Seeing Again
Seeing again what we saw only yesterday
Still having that Groundhog Day feeling, still feel like I’m rather going round and round the mulberry bush – but at least with a new perspective.
Just taking one step to the left or standing on my tip-toes, just a slight inclination of my head to the right, or even lying down on the grass – they all give a slightly different perspective. Just letting me see the same thing just that bit differently. And, all-in-all, it’s not too onerous moving a bit this way and a bit that way – although getting up off the grass when I’m down there isn’t quite so easy!
Here We Go Round The…
Here we go round the mulberry bush
Children have such an appetite for repetition, don’t they? And so much energy for it. How many times have you heard a child gleefully shout, “Again! Again!”, demanding that we repeat the same silly ‘Knock, knock’ joke or play the same tune? As for me, I know that I’m likely to want to stop playing far sooner than any child. This repetition is instilled in children’s learning. What about all those nursery rhymes that repeat the same tune over and over but with just some minimal change.
County Councillor Report (May 2020)
County Councillor Report
May 2020
by Wendy Pattison
wendy.pattison@northumberland.gov.uk – Tel. 07779 983072
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Still Looking Up
Still looking up above the Breamish
My once-a-day exercise frequently finds me somewhere along the River Breamish. And now that Spring has very much set in, there’s lots of undergrowth to be careful of as you’re walking. So, I spend a lot of my time watching my feet, so as not to trip. Even as someone who enjoys taking photographs of whole landscapes, I have to force myself to look up. And it can be rewarding. There’s a lot to miss when we forget to look up.
Car Keys Found
Car keys found in Crawley Dene
A set of car keys was found on the railway line in Crawley Dene at 8:00am on 21 April (see photo).
The keys have been left at the Hedgeley Services Garage in Powburn where they can be collected.
Wool Catcher
wool catcher : dream catcher
Dream Catchers are used to encourage only good dreams for those that sleep under them. They’re usually placed over the place you would sleep, so that the morning light shines on the catcher when you wake.
Breamish Blossom
Beautiful Breamish blossom
One of my favourite films is the 2003 movie ‘The Last Samurai‘. While I find it memorable for all sorts of reasons – the stunning panoramas, the evocation of a strange and often cruel cultural practices – there’s a quote that sticks in my mind. The samurai leader Katsumoto (played by Ken Watanabe), is grounded in the old samurai ways and the Bushido code of honour. In contrast to his relentless warrior instincts, when confronted by Spring cherry blossom in his courtyard, he says:
Wall to Wall Sheep
It’s wall to wall sheep down our way!
Yep…says it all. April is the month for enjoying the new-born lambs in the fields. And it’s a wonderful sight to see so many sheep.
My Old Dene
My old Dene is where I walk
Mmm…anyone having that ‘Groundhog Day’ feeling? Like you’ve walked this path before? Like you’ve cycled this route before? Like your once-a-day exercise takes you pretty much around the same places…as beautiful as our surroundings are?
Well, perhaps we’ve just got to see things differently? So, I took my own advice and I looked at my green Dene afresh today…