictures of faeries for you, they like to sneak in to my photographs disguised as little motes of light.
I do hope so <3
I’m so glad you had such a magical time in England! I hope your beautiful memories stay with you always and continue to bring you happiness!
Your post and photographs were as lovely and heartwarming as always. <3
Thank you sweet heart, I am sure I could never forget England. Your comments always make me smile. x
Welcome back. I’m glad you had such a good time on your trip. I would love to go to England as well. :)
Thank you for the warm welcome, I hope you are able to go one day and have your own English adventure.
Your words make me treasure my country all the more, thank-you. I forget about the fairy dust and magic sometimes, I must open my books more often x
I think it is always easier to find the magic in a foreign land, but you are so lucky to be walking the pages of wonderful stories every day. x