Most often these days my posts tend to be dark and depressing. I think it is time we all have a breath of fresh air!!! My dear friend Mary, writing as memoirsofahusk, has written one of the most uplifting posts I have read in a long time. Mary lives in the UK, and as we all know, they have had their share of troubles lately. She was in need of some time spent in nature to re-gain her perspective, and she shared the experience with her readers in both beautifully crafted words and gorgeous pictures (she is both a writer and a photographer). Please do yourself a favour and spend a few minutes reading Mary’s beautiful post … I promise you will smile and feel a bit of peace. Many thanks to Mary for permission to share this with my readers!
It wasn’t a dawn chorus, it was a cacophony. And it went on, and on, and on.
Barney
The lambs joined in.
Then the donkey.
Then we heard the clippety-clop.
Clutching my camera, I leaned through the tiny window, in the thick stone wall, of the old farmhouse that’s now an inn. An unusual inn…
‘Good morning,’ I called.
‘Good morning to you,’ replied the passing stranger, ‘how are you?’
‘Fine,’ I replied, ‘how are you?’
’I’m very fine,’ he responded with the biggest, sunniest smile you’ve ever seen, ‘I’m on holiday.’
A flat cap on his head, greying moustache on his upper lip. A spring in his step and a twinkle in his eyes, the gypsy was walking beside a horse pulling an old-fashioned, brightly-decorated gypsy caravan. Looking barely big enough for a man his size.
But I doubt he lives in it year round. For this is a…
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I live in a pretty nation. As an Island it enjoys a microcosm of larger landmasses and a drive of as little as 50 miles can take us to the sea, to the mountains, to rivers, to farmland, to forests. It is a beautiful little gem that I love.
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I have never been there, but from the pictures I see, I think it is beautiful. Perhaps one day I shall get the chance to visit … I doubt it, but I can still dream … 🙂
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Thanks for the share Jill
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Most welcome, my friend! It’s good to share happy things sometimes … although this one did end on an unhappy note, but I just love Mary’s pictures!
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Thanks for sharing this beautiful post. 🙂 — Suzanne
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
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Great idea to lighten up from the incessant Trump talk and give bloggers a breath of fresh air in the country. Captivating pictures with amazing colors.
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Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, we all need a break now and then.
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Yeah! Instantly recognized the Northern countryside…..Forebears hail from Yorkshire…. 😉 Hugs!
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love it ~ so very, properly English. ❤
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I’m glad you liked it … it struck a chord with me … made we want to be THERE instead of HERE 🙂 Hugs, Jack!
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