11/01/2026
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‘When did we all lose the thrill of running full-speed down a hill, of marvelling at daffodils …..Until the sun went down?
When did we stop spending days on grassy verges weaving braids of plaited, fragile daisy chains…..Until we’d made a crown?
When did we begin to lose the urge to skip and race and move….. ‘Til we had scuffed our favourite shoes all in the name of fun?
When was it that we forgot predicting ‘loves me, loves me not’ with flowers from a wild plot that grew beneath the sun? And when did we begin to miss the chance to stop and make a wish with dandelion clocks we’d picked that grew beneath our feet?
Well I for one do not believe that we forgot how all that feels but life at some point took the wheel and freedom took a back seat It seems that it got left behind and buried ‘neath the daily grind but it’s still there for us to find at any time we want ……
So climb a hill then run back down, weave yourself a daisy crown, then blow your wishes to the clouds because life’s too short to stop.
~ Becky Hemsley
📍Bog walk