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...The house is also less than a half-hour drive from Thetford Forest, which spans 47,000 acres of pine forest with multiple trails....
...In February Kilmacurragh has a fine crocus meadow, now even richer with forms of Crocus vernus....
...At Adada, Graeco-Roman temples rise from overgrown meadows, half lost in the trees. Hunks of fluted Doric column lie among rusted beer cans by the road....
...Finally, we made it down into the forest of larch and pine, and to Fiery, the first hamlet of the day....
...Outside are decks, heated patios, and pine and aspen trees. Why With more than 5,000 skiable acres, Vail is the largest ski resort in Colorado....
...At this time of year, the forest floor is carpeted not just in moss and lichens, but violets, cowslips, aquilegias, hellebores and meadow saxifrage....
...On a five-day itinerary, guests cycle up to 50km through forests, meadows and gently rolling hills, stopping at castles, rural villages and vineyards....
...Expect breathtaking views across meadows and ancient pastures. You can extend the route to 10 miles by staying on the bus one extra stop to Buckden....
...In this haiku, he is also honouring Teika, who wrote a famous poem about the same pine trees too....
...On the outer wall are sculpted friezes of ox heads and garlands — pine cones and bunches of grapes — signifying sacrifices. Later, I notice those same pagan motifs on the Renaissance cathedral facade....
...The shadow of our wing falls across the rocks, a warm breeze lifts us higher and brings the scent of pine up from the forest....
...Red tower cranes punctuate the sleepy skyline incongruously, competing only with church spires and the occasional oversized pine....
...It feels not unlike a safari camp: new construction is strictly limited here, so guests stay in 16 removable wooden lodges, temporarily anchored in mountain meadows....
...meadows, and high oceanside bluffs for exploring (wildflower season in April and May can be a proper spectacle here)....
...We stop to eat turkey sandwiches in a lovely meadow surrounded by aspens....
...We camped in a small meadow surrounded by large boulders and whitebark pines, close to a shallow lake littered with stepping stones....
...Strolling through a meadow of sunflowers and olive trees, 77-year-old interior designer/architect Jacques Grange, wearing a pink linen shirt and cotton-gingham trousers, is in his natural habitat....
...Deviating through a river gully to reach the hamlet of Ausserhaupt, leads to a final steep meadow to Heimeli....
...After a rumble along five miles of fire road (weather permitting, when it is not a slosh of snow and ice), and a hike along a stream, through a pine forest, and up one side of a canyon, intrepid bathers...
...The roadside grasses were dusted with poppies and the meadows were thick with wild flowers....
...He takes me to a hay meadow that alone has 108 types of plant living in it; the farm as a whole has about 200....
...Mist hangs in the tops of the pine trees that clad the mountain sides, and the intricately carved and painted 270-year-old wooden façade of the Grand Chalet, the last home of the 20th-century painter Balthus...
...The home sits on almost three acres of grassy meadow that slopes down to about 200ft of pristine beach....
...Nature — bird colonies, meadows — is reclaiming the territory. All this was conceived as a theatre for numerous participatory performance pieces, which have had to be reconfigured....
...(Many pelargoniums have scented leaves — the spectrum is quite bonkers and ranges from pine to mint to cinnamon to clove.) Another bonus: they hardly need watering....
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