online: 27 february 2015
modified: 27 february 2015
8 february 2015 winter sunshine
...suddenly released from the grip of a computer malfunction... i realised
that there was only an hour or two of sunshine remaining this warm
winter afternoon... after days of icy winds... and a day or two of light
snowfall...
but now the sky is clear... the air is getting warmer... the playing
fields are wet and slushy... and there are small signs of spring already
appearing...
today i was led by random number to 'the great wall' of 'the garden
suburb'... both of these names seem invented... signs of deliberate
control...not spontaneous evolution... but much appreciated...
after walking along a country path next to a stream flowing between hand
cut soil... (or is it peat?)... i eventually walk northwards and arrive
at an opening in the wall where a man with a rucksack is sitting in the
sun and out of the wind... he invites me to sit there too... and we
talked about the heath, the weather, and many years we have both been
walking on the heath extension... living a country life surrounded by a
city... while others walk by or run... some with dogs... and some
attempting football... or even writing out of doors!
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