Web Cams and Wonderful Books

Today has been a funny old day but I've enjoyed it. Peter has been out all day at Popham Airfield having fun with planes and I've been at home doing bits of housework, gardening and reading. Popham Airfield have a web cam so Peter texted me during the day and said "can you see me?" I logged on and could see his arm and his bag - I texted him back and told him to move more into shot - which he did. It was quite strange really him trying to wave to me without looking weird from his end and me waving back!!! He then sat on a bench a bit away from the camera and when he got up to move I thought he was going to leave his camera behind so I was shouting at the screen "don't forget your camera!" - A very strange experience indeed.

I have just finished the most wonderful book 'Notes from Walnut Tree Farm' by Roger Deakin. If you are interested in nature you will love it. Roger observed, and wrote about, things that the average person would either not even notice or just pass on by. He lived the latter part of his life in deepest Suffolk in a ramshackle house buried deep in the countryside - he seems to have always have his door open as all sorts of creatures sort of wandered in and out; hedgehogs, newts, birds, weasels. He sometimes slept outside as that's where he felt most comfortable. A wonderful, wonderful writer who sadly died in 2006 whilst in his early 60's (from a brain tumour). Above anything else he seemed to be saying 'stop, stand and marvel at what's around you and respect and preserve it' - a good life lesson. As I had an Amazon voucher for my birthday I have just ordered his other two books 'Wild Wood' and 'Waterlog' - I can't wait to read them.

I'm trying not to think too much about work but I know it's looming again and this week is going to be very difficult. I'm not very good with change (particularly enforced change that I have no say in) and I'm feeling really cornered. I shall try and get out for a walk at lunch time and take a leaf from Roger's book and go and commune with nature - everything looks better after a good walk and a think.