Small

... far away

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MMiKyfd6hA0

The left view is the true distance from Blencathra.
The right is the full zoom view with my little camera.

The reality is it’s quite a long way. A bloomin’ long walk and a good stretch on a bike ... further than I’d fancy going. I’ve become used now to it’s true distance. I don’t really want to adjust back to it being just 10 minutes or so down the road by car.

After work i didn’t much feel like going out but I know it does me good after being sat for most of the day with my body stiffening with cold in spite of hot water bottle and fleece on. Once moving I warm up properly (in spite of it being very chilly again) and see the burgeoning spring world but also get to process the day which helps hugely.

As I walked I wondered if there is anywhere I wanted to go as restrictions begin to lift. I thought about the Rannerdale bluebells before they go over but didn’t like the idea of being one of many that will think that and being part of that process that gets on the move again and adds stress to the poor blue things just doing their thing, quietly for once. I would like to see the sea. I guess, incrementally, it will all just steadily pick up with lots of individual thoughts like that. As I looked over the gate at this view I saw more traffic on the road and felt a wave of grief at starting to lose this time.