Woods is a strange word for me, as when you see a title like Into the Woods it doesn’t have the same meaning in Australia, as we don’t really have woods. Technically not true, but what people overseas call woods, is not what we call them. Here we have forests, which usually mean rainforests, and we have bushland which is not rainforests.
After that explanation I guess I should say that Egidio from Through Brazilian Eyes is our host this week and this is what he wants us to look at, so Into the Woods we go.
When I was in the US in 2015, my sister-in-law took me out one day, and we went to Henry Cowell Redwood State Park. You really are walking among giants when you do that. We have some redwoods here, but they are planted and very uniform, and there aren’t many of them. Being able to experience the woods there was incredible and very peaceful. I think that is a good word to describe it.
We do have a lot of rainforests here, and you don’t have to travel far from Melbourne to find one. I’ve been able to visit many of them and love to photograph them as well. A rainforest is like a hug when you walk in them, you can feel the moisture and atmosphere closing in on you in a welcoming way.
Around where I live, we have a lot of parkland or bushland. I think we call it Parkland because you can walk around it and through it, also because they are called parks. We are very lucky that the land has been allowed to stay that way and not be developed into housing or something else industrial. I believe we should all have access to open land and trees, and similar to what Egidio said, it is about breathing. We need them for our own therapy.
Here are some of the views from around where I live.
Such a lovely challenge this week. I never really think of myself as a landscape photographer, but it seems I do like photographing forests and bushland. Oh, who am I kidding? I like to photograph most things.
Thank you so much Egidio for this wonderful challenge. Trees are great, and then put them in their natural environment, even better. Please go and take a look at his post, the link is at the beginning of the post.
If you would like to participate in this great challenge, then go to the following link to find out how to join the Lens-Artists Challenge. Click here for more info. Don’t forget to put a link in your post back to the host.
Beautiful Leanne …
Thank you Julie.
I was in awe with your redwood photos but your rainforest captures, and your words, made my day. Outstanding, Leanne.
That’s great Sofia, thank you.
fantastic photos Leanne! Mike
Thank you Mike.
Same thoughts about the term Into the Woods. What wonderful imagesLeanne.
Yeah, it is a funny one here, thank you Teresa.
Beautiful photos of forests and woodlands.
Thank you IJ.
You’ve captured the beauty of the redwoods well, and I love your description of a rainforest as ‘like a hug’ 🙂
Thank you Sarah, glad you liked the description. 😀
The gallery of images in your Post “Into the Woods” is so refreshing, it makes one feel renewed because natural environments are always so inspiring. This, coupled with your descriptions of the experience of walking through those woods. Really enjoyed the Redwoods from 2015 and your local parkland environment in Australia. I and my team feel like we went away on a day-trip, looking at life through your “Lens” !!
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed them.
Fabulous woodland scenes … whatever you call them!
Thank you Margaret.
Beautiful collection, Leanne. I’m so glad you got to photograph redwoods. So amazing.
Thank you Jane. I’m glad too.
I like how you explained the differences in the wooded areas in Australia. I love the photos of the rainforest which is something I’ve never seen
Thank you Nora, yeah woods are different here. Oh I hope you get to see one one day, rainforests are incredible.
We’ve only visited rainforests in tropical climates when we’ve traveled, and found them to be just as you described, like a hug. They are quite a distance from where we live, and I’ve only been to a tropical rainforest in Hawaii.
We don’t have many forests in North Dakota, but we aren’t very far from the woods, an hour or two drive to see a real forest, but we do have a couple of small wooded areas inside our fair city. Photos on Thursday.
Apparently in Australia there is every kind of rainforest, but I’ve only been to the temperate ones in Victoria and Tasmania. I love them, they are so interesting.
I”m glad you aren’t too far from them John. Look forward to your photos. Thank you John.
Reading captions that state “ early-winter” in the title, yet such a far cry from the landscape I’m used to seeing with such a title!
Yeah our autumn isn’t that much different to the rest of the year. Thank you.
Amazing pictures. Some of them look remarkably like the redwood forests in California. Glorious photographs!
The first gallery are those in California Marilyn, the rest are in Australia. Thank you.
Beautiful photos again Leanne but then, I am a nature lover so give me a landscape whether it be bush or ocean and I’m happy as a clam.
Thank you Kate, I think trees are great to photograph, and nothing wrong with being a nature lover, it is fantastic.
Wonderful “woods” Leanne! It’s too bad I didn’t see your bush land while I was there. But, I did see that wonderful rain forest.
It is a shame you didn’t get to see it, lots of gum trees. Thank you Anne.
Lovely forests Leanne. I’m glad you were able to visit the redwoods here in the U.S. To me they are in a class by themselves. Our other forests are lovely but IMHO they pale by comparison with the giants.
Thank you Tina, we have some trees here that are a bit like the redwoods, mountain ash, but many of them of have been logged sadly. Still you can see some that are giants too.
Lovely collection of photographs, Leanne. I used to love Melbourne’s and Sydney’s parklands when I lived there.
Thank you Joanne, I’m very grateful they made them parklands.
Leanne, what a thoughtful and beautiful post you created! I thoroughly enjoyed walking through your parklands and bushlands. Also, your statement about rainforests is great. To receive a hug from a rainforest is wonderful.
Thank you Egidio, I’m so glad you liked it.
Leeanne, Beautiful images! Your forests and bushlands are perfect places for forest bathing!
They certainly are Beth, thank you.
The quiet and cool of the woods is always refreshing.
It is, thank you Sam.