We all have things we prefer to keep from others.
Secrets are part of life and there is nothing wrong with that.
Do not feel compelled to share everything, just because you feel you have to.
Secrets
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Look Up
We spend our lives looking down.
Our heads are glued to our phones, looking down at the pavement to avoid eye contact.
We are missing out on so much.
Look up! There’s a whole other world to experience there.
The Whole Picture
We only ever hear one side of a story, and often take that as the truth.
Take a step back, see the other perspective, focus on balance and the bigger picture.
The truth may not be all it seems.
A-Z of Somerset: Part 4
Over half way through the alphabet, and it’s the last of four recaps of the alphabetical journey around Somerset so far. Lockdown 2021 means that I have been unable to complete the A-Z, but this brings us up to date with the stop offs so far.
Click on the links to see the full post for each village.
P is for Pilton.
The true home of the Glastonbury Festival, Pilton was something of a hidden gem I am glad I discovered.
Q is for Queen Camel.
Who’d have thought there was a Q but no J in the list. Well, had it not been given as a gift, there wouldn’t have been a Q either!
R is for Rodney Stoke.
Not another Somersetonian (Somersetter?), but this is one of eight villages in the county with something to be thankful for.
S is for Stanton Drew.
Another hidden gem, but not just the village. The Neolithic circle here rivals Avebury and Stonehenge.
T is for Tintinhull.
A manorial vicarage and stunning gardens, but no sign of Snowy the dog…
Twenty letters down, then, and five still to go. When life finds a sense of normality, the A to Z will continue, so watch this space.
One
We all have stages to go through in life.
We just need to know where to begin.
Just one step, that’s all it takes.
A-Z of Somerset: Part 2
My recap of the villages of Somerset continues… Click on the links to read the full posts…
F is for Farrington Gurney.
Not an Edwardian detective, but a 12th century village in the north of the county.
G is for Godney.
When one village just won’t do, why not have three?
H is for Haselbury Plucknett.
Detective Gurney has to have a nemesis, so strike forth, sir!
I is for Isle Abbots.
A river names Isle, and countryside perfection.
K is for Kingweston.
There are no Js in Somerset, so, instead, the first of two villages beginning with a K.
Next week, it’s K (Mk II) to O…
Square
Balance is what everyone needs.
Equality on all sides.
Even the process up, get that equilibrium.
A-Z of Somerset: Part 1
Lockdown 2021 has given a bit of an enforced break on my photographic journey around the villages of Somerset, so I thought it might be good to have a bit of a catch up of the places I have visited so far.
Over the next four Sundays, therefore, I will be having a bit of a recap.
Today, we look at A to E. (Click on the links to see the original posts.)
A is for Ashcott.
On the A39 between Wells and Bridgwater, Aschott sits on a hill overlooking the Somerset Moors around Shapwick.
B is for Baltonsborough.
Nestled on the moors to the south west of Shepton Mallet, the village is a prime place to view Glastonbury Tor.
C is for Charlton Mackrell.
A big house and a close neighbour, Charlton Mackrell is a quiet haven in the countryside.
D is for Dinder.
Quiet and unassuming, Dinder has a hidden secret, designed to protect the nearby city cathedral city.
E is for Evercreech.
A small village, home to a social drinker’s wily scheme…
Next week, villages F to J (ish)…
Be Nice
If you can be anything in this world, be nice.
Stile
The path ahead was clear, there was just one hurdle to cross and their destination would be within spitting distance.
A couple of steps, two up and two down, would lead them into the field and they would be away.
The hill looked ominous ahead of them, it was almost a mirage, they felt that, no matter how long they kept walking towards it, it would never be within reach.
But they also knew that they had to try, had to keep on going.
Just two steps up, and two steps down…
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