“Here grew willows and alders, their trunks twisted like giants’ sinews. Around them bark lichen bloomed blue-white in the darkness. It felt like a good place, where there was old magic.” DarknessForestsFantasy FictionForestLichensOld MagicWillowsAlder Book:Witch of the Fall Source: Witch of the Fall
“By now, at the end of a sloping alley, we had reached the shores of a vast marsh. Some unknown quality in the sparkling water had stained its whole bed a bright yellow. Green leaves, of such a sour brightness as almost poisoned to behold, floated on the surface of the rush-girdled pools. Weeds like tempting veils of mossy velvet grew beneath in vivid contrast with the soil. Alders and willows hung over the margin. From where we stood a half-submerged path of rough stones, threaded by deep swift channels, crossed to the very centre. ("The Basilisk")” FallTreeLandscapeAutumnPoolTreesWillowAlder Book:Terror by Gaslight: More Victorian Tales of Terror Source: Terror by Gaslight: More Victorian Tales of Terror