Walking

Going for an afternoon micro-adventure, fancy coming along?

We're going to just step out the back door....

and head for the hills and the moors.

There is a brisk breeze, warm and dry.

My hair will flap and flip around my head.

 We will follow an old stone pathway, called the Moor Road

down to the village of Wycoller. 

Along the way, we'll stop and admire the view

wonder about the ruins

take time to think

to day dream

to enjoy a brief promise of summer. 

We'll sit on millstone grit boulders and watch the world go by

Watch out for puddles along the way

last night's very heavy thunder storm 

has left watery evidence everywhere!

 And in places, we stop and share stories

of people we have met

of anecdotes we have heard

and we'll smile and nod

as if this was the first time

we'd heard these tales.

Sharing our history with the boys and with you

helps us relive our past

helps keep memories fresh and alive.

 We can admire the heather 

and watch the bees foraging.

Then we'll work our way back home and put the kettle on

we will hand round the remains of birthday cake

and fudge

and agree that

this wasn't a bad little walk

Thank you for walking out with us,

we'll do it again some time :)