Just Humans Being...

Sunday's weather was pretty awful here... It rained on & off throughout the day, so we enjoyed a quiet time at home by the woodburner. It was also our last day of freedom for a while, so it was nice to just chill out. The rain stopped by 8pm, so as Bebe wasn't here - we enjoyed a walk down towards the beach. This is the view from the first stile, which is just 5 minutes from our door... And this is from the second stile, just further down the lane. We stood & watched the sea for a while... And headed back up the lane when the rain started again. We didn't see anyone else - which was nice! Monday was the first time in 3 weeks that we were unable to do any rewilding, we had a serious problem at work which took time to sort & the aftermath continued throughout our evening, on top of this - Bebe returned home from respite, so it was chaotic! We made up for it on Tuesday... The sun came out in the afternoon & we were able to p

It's the first time in years that we've had 2 days off over a holiday weekend & we really hadn't given much thought on just how many folks there would be out & about...  Our original plan was to go to Cardinham Woods, but on arriving to a full car park & a heaving picnic area - we turned round & carried on. Eventually, we found Deerpark Forest near Looe... There wasn't anyone else around - amazing, considering the amount of folks we'd seen elsewhere. We couldn't believe that we managed to eat our picnic without folks walking by... Thousands of people are holidaying in Cornwall this weekend & not one of them or any locals came along to disturb us, it was bliss. We took the 3 mile trail. We had periods of chatting & spent time in silence - enjoying the sounds & the warmth of the sun. We climbed high above the trees... And saw piles of chopped down trees. Such a beautiful day... We w

Thursday, we went to  The Eden Project  for dinner in the Mediterranean Biome, which is as wild is it got that day... We are struggling to keep up with the activities from the challenge, as they arrive via email daily & usually long after we have left the house - so it's difficult.  We are still making the effort to be mindfully outside for at least 30 minutes every day, but we're just doing things our way - which suits us & maybe we'll incorporate rock sculptures & conversations with the younger generation on others days - If or when the opportunity arises. Anyway, back to Eden... We arranged for Bebe to go into respite for a few days, so this enabled us to get out in the evening... We enjoyed a couple of hours amongst indoor wildness... Time with Magie & Patrick... And a vegan feast... We were the last ones to leave... As always, a lovely night. On Friday after work we were exhausted - caring for Bebe, bein

Tuesday was beautiful, but the easterly winds were freezing... We spent 30 minutes in the garden at work, but struggled with the wind. We managed to finish with an hour to spare before picking Bebe up, so we decided to drive up to Caerhays, where we had a walk around the churchyard & a much needed warm inside the little church. It's difficult to see just how strong the wind was... Our activity was to think/write about things we have learned & unlearned since starting the challenge. We have learned how if we put our minds to it - we can make time available to do the things we really want to do & what we want to do is be outside in nature, have time to take off & enjoy ourselves... Cooking outside, camping... Just simple pleasures. We are unlearning putting others before ourselves & working long hours... Which isn't good for our health & wellbeing. We have worked hard the last couple of weeks & finally got on top of e

Yesterday's activity was to think about the human population. How many people live in our area?  Our hamlet has 31 permanent residents now & during the holiday season (April to October) there can be up to 1050 more... As there is a campsite at the top of the lane, a youth hostel across from us, 2 holiday lets & a B&B. We are all pretty well spread out along the lane, but for us - the hostel is near & the campsite stretches to the back of our garden, so it is pretty intrusive, we knew this before we moved here & are just happy to be in a beautiful place... Our house is on the left & that's the hostel on the right. Lupe outside the hostel...  Looking up the lane - Meadowcroft is on the left. We did our rewilding in the garden at work yesterday, so we didn't see anyone else... We picnicked, lay in the grass & looked down at the sea for an hour... And forgot the camera! We love the warmer months, but we don't enjo