I don’t miss much about England – quite fond of Heinz baked beans and the occassional can of Strongbow cider. Melton Mowbray pork pies – they’re quite good. But in general – nada.
Apart from the trees. You have such good trees in the UK. Great big, leafy, woody trees bursting out of the ground – thrusting up into the sky.
Oaks and horse chestnuts. Ashes, elders and yews. Fanbleedintastic.
Don’t get me wrong – they have trees in Portugal – but for the most part the hills have been scraped bare and replanted with pine and eucalyptus leaving just a few areas of natural cork oak and castanha. I love proper trees and I miss them. So next time you’re out for a stroll in the woods or a park, somewhere in sunny Inglaterra, just walk up to a tree, introduce yourself and give it a big hug from me, go on I dare you…
I didn’t surf today.
Redwoods…Sequoia. Big beautiful trees.
Oooh sounds good – you best get huggin’ girl…
I’m glad England is good for something including, of course, lavatrees.
Trees – on the prairie – are rare and valuable for all kinds of reasons. I share your love of trees.
DP – England is also good because I get to see Mum and Tiggz.
Hi NG – thanks for popping by. The trees thank you too.
Thinking about your post and I actually don’t miss much about the US. England has many of the big leafies that I know and love, so not much change there. I have been to Portugal and can imagine missing the lushness of this landscape. I’m gonna hug a tree today.
Hey Jen – it’s an epidemic. Tell your friends. Tell your family. There’ll be people hugging trees all over the world within days…
See what you started? Even the surf queen has joined ranks…
It’s all good if them trees is gettin’ some lovin’…