This morning I walked over to our village shop to buy milk and a newspaper. I pushed the door open and the owner smiled and greeted me by name. It’s a good thing to have your name spoken through a smile, so I smiled back and greeted him by name and wondered if he felt the same as I did. A smile and your name always goes a long way in affirming again your right to be here.
On getting home, I sat down with a hot cup of coffee, opened my newspaper, left the small world of village life and plunged into the vast sphere of politics, social happenings and intrigue. I didn’t like what I saw.
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Author: Don
My name is Don Scrooby and I live in The United Kingdom. I feel that more than anything else, nature, and the objective things around us, convey a speech and a message we always need to listen to and follow. This kind of listening is life-giving and there is a certain form spirituality about it.
In this blog, through the the photographic image and accompanying words, I’ve tried to share this experience as simply as I can. There is an underlying beauty in nature we all need to see and experience, especially in this day and age as we struggle to save our planet.
Most of my shots are taken with a Fujifilm XT100 camera and my Iphone. I’m no professional Photographer, but I do enjoy outdoor walks with my simple gear trying to capture what I see and experience.
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Village life is a sanctuary. Thank you for the reminder of how special community is. 💛
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Thanks Val. Village life is such a git, I’m sure not for everyone, but I certainly love it. I was in London over the week-end and although I love London it was good tyo come back to the countryside and our little village.
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‘Gift’! * Laughs *
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I used to live in a village in Hertfordshire. Close enough to London yet away from it all is the best!
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I didn’t know that Val. So you know all about English village life.
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And the pull of cricket and the pub! 😉
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Big Laughs. Hariod. I’m sure “git” means something here in the UK. I’m sure I’ve heard the word somewhere.Is there such a word?
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There is indeed, Don: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/git
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There is indeed, Don: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/git
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Sorry, wrong thread.
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O hell, Hariod – misspelling can get you into real trouble. 🙂 Thanks for the enlightenment.
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