If you go walking in the woods on your own and hear a noise you don’t recognise, turn quickly to the source… you never know what you might see.
—Stephen—
Stephen G Hipperson
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If you go walking in the woods on your own and hear a noise you don’t recognise, turn quickly to the source… you never know what you might see.
—Stephen—
Stephen G Hipperson 
There might have been some noise (like a scream) after seeing such a source too except that it would be from a different source 😉
🙂 Indeed – it would be an experience to encounter it during the twilight hours!
Very cool, Stephen. Did you have something to do with it or did you just stumble upon it?
No, it’s not my handiwork . I was out on my bicycle, exploring my local lanes and byways. This was up on a wooden hillside, with a river behind me. I’d heard of this and other work but didn’t think of it until I encountered it. Unfortunately, I only had my small compact camera with me.
Sweetness 8)
🙂
Is this strager living in the UK? 😉 Quite different from a ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’…
Very! I suspect this character is the very reason there aren’t any teddy bears picnics here about!
Frightened even them away? You are a brave man to take a photo of it then 😀
Surprise! I wonder what the story is behind that!
🙂 I will, of course, do some research!
It’s an expression I generally don’t like – but this really is ‘cool’!
Great fun! Have you been to Grizedale Forest in the Lakes? Loads of fabulous carvings there.
It’s years since I managed to get to the Lakes, but I’ll make a note to look for them when I visit next…. anything to get off the beaten track
Weird Indeed Stephen ! Its a great picture and worth taking even though you say you only had a small camera with you at the time. Did it seem to be a modern day carving or an ancient carving ?. It must have meant something. That would bug me and I would have to find out the history.
It’s definitely a modern carving – made by the a guy called Tommy Craggs. Another example is in a follow up post, https://stephenhip.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/by-tommy-craggs/ –
I wonder if it was inspired, in part, by the tradition of the Green Man – which we occasionally seen represented in our local parish churches.
Stephen: It’ s been a while! First of all your, HEADER, is great. Something Alive in the Woods is quite special. The artistry and sun and light combination provide just the kind of feeling we somtimes get when in the woods. Someone is quite a craftsman. NEAT!
Thank you!
The header was taken while out on one of my recent cycle rides.