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Melanie Leavey's avatar

I love this...the beauty and the reality (we have a version of your Motorbike Mike - they're ATV people who like to shortcut to the Crown land down our road and across the field opposite. Or just ride around in circles in the field. Loudly. For a Long Time.) And I'm laughing because 'presence' is one of the words floating around in *my* brain as a potential Word...for the first time in ages..xo

Jo Hanlon-Moores's avatar

Right? First time in ages because who the heck holds on to a word for more than an hour? But I’m actually feeling a real delight in slowing down. Stopping, even. Paying attention. We’ll see how it goes!

Melanie Leavey's avatar

Exactly!! LOL!! Word? What word? But yeah...this feels like a long overdue exhale. xo

Jackie Bridgen's avatar

I don't know if there will ever be darkness and starlight to rival those deep, north German nights, where the sparkling sky lit a glittering, crisp earth, the barn lights, the stamping and snorting and the smell of warm horses on iced air. We were so blessed to have had that time.

Jo Hanlon-Moores's avatar

Sometimes, it feels like a dream.