After the storm

"just-walking-the-horse" - one day it will be warm and sunny again - honestly.

I’m pretty much programmed to walk every day whatever the weather.  The other day we had some truly awful weather - it was bitterly cold, with driving rain and a ferocious easterly wind. 

Moss didn't want to go out one bit, but we did, and we both got drenched.  

As you might imagine, we weren't troubled with any company!

… and the next day

It was rather like breathing out after a shock.

There was water standing in places I’ve never seen it stand before.

There'd been a frost, but it's such a wet frost - and the sun was out.

I know us English are often teased for talking about the weather, but what weather we have … so let’s talk about it!

It was wet underfoot, but mild. The air was almost warm and also sodden.

The light was bright, yet it was misty …!

All sorts of contradictions.

A strange silence hung in the air, people were talking in whispers.

It was like the time after watching a really good film, in which you've been transported into another world.

You’ve watched the film; the credits have run and then you turn on the lights again.  The room looks similar, but you feel different because of what you’ve experienced.

That’s how it feels today.

AJK