{"id":46104,"title":"I Want to See Mountains","description":"The new Wild Places collection of mountain, forest and ocean designs has recently launched. The designs are all retro in style, with silhouetted natural landscapes in front of gradient colour stripes. They are clearly inspired by the beauty and colour of nature","content":"

Wild Places<\/h2>

The new Wild Places collection of mountain, forest and ocean designs has recently launched. The designs are all retro in style, with silhouetted natural landscapes in front of gradient colour stripes. They are clearly inspired by the beauty and colour of nature. But at Wild Word, we love the stories woven into the natural world. The stories that makes these incredible places all the more meaningful. So of course, each design also has a link to a story!<\/p>

\"I<\/p>

I Want to See Mountains<\/h2>

\u201cI want to see mountains\u201d is part of a much-loved line from The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien in which the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins expresses to the wizard Gandalf his longing to see mountains again and relive (at least in memory) some of his adventures. I think this line resonates with so many people because of that deep longing inside that we all have for things of beauty and majesty. Mountains capture this feeling so well! Ultimately, I believe the thing we are truly longing for is God and the mountains in their grandeur reflect a tiny piece of His glory.<\/p>

I want to see mountains again, Gandalf, mountains, and then find somewhere where I can rest. In peace and quiet, without a lot of relatives prying around, and a string of confounded visitors hanging on the bell. I might find somewhere where I can finish my book. I have thought of a nice ending for it: and he lived happily ever after to the end of his days.<\/p><\/blockquote>

\"WalkWalk in Woodland Halls<\/h2>

\u201cWalk in Woodland Halls\u201d is not a direct quote from anything but the term \u201cWoodland Halls\u201d comes from a poem\/song from The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien called the Song of the Ent and the Entwife. It is a beautiful poem of simple rhyme in which the Ent sings to the Entwife, asking her to come home to his land, but she doesn\u2019t come because she is in another land. The song expresses a deep longing for something lost. Here is the excerpt that speaks of Woodland Halls:<\/p>

When Summer lies upon the world, and in a noon of gold<\/p>

Beneath the roof of sleeping leaves the dreams of trees unfold<\/p>

When woodland halls are green and cool, and wind is in the West<\/p>

Come back to me! Come back to me, and say my land is best!<\/p><\/blockquote>

\"WhereWhere Sky and Water Meet<\/h2>

\u201cWhere sky and water meet\u201d is an excerpt from a rhyme spoken by the mouse Reepicheep in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader by CS Lewis. It is a rhyme that hints towards the location of Aslan\u2019s country, beyond the ocean in the utter east. Again, this is a poem that expresses a deep longing for something just out of reach, beyond the horizon. <\/p>

Where sky and water meet<\/p>

Where the waves grow sweet<\/p>

Doubt not, Reepicheep<\/p>

To find all you seek<\/p>

There is the utter East.<\/p><\/blockquote>","urlTitle":"i-want-to-see-mountains","url":"\/blog\/i-want-to-see-mountains\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/i-want-to-see-mountains\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/wildword.uk\/blog\/i-want-to-see-mountains\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1738521090,"updatedAt":1738523456,"publishedAt":1738523455,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":317397,"name":"Wild Word"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/cfanmyyyiekdgpc3hrobsirerbahww38qx4jl6lfg2rw5bzq.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/cfanmyyyiekdgpc3hrobsirerbahww38qx4jl6lfg2rw5bzq.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/cfanmyyyiekdgpc3hrobsirerbahww38qx4jl6lfg2rw5bzq.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":44563,"title":"Wild Word in Five Words","url":"\/blog\/wild-word-in-five-words\/","urlTitle":"wild-word-in-five-words","division":317397,"description":"Welcome to Wild Word! I\u2019m so glad you\u2019re here! Wild Word is a new Scottish clothing brand based on the themes of wilderness and stories. You can expect to find designs based on nature, stories, adventure, books, exploration, imagination, folklore, archaeology, wild creatures (both real and imaginary) and more. I\u2019m Lindsey Stirling, a Scottish author of young adult fantasy fiction (you can check out my books here)","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/mf8mir4tp55a1f7ixjae5tveaqxgmqauslbpplbfxlophgvw.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/mf8mir4tp55a1f7ixjae5tveaqxgmqauslbpplbfxlophgvw.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":45489,"title":"A Bookwyrm's Top Books with Dragons","url":"\/blog\/a-bookwyrms-top-books-with-dragons\/","urlTitle":"a-bookwyrms-top-books-with-dragons","division":317397,"description":"Everyone knows that dragons love treasure, but less well known is the fact that dragons of the bookwyrm variety actually prefer books to gold. Particularly books with dragons in them. So here is a Bookwyrm\u2019s top five books with dragons!","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/q0glqst2brjfyyxegnvyytaq4vovfgdsagr9d8vbm3syiyam.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/q0glqst2brjfyyxegnvyytaq4vovfgdsagr9d8vbm3syiyam.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}