It's as if we have been hidden away for such a long time and, now that the door had been unlocked and left open, people are too scared to step outside again.
All in Lock Down
There's A Lot Of Dignity In Going Out Like A Raspberry Ripple
The sun shone, we drove to the sea and were actually allowed to behave like normal people for a while. It wasn’t warm but seriously, this is England, who cares?
The Accumulation Of Wealth And Stuff And Things
Because we are not the large bank balance, the expensive house or the new car. We are not even the exam results or the job title or the company that employs us.
And Then, Of Course, I Chose To Ignore It
Driving past a place that I have driven past before, I realised that I had never really seen it. Noticed, yes, but never properly seen. A place so quintessentially English with it’s old-fashioned village green, church and pond.
The Trouble With Curtain Twitchers
This lock down thing, it gets under your skin and into your head at times.
We have become a country split down the middle and we all know people in the rule followers and rule breakers camps. Those that are terrified of everything and everyone and those that think enough is enough.
A Cow In A Puddle
A few weeks ago I shared a photograph of a dog in a puddle.
Fun, perhaps, but nothing special I hear you say, and you would probably be right.
Winter, For A Change
It’s been like winter here, proper winter, for a change.
I know we had some snow a couple of weeks back. But that lasted just a few hours before it disappeared.
A Waterlogged, Muddy, No-Go Zone And Lemons
It’s been a wet winter. And grey. Wet and grey.
Sometimes, Things Come Along At Just The Right Time
And when the never ending monotony of grey and wet and generally miserable days drains your mood and slowly, insipidly, chips away at your mental health.
It Was Never The Silence
It was the stillness that mattered the most, he believed, not the silence that so many people thought they needed.
Kodachrome Memories In The Blink Of An Eye
And when I look out of my window, well, I can’t help but recall Christmas Eve memories that seem to so much brighter and more joyous that how we are spending this one.
The Rain Will Come Soon But The Greyness Remains
Our world of grey, of depressingly cancelled pre-Christmas delight, of tiers and bubbles and of no physical contact, is feeling today exactly as it looks.
Can't Sleep. Walk.
Walk. Sun rise. Blue sky. Countryside. River. Wildlife.
Defined By Sunshine And A Longing For Rain
It becomes the focus of my positivity or general frustration, perhaps even more so when all around seems confused and unclear.
A Moment Of Peace In A Rapidly Deteriorating World
During turbulent times we all need an opportunity to reach out and find our moment of peace.
An Account Of Confrontation And Early Morning Confusion
Because in these strangest of strange times, when anxiety seems to be caused by things we would barely have considered just a short while ago, It’s probably good to embrace a little nostalgia when the opportunity appears..
When We Took A Walk And Found Bluebells
If I had to make a list of my favourite things, I strongly suspect that a wood clothed in bluebells would make an appearance.
It's Like The Spotlight Is Pointing Elsewhere But No-One Is Looking
At first you probably won’t notice and that’s ok.
White Lilac And Hawthorn And Deep Blue Skies
No fancy words. No theories, opinions or personal thoughts.
If It's Not Working Then Change The Focus
What's it like to sit with your back to the world?