Tuesday 26 January Last night, a spider lowered itself down, casually without making a sound or a fuss, and stopped. It rotated softly in a gentle spin, hanging from its silken thread. It stopped at eye-level, above the sink, between me and the wall-mounted bathroom mirror. And as I looked up from brushing my teeth,Continue reading “Day 312”
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Day 270
Tuesday 15 December This morning, I stole a few moments outside whilst at work. First thing, whilst checking the pupils in to school, I closed the gate and decided to walk the slightly longer way back indoors. That little extra bit of time, two minutes at the most, provided me with some deep breaths ofContinue reading “Day 270”
Day 252
Friday 27 November I went to bed last night as the fog was thickening outside and, with an icy still air, was expecting an eerie view out of the bedroom window this morning. Instead the sun brightened the morning as it rose rather than dimly struggle behind thick cloud. The fog had lifted by firstContinue reading “Day 252”
Day 232
Saturday 07 November I woke this morning at 8.04 am straight out of a dream. When that happens it is quite disorientating. But the sun was shining and I had had a wonderful deep and long sleep. So, a smile soon planted itself on my face and has pretty much stayed there all day. ThisContinue reading “Day 232”
Day 180
Wednesday 16 September I’ve been sat here next to the dog wondering what it is about this time of year that unsettles me so. I’ve been for a walk, the usual one, about three and a bit kilometres. A circuit around our local lanes and paths. On my way home just beforehand the sunshine wasContinue reading “Day 180”
Day 123
Tuesday 21 July The world has already reverted back to it’s pre-Covid19 madness. It wasn’t that long ago that we were all saying how much we had learnt about ourselves and our relationships with one another. That coping with this virus across the world made everyone our neighbour regardless of nationality. It was (is) aContinue reading “Day 123”
The Bald Birder 