Finding Time to Stop and Stare
What is this life if full of care We have not time to stand and stare? No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep, or cows? - William Henry Davies Welsh Tramp and Poet, 1871-1940 Yesterday I should have been at Legoland, Windsor, accompanying my nephew for his tenth birthday treat from his Auntie Amanda. I'd already postponed once, thanks to Storm Dennis, our tickets kindly carried over by the Customer Services Team for a few weeks, when things were supposedly going to be 'back to normal'. Hmmm. Instead, courtesy of Coronavirus Covid-19, I found myself with a spare sunny spring Saturday on my hands. What better way to spend it than doing a little local exploring? Local exploring is my new favourite thing. Having lived elsewhere for a few years, I returned to the Isle of Sheppey eigtheen months ago. Before moving away, I had lived here since my teenage years, but on my return I have begun to realise there is so much to be explore...