Walking along quiet lanes, tractors and farm machinery working in the summer-dry fields as drifting clouds of dust take to the air, little storms of rural activity and a visible soundtrack to our amble.
All tagged countryside
Can You Afford To Dream?
It would be so easy, I thought, so easy to simply get lost in a place like this. To let myself be taken back to a time where everything about life seemed simple and so very appealing.
Perhaps A Simple Life Really Is All We Need
We may never come this way again.
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.
When Words Don't Really Help
Sometimes words don’t do a photograph justice.
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.
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..
Today, It's My Turn To Struggle
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.
Feeling A Bit Grim, You Know?
I heard those words earlier from someone known for their positive outlook on life.
Anyone Still Remember The Good Old Days?
So last night the lock down was extended. By another three weeks.
Perhaps The World Has Lost Its Colour
We have been seeing things in black and white, lately, I have noticed
To Stay At Home Or To Go Out
We are said to be the most social of animals, yet we must now find a way to avoid being true to our nature.
Hanging On, Whilst Desperate To Let Go
Just a young girl, hanging on, whilst desperate to let go. Hanging on, in touching distance of traffic and people, rushing, rushing, always rushing. With busy lives, places to be, money to make and dinners to cook.
The Present Is All We Ever Really Have
A place that had once been busy and vital but now mostly forgotten by those that have moved on and a generation that knows no different.
Sometimes, I Feel Like The Tree Is Me
Sometimes, I feel like the tree is me, proudly casting a normal shadow.
Somehow Pleasing To The Eye
And you see sheep dotted across the hillside, in fact, now you notice them, you see them everywhere. Even at the top of the steepest slopes, way above you on the other side of the valley.
The Glorious Sound Of A Stress-Free Sunday
For me, today, it was when I heard the sound of birdsong through the open window and the first drops of rain on the roof.
It's A Finite World, This Home Of Ours
We have such a beautiful home, this planet of ours, why can’t we share it and love our neighbours?
Nature Calls At Times Of Crisis
These are the times when I feel I should not be around people. No matter how good or inspirational or kind they may be. And these are also the times when my self-esteem sees only what it chooses to see and finds nothing but its own version of the truth.
In Our Heads We Are Timeless
I walked this morning. For miles and hours. Along lanes, tracks and footpaths. Across fields and through woods. I saw the sun rise and gazed as the blue sky appeared over hedgerows and stone walls. I startled horses from their solitary feeding in fields of dew-wet grass and caused cows to stop and stare mid-chew as I watched them over the gate.