The simple pleasure of friendship still brings me the purest joy. It sounds ordinary, but it feels rare now. When I was young, it happened so naturally. We’d drift outside and somehow find each other on the street. We laughed, wandered, and lingered until the day faded. There were no calendars or reminders—just being together. These days, … Read more
The benefits of walking became real to me when I stopped thinking about exercise as something that had to be big or intense. Walking felt doable. It fit into my day. Now I walk at lunchtime whenever the weather allows, and that small habit has become one of the most reliable parts of my regular … Read more
The Photo of the Day challenge is quite difficult when going about my usual day-to-day. This photo is in a hideous spot when I go for my lunchtime walk; the path goes under a motorway. The canal is littered with debris and rubbish from suburbia and has a distinctly unpleasant odour.