Day One Hundred and Fifty Two - Walkings and Talkings

I know I know here I am again. But I think this is significant. There was plenty of  lightning and thunder last night but it was somewhere distant. Nevertheless the potential for it coming close was always there so I got little sleep. When I did finally drop off towards the early hours I’d already decided that I wouldn’t fret if I didn’t get up in time to go for a walk. So I didn’t fret! I calmly sat down to breakfast at about 8 am this morning which is the latest I’ve had breakfast for months and months. I thought I’d do a little tai chi, which I did. I thought I’d do a little yoga, which I did. And then this afternoon as it started to rain I thought I’m gonna go for a walk. So I did. And that is significant because it’s the first time in the whole of lockdown that I’ve gone out in the afternoon. I didn’t wear my sports kit. I wore a waterproof. And I didn’t do my full walk . I only went as far as the holocaust tree. I waited till it rained because I thought that would put people off and going out. And I think it did. But the whole feeling is so different from my early morning walk. My body felt much heavier; breakfast and lunch? Go figure! I found walking more of an effort. The air seemed denser than it is first thing in the morning and the light was different too. The kind of people about were different as well. Which makes it fascinating for a people watcher. Without exception it was always incumbent on me to maintain social distance. Youngsters have no intention of distancing themselves. That was particularly noticeable. Clusters of them up there all hanging around together. But there were no unpleasant or fraught situations. I didn’t have my music playing so I was particularly alert and particularly aware because sometimes people who over take you brush against you so I wanted to make sure that didn’t happen. So I got back feeling pretty pleased with myself. It’s a personal breakthrough to go out this time of day.

I also managed to have a phone conversation with my friend today. That’s made me feel a whole lot better. I didn’t want to put her under any pressure to talk to me if she wasn’t feeling like it but it was her suggestion. She has to go up to the hospital tomorrow for a Covid  test. And then she has to go up early to the hospital on Tuesday morning and she’s on the morning list for surgery. If all goes well she should be home on the Friday. And I’m going to phone or message her daughter on Tuesday evening to see how everything went went. What happens after that I’m not sure but let’s just take one step at a time. I’m glad I’m back in the loop again. I know I’m not too high in the pecking order and no reason I should be but obviously I care, obviously I’m concerned.

So, that’s it. As you were.