She trudged effortfully up the hill away from the petrol station, the large blue can like an extension of her arm, swinging slowly at her side, and matching the blue of her dungarees. She sat by a wall, grateful to rest her weary legs and her elongated arm. Here was a woman on the verge… Read More The woman and the wall
There is only so much nonsense one can cope with in a day, and a day in our NHS creates more than enough nonsense. As if Mondays weren’t bad enough, we have to endure the afternoons in multi-disciplinary team meetings that somehow slow the passage of time, as if our discussions create a glutinous substance… Read More Frustration
The early morning sun had not yet gathered the strength to begin melting the icicles that adorned the town hall. At the far end of the deserted market square the man carefully and meaningfully lifted his shovel and pick. He took a moment to adjust to this new posture, his propioceptors working hard to establish… Read More Perseverance
I walked down the narrow lane to the village. On the edges of snow-caressed fields, skeletal trees stood forlornly in their long wait for spring. Two chickens crossed the road towards me, unaware of the joke. Dogs began to bark. You know you are a stranger to the village when the dogs start barking in… Read More Stranger in the Village
There came a time during my walk that the fields of snow seemed to merge with the sky. There was a sense of unity, with no horizon. It felt that the loss of a physical horizon mirrored the loss of our metaphorical horizons, because without a view of past or future we can only exist now.… Read More Snow is Now
We drove to the edge of town, the distant lights twinkling in the clear night. We found a suitable place to stop from where we could view the sky. It was to be away from the lights that we came here, to view a far more distant and ancient light. The glowing head of a… Read More Contemplations on Father’s Day
The rain has returned, such a contrast to recent days that felt more like late May, a warm prelude to summer. The magnolia tree is in full glorious bloom, the precious few short weeks that remind us why we keep it. Two weekends ago saw me mending fences with my neighbour, in a literal rather… Read More Mending Fences and Saying Goodbye
Even later in life and minus a clearly not really needed internal organ as of two weeks ago. Many other changes since my last post, including some home improvements – but still much more to do – and ongoing changes on the work front. We are approaching white water at present – a takeover on… Read More Changes
A lovely moment as I drove home towards the weekend early this evening. The theme music from “Hawaii Five O” was playing on the radio and the sails of the wind turbines moved slowly against a clear autumn sky. Difficult to explain how the moment contained a strange and gentle symmetry, a glimpse of harmony… Read More Wind farm in autumn
Another long gap between blogs, partly because I am living parallel lives in blog world. Yesterday saw me tackling the overgrown garden front and back, disturbing a small family of zebras who had set up home near to the shed – or was it a family of small zebras? It was hard to tell. Today… Read More Gardening in a strange mood
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