This Green & Pleasant Land

So then, a reprieve. 

A walk in this beautiful country of mine, this land of soft, spring rain and green, patchwork fields.  I take a deep breath and I walk on…

Sussex Downs (c) copyright Sherri Matthews 2013

Sussex Downs
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View of Sussex Downs (c) copyright Sherri Matthews 2013

View of Sussex Downs
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View of Sussex Downs
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West Country
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And did those feet in ancient time.
Walk upon England’s mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On England’s pleasant pastures seen!

(William Blake)

(c) copyright Sherri Matthews 2013

West Country
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West Country
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West Country
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West Country
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(c) copyright Sherri Matthews 2013

Plaque overlooking the Sussex Downs
(c) copyright Sherri Matthews 2013

 

About Sherri Matthews

Sherri is a writer with work published in print magazines, anthologies and online. As a young British mum of three, she emigrated to California and stayed for twenty years. Today she lives in England's West Country, a full-time carer within her family. Her current WIP after completing her memoir is a psychological thriller.
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10 Responses to This Green & Pleasant Land

  1. When I took my vacation in England, I was in Devon. I saw lots of places that looked like your pictures. I especially remember the green fields and the sheep everywhere! Your post made me feel like I was transported back there!

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  2. Kristin says:

    Oh, those pictures are beautiful, Sherri! I really miss England, last time we took a long walk through the Sussex Downs – there’s nothing quite like it! When I get too “homesick” (wrong term, since England isn’t my home), I always watch a James Herriot DVD, always makes me happy. Thanks for this little walk down Nostalgia Lane!

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    • Sherri says:

      Thanks Kristin, it certainly is a small world isn’t it! I know what you mean about James Herriot – when I lived in the States (and homesick!) I would watch those DVDs all the time and read and re-read his books. So glad that you enjoyed the photos and your trip down memory lane 🙂

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  3. Lovely pictures, Sherri. They really capture the ‘green and pleasant land’.

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  4. Just beautiful!! I hope someday I can see it. Have a wonderful weekend my friend!! xoxo

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  5. mumblypeg says:

    THis England is truly beautiful and it is lovely to see your images of our land. The scriptures say it all.Thank you for sharing them.

    Lots of love

    XXXXX

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