Sunday 06 September Today felt like a Sunday that we might have had before the pandemic took hold. It felt largely normal. The rest of the family went to the car boot sale in Ardleigh whilst I went to referee a couple of football matches. I love reffing but I also love walking and myContinue reading “Day 170”
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Day 169
Saturday 05 September September is certainly a time of movement and change. The trees around us are really showing signs of summer ending and autumn starting. They change their appearance which, in turn, changes the whole look and feel of the countryside around them. One tree loses its leaves, and it stands out. But ifContinue reading “Day 169”
Day 168
Friday 04 September A few years ago, when I was cutting back the overgrown hedges in our back garden, I came across a row of hawthorn trees. They made up the skeletal frame for the climbing ivy and rambling honeysuckle that veined confidently around and through them. Bridging the gaps between them and stifling whatContinue reading “Day 168”
Day 167
Thursday 03 September Occasionally, something special happens when I least expect it. And it’s these magical little moments that this blog gives time to. But I need to take time to properly notice them so that they stick. If you’re not careful, these moments can easily pass you by. Fleetingly enriching your life before yourContinue reading “Day 167”
Day 166
Wednesday 02 September The second day of September and the second day of Autumn. The start of a new season passed me by yesterday; I never knew that there were different ways of registering when seasons start and end. This year, Autumn in the UK can start on 1st or 22nd September depending on whetherContinue reading “Day 166”
Day 165
Tuesday 01 September It’s been a crazy day with lots going on but very few physical steps taken. Like many, I have a watch that measures how many steps I have taken. At the close of play, as I sit on the sofa with a cup of tea and the dog on my lap, itContinue reading “Day 165”
Day 164
Monday 31 August 9.30am I am waiting at Manningtree station for the 10am train to Harwich. I will be getting of at Wrabness to do the second leg of the walk from Harwich along the Essex Way. Even the short walk from the car, parked about 15 minutes walk away, has provided sights and soundsContinue reading “Day 164”
Day 163
Sunday 30 August Today was the last Sunday before returning to work for a new term. Although it’s a bank holiday tomorrow, I have had a twinge of ‘that Sunday feeling’. Finishing some work for the training days and checking email. I refereed another game this morning. An under 12’s friendly. It’s good practice forContinue reading “Day 163”
Day 162
Saturday 29 August Today really did feel like the summer is over. It was pitch black outside by 8.30pm this evening. I know the summer isn’t officially over but, walking around our local patch this afternoon, I couldn’t help but think back briefly over what I have seen. March and April were very much theContinue reading “Day 162”
Day 161
Friday 28 August I have spent the day at home and, because the weather has calmed, have been taking moments outside in the back garden. In between the occasional thundery downpour. I found a solitary mushroom in the lawn this morning. Glad that I did because they apparently pop up after rain and are goneContinue reading “Day 161”
The Bald Birder 