The Memory Wanderer: And More Snow....

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

And More Snow....

The snow returned in swirling flurries just before eleven last night but later the skies cleared to reveal the stars against a faint aurora. By dawn....

....the leaden clouds had returned and the temperature had fallen well below zero giving us a sharp frost and....

....crunchy walking underfoot.

Such birds as we saw in the woodlands were members of the thrush family - blackbirds, song thrushes, and redwings - along with the resident robins but out in the open we found one small tree....

....festooned with golden jewels - a whole tribe of yellowhammers.

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The Memory Wanderer

I'm at the wrong end of the road, a short distance to look forward to and a long way travelled, so I spend more time looking back, enjoying the memories, and less time in anticipation of the way ahead. The road trodden has been a good one, a rich and winding one, over which I hold no regrets. There is much still to do - only the end of the track ahead intimidates.

Time is mine now, so I remember, sometimes deliberately, sitting in the warm sunshine, sometimes because my mind, as if keen to help, suddenly gives me a flash of memory, a vivid picture which, like an exploding rocket, illuminates a moment in life; and then fades.

I have seen its dark side but, in general, the world has been kind to me. I have few regrets, I have many blessings, so these thoughts are offered as a celebration of a fortunate life.