Iโve been walking around the Lake again today. With all the changes going on Seasonal-wise, I was quite surprised to find myself back on a cool Summerโs Day. I made it my mission to search for the Spirits of the Trees or the Lakeside Guardians, and to photograph them through my trusty mobile phone. I do have a camera, but my mobile is so much easier!
The first place I looked was on and around the Plinth. Apart from a couple of ducks and gulls, I couldnโt see anything.
A closer look of the Plinth didnโt reveal any tree spirits, although I could see a face appear and disappear down the left side of the stone, below the gull that is fully in shot. Does the face appear to you?
Panning back a little revealed the first Tree Spirits โ top centre is a cheerful smiling face and at around one oโclock thereโs a deer peering through wearing a monocle, of all things:
No Spirits over by the Rocks, I thoughtโฆ then I noticed the large rock smiling back at me:
Nothing on the Bank, until I spotted the Water Spirit taking the form of a pig (at around three oโclock):
The two ducks from the first photo were giving nothing away to help me:
I continued searching the Bank. The water hens also didnโt provide any clues, but I spotted another Rock Spirit disguised as ET (centre):
And a Plant Spirit taking on the appearance of an owl peering through the grasses (top right):
Suddenly, from everywhere a flock/armada of ducks arrived:
Seemingly hundreds of them swimming in:
I realised the weather was changing again. Looking up, the sky was still blue, but the clouds were closing in. No Spirits up there:
I looked over to the other side of the Lake, and saw the clearest Spirit to date. The figure of a lady sitting, looking at her hands, is clearly seen at the centre of this photo:
Here she is in a closer shot โ sheโs certainly contemplating something!:
And finally, peering from out of the trees, just above Salamanderโs Bridge is the Black Panther (around eight oโclock, toward the centre):
And hereโs a closer view (slightly enhanced) of the Panther:
Apologies for the photo overload today, but I couldnโt resist sharing the images from this walk. Maybe you can see other Spirits or Guardians in these photos that I havenโt spotted or mentionedโฆ if so, please let me know in the comments.
Happy Weekend!!!
Would you like to leave a comment?