“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” Helen Keller Almost every day since the beginning of the Covid crisis and working from home, Expert2 and I have gone for a walk down the road next to river, which is…
October 21: Fall sunsets
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds All through summer we have been on an evening walk along the river, and Riley has had a swim. Not sure why I haven’t shared any of these…
June 8: Water’s edge
What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron? – Alfred Russel Wallace Every afternoon since we have been home we have been out walking the dog along the river. It has been a chance to de-gas from the day and get a change of scenery. We…
June 5: Wild roses over the river
“With freedom, flowers, books, and the moon, who could not be perfectly happy?” — Oscar Wilde (De Profundis) Every time I go running, I am reminded of the freedom that I have – particularly because of who I am, and where I live. I am grateful for this, but would also like to do what…
May 23: Calm rivers
‘Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.’ – Marcus Aurelius It is fascinating to watch the river, and the constant movement – you…