The Force!
The day was one of those dark, dank March days that follows a day of rain, storms & weather.
The path went along the side of the hill, twisting & turning with the bends that had been created over millions of years.
From a distance, it looked like steam rising towards the leaden sky.
As we neared, the sound built. It grew into a crescendo that had our ears ringing & our bodies tingling with expectation.
Round one more bend – and there she was!
We were drenched from the spray racing away from the torrent. Everywhere we looked, water was racing, trying to escape the inevitable end of plummeting into the raging river below.
My breath was literally taken away & the only response I had was to burst into tears! Never had I seen such force & power in such a magnificent arena. Here was nature at her most powerful. The message was clear –
‘You have no idea how small & insignificant you are. I am the Force’!
This photograph was taken at High Force Waterfall in County Durham in March 2009. It is my entry for The Gallery run by Tara at Sticky Fingers. This week’s theme is ‘Nature’ & it is in collaboration with Green & Blacks chocolate. Perhaps a link between this post & G&B would be dark, foreboding but natural!
You made me feel like I was right there with you. When I’m next over, I want to go there!!
Let me know when you’re coming & I’ll sort it!
Wow, what a wonderful place – and such beautiful words. Thank you for sharing them with us 🙂
Not a problem! Nature is there to share! Thank you for popping in!
Wow! That is forceful. Fascinating that some of the photos show the power of nature and some of the photos show how delicate it is.
That’s the beauty of her isn’t it! Thank you for visiting!
I can smell the freshness and feel the pressure I love it. Makes me want to ramble. A fabby post.
Thank you! It was a bit scary though as everywhere was quite wet & slippy!
Fab! What an amazing site that must have been. It definitely looks like a force!
I’d been told it was great but didn’t really think it would be quite like that!
The only word I can think of is ‘awesome’. I hope this is enough ! MJM.
That will do fine – thank you! Thanks also for popping in!
There are some fabulous waterfall photos this week. This one is beautiful and I love the words that go with it. You can almost feel how powerful it was!
Thank you for your lovely comment & for stopping by!
Chocolate is never foreboding, or maybe it is when i know it will go straight to my hips! Ok, so you are right, great analogy 😀 Jen
Thank you! Just tried to make a link!
If you hadn’t said Co. Durham I would have hazarded North Yorks somewhere. We are waterfall central up north! You’ve captured the force of The Force brilliantly, J. 🙂
Thank you! It was pretty amazing!
Your writing is so beautiful Julia, always such a pleasure to read! Great photo, you can tell it’s not called ‘High Force’ waterfall for nothing!
That is such a lovely comment. Thank you for popping in!
Great pic and a great post too!
Thank you Kate!
Fab photo! I bet it was deafening, I almost put my hands over my ears just looking at it!
It certainly was! Thank you for popping in!
Wow! Lovely photo, just stunning x
Thank you!
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Stunning! My gallery pic is a waterfall too, not as good as yours though!
Thank you for your kind words. Will pop over & see yours now!
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I love the way the light falls in this picture. And you can almost hear the sound of the water.
another fabulous waterfall is Thornton Force near Ingleton n Yorkshire. It’s the highlight of the Ingleton waterfall walk. I can reccomend it on a sunny day the day after a thunderstorm.
You certainly get a better fall after rain! Thanks for stopping by. Next time we’re up there we’ll go to Thornton!
That’s a great shot. The gushing water looks angry somehow and with all the noise it made it probably sounded it too! I can see why it took your breath away – it is a magnificent sight indeed!
It was VERY loud!We got quite wet as well! Thank you for popping in!
Wow-what a great picture.
Thank you – him indoors as usual!
Lovely photo – High force is a fab place 🙂
Certainly is! Glad we went after rain!