Wildness, Darkness and Living for the Future
Sunday, 28. September 2008, 19:24:33
This post is a mixed bag because the last three months have been filled with a close relative getting dementia, and as Her near family - trying to support her. It culminated in her death two weeks ago and her funeral on Monday 21st September 2008.
Everyone dies. Either young, not so young or old like me. I see it as a transition - a passage from One reality to another, but losing someone you've known for a long time hurts very deeply and coming to terms with not seeing them again until its your time - doesn't help!
Which is why I live for the future and prefer not to dwell on the inevitable. Our ancient ancestors left signposts of what lies beyond death in England. Stonehenge, Avebury and Castlerigg are the three most famous stone circles, but there are others...
The picture this month is of a waterfall in a hidden valley in Northumberland, right in the center of a town called Bellingham. The waterfall is called Hareshaw Linn, and if you spend time in that valley you will eventually find some 20 or so Hut circles (the foundations of houses) that go back to the Bronze-Age period whenn the Beaker folk lived in this valley some five thousand years ago.
There is a peace and contentment when you come here. It is a place to meditate and to re-charge your internal batteries before facing life again in the real world. It is probably because of this this place is one of my favourite places in Northumberland. On one such journey, I bumped into a fellow traveller and realised it was a well-known Rugby player for the Newcastle Falcons and was famous for a certain Drop-kick for England some years ago. So it doesn't just attract nutters like me - but the rich and famous too - ha!
Enjoy the picture.
Grommet
Everyone dies. Either young, not so young or old like me. I see it as a transition - a passage from One reality to another, but losing someone you've known for a long time hurts very deeply and coming to terms with not seeing them again until its your time - doesn't help!
Which is why I live for the future and prefer not to dwell on the inevitable. Our ancient ancestors left signposts of what lies beyond death in England. Stonehenge, Avebury and Castlerigg are the three most famous stone circles, but there are others...
The picture this month is of a waterfall in a hidden valley in Northumberland, right in the center of a town called Bellingham. The waterfall is called Hareshaw Linn, and if you spend time in that valley you will eventually find some 20 or so Hut circles (the foundations of houses) that go back to the Bronze-Age period whenn the Beaker folk lived in this valley some five thousand years ago.
There is a peace and contentment when you come here. It is a place to meditate and to re-charge your internal batteries before facing life again in the real world. It is probably because of this this place is one of my favourite places in Northumberland. On one such journey, I bumped into a fellow traveller and realised it was a well-known Rugby player for the Newcastle Falcons and was famous for a certain Drop-kick for England some years ago. So it doesn't just attract nutters like me - but the rich and famous too - ha!
Enjoy the picture.
Grommet
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