Categories David Hawthorn Wood in winter, sunbeam breaking through Post author By David Post date 13 January 2015 Looking over from the Railway Walk into Hawthorn Wood on a wintry morning. The sunbeams breaking through the trees show the slight mist, which can form in the Smestow valley even when it is clear nearby. ← Like a fairground mirror: reflections of a swan → Heron standing, wings part-open