With the "stay at home" rule in England being relaxed today we will be firmly grasping the opportunity to take a drive out to the moors – it's been too long since we were able to get out properly and surround ourselves with nature. That it also happens to coincide with the start of a couple of days of warmer, sunny weather is the icing on the cake.
I really need that and have been looking forward to this day for ages. Getting out into wide open spaces again will be so good for the soul.
@colinwalker this makes me feel better just looking at the photo, so i can only imagine in person.
@colinwalker 😊 (This is why I want to move; after 16 years of being in or near a major city, I feel we've done our time.)
Exactly why we wanted to move. There are some parts of the south-east and London can be fun but they can't compare to this.
Indeed. I pulled up the car, turned the engine off and went to the water's edge just watching and listening. Could have stayed for hours.
Yep, never get tired of it.
They're both parts of the Lancashire Moors, the second one is in the Trough of Bowland.
@colinwalker There are times when I really do miss the British countryside.
Home sweet home
@colinwalker great... relaxing things right before Easter to cause another wave immediately after
Was always going to happen. When the vaccinations started the government targeted Easter as the start of relaxation so there was no way they were going to let it slide. I'd like to think people will be sensible but can't see it. We have no plans to go anywhere there are people (my wife is still shielding) so will just enjoy being out in the countryside.
@colinwalker I've made some plans to take my daughters to local nature reserves or National Trust gardens during the Easter holiday. It'll be odd – I've barely left the small peninsula we live on since December.
It's crazy how our world can shrink down to such a small place. The only places I'd been during lockdown before yesterday were the vaccination centre (when my wife got her first dose) and the tip. It was so good to just get out properly.