Lights and Sounds in Eerie Wood


Stars shine brightly through the canopy of branches, leafless on a warm Summer’s evening. The ground around is parched and dry, yet the trees, all of these trees in this wood, look more suited to a Winter’s scene.

There are leaves, scattered here and there, but they are outnumbered by the volume of stars above them. In fact, they’re outnumbered by the number of owls that use the branches as resting places or lookout points for their night’s hunting.

Unlike the stars, the owls aren’t visible.

And unlike the owls, the stars aren’t audible.

The stars cast shadows across the darkened earth creating the appearance of even more bare branches, and the owls send echoes throughout wood, appearing to multiply their number.

Each fill the scene in their own different way, balancing light and sound in a way that makes Eerie Wood… special. Special in an eerie way, that is!

16 responses to “Lights and Sounds in Eerie Wood”

  1. Visionkeeper avatar

    Nice one TL…great pic too. Glad I’m not in those woods alone at night however! Yikes. VK

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      VK… alone? In THOSE woods? There are eyes everywhere!!!
      😉
      Hehehe.
      And thank you!

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  2. aFrankAngle avatar

    Eerie and philosophical at the same time. Well done!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thank you, Frank… I always like to try to do something a little different!

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  3. prenin avatar

    Man I’d LOVE to walk through that wood on a moonlit night! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      That’s why I like writing, Prenin… we can do the walking without actually going anywhere!

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  4. prenin avatar

    Bugger! 😦

    Forgot the notify flag again!!! 🙂

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  5. Debbie H avatar

    I really enjoyed your words with this and the photo has a certain mystical vibe happening!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Deb, I’m pleased you enjoyed the post. And the vibe!

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  6. Dale avatar
    Dale

    What beautiful prose – to go with a gorgeous picture. I would definitely take a walk here!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Dale… I’m pleased you approve! 🙂
      I shall be returning to Eerie Wood at some time… it seems a popular place!

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  7. Sherri avatar

    I love this wood, my kind of eerie and I want to go for a walk there too! Beautiful post Tom 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks Sherri, and I’m pleased you like the Wood.
      I’ll be back. I think!

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  8. europasicewolf avatar

    Magic and mystery dancing eerily in the night!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Always a good combination, Icewolf!

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