If a Tree Falls in the Forest...

My home is deep in the forest near the roots of the mountains. -Treebeard 

For some reason I am on this strange enchanted-woodland-cuckoo-clock-fair-isle-knitting  kick.  Maybe it's the antlers I got for Christmas from my grandmother, maybe it's just springtime and the birds are chirping, or maybe I've watched too many episodes of Faerie Tale Theater... the bottom line is there is something incredibly romantic and frightening about the woods--which is probably why it is so darn enticing.

And so, dear tree huggers, I have composed two lists; some of my all time favorite woodland-themed songs and some of  my all time favorite woodland-inspired movies.  So grab your dirndl, skip to grandma's house and get your rocky mountain high on.
 

Songs for a walk in the woods:

• The King of Trees - Cat Stevens (album: Buddha and the Chocolate Box)
• Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell (album: Clouds)
• Annie's Song - John Denver (album: Back Home Again)
• Mother Nature's Son - The Beatles (album: The White Album)
• Hyper-Ballad - Björk (album: Post)
• She's a Rainbow - The Rolling Stones (album: Their Satanic Majesties Request)
• Get Out the Map - Indigo Girls (album: Retrospective)
• The Fox - Nickel Creek (album: Nickel Creek)
• Killing the Blues - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (album: Raising Sand)
• Blue Skies - Willie Nelson (album: Stardust)
• Harvest Moon - Neil Young (album: Harvest Moon)

Movies featuring the Forest:

• FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
• A River Runs Through It (1992)
• The Princess Bride (1987)
• The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
• The Wizard of Oz (1939)
• The Last Unicorn (1982)
• Sleepy Hollow (1999)
• The Fox and the Hound (1981)
• The Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
• Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
• The Secret Garden (1993)

Thanks Baby Loves Pink,  Touch of the Dutch,Good Egg, Timber!, and Designs by Erin !