With a visit to one of the town's oldest parks yesterday,
I was amazed at the amount of mistletoe that adorned so many trees.
Not just a sprig of mistletoe, but huge balls of the plant.
The plant attaches its roots deep into the tree trunks.
From earliest times in history,
the plant has been associated with European Folklore,
where it has been considered to be a magical,
mysterious & sacred plant.
With Christmas tradition,
it is now more associated with 'kissing under the mistletoe.'
Strolling around the park,
I noticed some of the shrubs starting to come to life,
with its first flowering of the year.
A welcoming sight!
Hello Shirleyanne!
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of mistletoe! Your park is very pretty and you are lucky to be seeing signs of spring. In NY we are still in the midst of cold winter days and we had some snow today.
Hello Pat. We've just got through a snowy patch, but normally hardly any of pass years.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter has been lucky enough to visit New York twice due to her degree course with regard to Media Make-up. Both trips mid February. Very cold but she thoroughly enjoyed the experiences. Very please I discovered your blog. Take care!
Before Christmas, a good friend & I was aiming to photograph 'Mistletoe', but neither got any decent shots, & yet it was so close home!
ReplyDeleteJust goes to prove we should explore what we have so close so by.