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Summer in the woods and meadows: small discoveries

You do not have to travel far: sometimes it is enough to sit down on the grass and look around.

We like walks without a goal: you follow a path and stop whenever something catches your eye. Summer gives plenty of reasons for that.

A young fern just unrolling its leaves.
A young fern just unrolling its leaves.
A stream in the forest: the water is cold even in the heat.
A stream in the forest: the water is cold even in the heat.

The forest smells different after rain. Stones by the water are covered with moss, and light falls through the leaves in patches. It is best to take photographs in the morning, before the wind rises and ripples the water.

A blue butterfly resting on a clover flower.
A blue butterfly resting on a clover flower.
White bellflowers on a thin branch.
White bellflowers on a thin branch.
A lone flower on a slope with blurred hills behind it.
A lone flower on a slope with blurred hills behind it.

The meadows have bigger residents too. A horse in tall grass looked at us without any fear, and a cow in the blackberry bushes seemed to consider the berries her own.

A horse on a slope, with a river and a dam below.
A horse on a slope, with a river and a dam below.
A cow peeking out from the blackberry thicket.
A cow peeking out from the blackberry thicket.
A curious cow on a path by an old building.
A curious cow on a path by an old building.
Old trees in a park: shade and silence.
Old trees in a park: shade and silence.

The advice is simple: do not hurry. The best pictures come from places where you stayed longer than you meant to.

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