Today I am celebrating my senses, and I am very thankful that I have them.
I am so lucky to be living in such a lovely part of a big city.
Not only does my walk to work take me along the river, with beautiful horse-chestnut trees, laden with flowers at this time of year, amorous swans by the dozen and the ever changing patterns in the water, but my walk back home takes me down a main road which is full of delights and surprises.
The road is usually quiet free of cars at lunch time, so my ears are treated to a choir of birdsong. It's a street of, I guess, Georgian houses, all with big front gardens. Almost every garden has a huge, old tree right at the front, and these trees are, as well as being beautiful to look at, obviously great hang-outs for a whole host of winged warblers.
And amazingly, after all the rain we seem to be getting, the overwhelming smell I got today was that beautiful smell you get when rain hits the dry ground! (When has the rain gone off long enough recently for the ground to get dry???) It's such a lovely, earthy, natural smell and it always makes me feel good.
I must admit, however, that the feeling of the cold rain on my legs was not quite so welcome!!
Ah well, we can't have it all!!
Gratefully yours.
xx
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