The mouth-watering prompt of this week’s photo challenge depicts a plate of cheeses from Italy with a pool of honey in the center. “Why aren’t we living in Italy?” Steve asked me just a few weeks ago. Good question. No good answer. But this post is not about cheese, or Italy, or even honey, but about angle and perspective. “Share a photo of a subject which you shot from directly above.” I have a new batch of shots from our hike along the Ice Age trail, so I looked through to find one which would be up to this challenge. Aha! Here it is:
I remember how any bridge on a trail hike would be an opportunity to play “Pooh sticks” when I was a kid. Just like Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, my sisters and I would choose a likely twig to toss into the water on the upstream side of the bridge. Then we’d wheel around to see whose stick came out first on the downstream side. This log wasn’t about to budge from its place, but I thought of those childhood adventures with my sisters and my dad nevertheless — tromping the woods in the early spring, greeting the season of Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Mayapples and violets, and playing ‘bridge’ games. Here’s another one: you pretend you are the troll under the bridge and the passersby overhead are the Billy Goats Gruff. Believe it or not, I played that one on my first date with Steve. We were hiking…and there was a bridge…and I just couldn’t help myself. “Who’s that trip-tropping over my bridge!!!” I bellowed. Yeah. I guess he found it endearing in some way, because we’re still together 4 and a half years later. Good thing.Â
Sunshine comes From Above, and for that I am always grateful. Stay playful, stay young at heart, and enjoy Spring!  Â
I enjoyed both picture and prose. I’m so ready for spring. I always liked the Billy Goats Gruff story and we used to quote from it when we were growing up.
From one nature lover to another, happy, happy blossoming of the wild things.
Thank you 🙂
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I enjoyed both picture and prose. I’m so ready for spring. I always liked the Billy Goats Gruff story and we used to quote from it when we were growing up.
I feel like I’m watching buds turn to blooms before my very eyes! Enjoy Spring and thanks for visiting!
So funny! We had a park with what we called “The Troll Bridge” because we used it to act out the Three BIlly Goats Gruff.
Somehow, I figured your family might be in on that game!
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