Christopher Lee tree.
Taken on the 9th of March 2014 and uploaded on the 8th of August 2026.
Back when I walked a bit further afield than I now do, I passed this tree often and have a lot of photos of it.
I used to imagine it having a face, just out of (our) sight, as it watched innocent wanderers round the bend into view.
In the later hours of daylight, as it faded, the tree would lower a smaller branch and tap the wanderer lightly on the shoulder and say, quite gently, though in a voice not unlike Sir Christopher Lee: "Good evening..."
There are a lot of ancient woods outside Gravesend, Cobham Woods being one. HS1 and the Channel Tunnel rail link cut into and destroyed large parts but what is left is wonderful, with almost infinite paths to follow.
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Christopher Lee tree.
Taken on the 9th of March 2014 and uploaded on the 8th of August 2026.
Back when I walked a bit further afield than I now do, I passed this tree often and have a lot of photos of it.
I used to imagine it having a face, just out of (our) sight, as it watched innocent wanderers round the bend into view.
In the later hours of daylight, as it faded, the tree would lower a smaller branch and tap the wanderer lightly on the shoulder and say, quite gently, though in a voice not unlike Sir Christopher Lee: "Good evening..."
There are a lot of ancient woods outside Gravesend, Cobham Woods being one. HS1 and the Channel Tunnel rail link cut into and destroyed large parts but what is left is wonderful, with almost infinite paths to follow.
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