And now, today, it would appear, I have found out that during a lock down in a busy house, there really is nowhere to hide when you need to.
All in Thoughts
And now, today, it would appear, I have found out that during a lock down in a busy house, there really is nowhere to hide when you need to.
I heard those words earlier from someone known for their positive outlook on life.
What do you do when one member of a grown up, locked down, family decides that the rules don't apply to them?
And to have the time to do things that you rarely get to do can be an unexpected opportunity.
A global lock down of a kind we only thought possible in second rate sci-fi novels and late night “straight to DVD” movies on obscure cable channels.
Even in black and white times it is hard to resist a splash of colour when you find one.
We have been seeing things in black and white, lately, I have noticed
We are said to be the most social of animals, yet we must now find a way to avoid being true to our nature.
I am drawn to the quiet. To the rundown. To the old and historic, yes, but places away from where the tourists disembark their coaches. Places that are a little rough, perhaps, and those that have, almost certainly, experienced brighter times and better days.
Heavy set clouds hanging low over rolling, grey / green fields of winter-short grass, lazily dancing in time to the wind, swirling up through a gap in the cliffs way down below by the beach.
Sometimes, from a certain angle, people look no different to lampposts and bollards.
And, as is often the way with a beginning like this, once she had actually been seen, well, she just seemed to stay seen.
Unexpectedly, if I am being honest, as the grey and overcast weather had seemed set for the season. But blue skies appeared and so did the people. It was that kind of day.
She liked to think that she was helping him to be the best that he could be, and to maybe fulfill some of the dreams and desires that he managed to keep hidden most of the time.
So right now I am grateful for early morning walks and unexpectedly beautiful sunrises, especially when the night has been long and sleepless.