Singing as the Darkness Lifts

  HAIR BUNS AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES    PodBean Link for those who like to listen This morning   the air carries the scent of warmed green leaves. It is both comforting and fresh.   Alt text offers no spontaneous suggestions for this week’s photo. I say it is a four-picture montage of my time at Wonderwool Wales. The selfie picture top left makes it look like I have a hair bun which we didn’t notice at the time of taking it and sharing it on Kath’s social media, but we are happy and ready for showtime and I sort of know what that hairstyle might look like for future consideration! Top right shows Ronnie taking the opportunity to have his photograph with the lovely Bridie who delighted me by asking to meet him. She said he wasn’t as big as she had thought he would be from seeing his other photos on social media which made us laugh. The bottom left photo shows me feeling delighted and proud when some visitors who cam...

TWO SISTERS AND A COW   PodBean Link for those who like to listen This morning the air brings the distinct smell of cut grass. The birds have turned up their dawn chorus songs these last few days and are welcoming the mornings with a vigour that is admirable.   Alt text tells me this week’s photo is ‘two women taking a selfie in front of a cow’. I say it is my sister and I on a country walk encouraging a cow to be in our photo after we have told it how beautiful we think it is.   I have been reminded about a couple of things on recent walks:   Number one: Being dehydrated is not good for me. I often talk to the creatures I see on my walks, but when I was dehydrated recently I became judgemental and called a squirrel naughty and told a sheep it looked like a badger. My sister recounts school days where one orange squash drink and maybe a metallic sip from the water fountain were her drinks for the day. How much better we are at hydrating now. I kno...