I walk so much less since we moved here. In the city I walked everywhere - to work, to the shops, to visit friends, to the library, to the doctors. Here, there are many miles of beautiful footpaths, but no reasonable destination. We can walk to the local shops, just under two miles, but it's across muddy fields and back up a big hill, so we don't do it all that often. We've started walking more lately though. Working from home for months on end is taking its toll on my back, and we started walking every day over Christmas, a habit we've been trying to continue ever since, especially now that lockdown is in place again and we can't meet anyone else. The weather has been rather mixed, but we're getting out regardless, even if it's just to walk up to the road and back. Some days we leave it til nearly dusk, and the sky gets rather dramatic. A couple of days the weather has been utterly glorious (although still cold). I've had two trips to the local village, one with Peter, one on my own. The second time the sunshine was so warm I sat on a bench for a while with a takeaway cup of tea, and felt very briefly like I could almost imagine summer happening again. It was amazing how little snow there was once I got down the hill. One day we had an exciting adventure, when we walked around town from the supermarket rather than from home. Yes, that's as exciting as it gets right now (although it did get a little too exciting when we struggled to get the car out of its hillside parking space). Mostly, though, we walk from home, avoiding footpaths across fields as everywhere is so soggy. So we walk the lanes, sometimes in one direction, sometimes the other, occasionally just out to the road and back again. Lately we've been leaving it til after dark, and it's been quite peaceful to be out with just the stars (I do miss the daylight though). I hope this wandering is something we can continue together through the year. I'm enjoying watching the weather and the scenery change.
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Maria
16/1/2021 11:53:02 pm
So much snow!!
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