6th August 2021
A random rainbow as the sunset saved me from having no photo for the day.
7th August 2021
Finally got some time today to work more on the jigsaw we started months ago.
8th August 2021
Sisu inspired bath today! It smelt so good!
9th August 2021
We could open a spider zoo with all the species we've had in our back garden recently.
This guy has been calling our garden waste bin home.
I'm not a fan of spiders, especially in the house, but I can appreciate them all the same.
Sorry if this photo makes you uncomfortable!
10th August 2021
They're finally starting to turn red!
Being so far North, coupled with climate change has meant a lot of our homegrown is much further behind many others.
We've had loads of tomatoes for a while but they're only just starting to turn red.
I don't even like tomatoes 😂
11th August 2021
Not that you can tell from these photos, but this was the most disappointing, depressing attempted walk these whole 18 months.
We were excited to get up at 5am and drive the 12 minutes down to the beach in the hopes of a quiet, early morning walk before the people flooded the streets.
However, for some reason it was heaving.
Walkers, runners, cyclists, paddle boarders, swimmers, dog walkers and even people out with kids.
I've never seen anywhere so busy at 5.30am on a Wednesday.
I took the first photo from my boot, then got back in the car.
We tried another beach just down the road - also jumping.
Our 3rd and final stop to try and salvage our morning was an old regular spot of ours but by this point, I was gutted and crying.
We walked 0.1 of a mile. An absolute waste of a morning and it broke my heart, to tell the truth.
Yeah, I've done it to myself not going out and avoiding all people but I do not miss anything except being able to go for a walk.
Its lovely people have gained an appreciation for the outdoors this past year, but it feels like my only escape and a main source of happiness has been stolen from me.
Living where we do, to get to anywhere worth going (that would be actually quiet, even early mornings) it's over an hours drive. I miss Berwick.
It's so frustrating that the world seems to be back to 'normal' but it isn't at all for some of us.
I prefer shopping online, I like not having to go to stores or socialise or do anything near other humans but it's hard not even being able to go for a walk.
I don't care if you're sick of me moaning or if you think I need to 'stop wasting my life because its too short',
I don't need to hear advice or info or fake facts about how vaccines are saving the world and mean I'm not at risk.
Just take a second to put yourself in other people's shoes and wonder if you'd be depressed too.
I am petrified of getting ill and/or dying and have lived with bad anxiety and depression for over 15 years now so just manning up isn't an option.
Ahh well. Ramble over.
At least we got our monthly portrait.
(Although if that isn't proof that you can smile and still be depressed I don't know what is.)
Not that you can tell from these photos, but this was the most disappointing, depressing attempted walk these whole 18 months.
We were excited to get up at 5am and drive the 12 minutes down to the beach in the hopes of a quiet, early morning walk before the people flooded the streets.
However, for some reason it was heaving.
Walkers, runners, cyclists, paddle boarders, swimmers, dog walkers and even people out with kids.
I've never seen anywhere so busy at 5.30am on a Wednesday.
I took the first photo from my boot, then got back in the car.
We tried another beach just down the road - also jumping.
Our 3rd and final stop to try and salvage our morning was an old regular spot of ours but by this point, I was gutted and crying.
We walked 0.1 of a mile. An absolute waste of a morning and it broke my heart, to tell the truth.
Yeah, I've done it to myself not going out and avoiding all people but I do not miss anything except being able to go for a walk.
Its lovely people have gained an appreciation for the outdoors this past year, but it feels like my only escape and a main source of happiness has been stolen from me.
Living where we do, to get to anywhere worth going (that would be actually quiet, even early mornings) it's over an hours drive. I miss Berwick.
It's so frustrating that the world seems to be back to 'normal' but it isn't at all for some of us.
I prefer shopping online, I like not having to go to stores or socialise or do anything near other humans but it's hard not even being able to go for a walk.
I don't care if you're sick of me moaning or if you think I need to 'stop wasting my life because its too short',
I don't need to hear advice or info or fake facts about how vaccines are saving the world and mean I'm not at risk.
Just take a second to put yourself in other people's shoes and wonder if you'd be depressed too.
I am petrified of getting ill and/or dying and have lived with bad anxiety and depression for over 15 years now so just manning up isn't an option.
Ahh well. Ramble over.
At least we got our monthly portrait.
(Although if that isn't proof that you can smile and still be depressed I don't know what is.)
12th August 2021
We get a lot of Rock Doves (Pigeons) and Wood Pigeons among all the other awesome species visiting our garden, but in the past 8 days,
we've been visited by two different White Pigeons! So out of the blue.
You can see the photo of the first one who had tiny markings on it from the 4th and this is the second one who was completely white!
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