Welcome

.. to a time of reflection, recognition and anticipation.
Welcome the lonely flickering candle, a slower pace , hunker down and accept the dark nights and winter.
But it is getting harder and harder to live like this as soon as I step out of the door.
It wasn’t like this when I was little. Advent was gentle, for a child. Making decorations ready for the tree, waiting to see St Nicholas in the 6th, looking forward to special food that we didn’t have all year…..
So… before the week takes over we went for a quiet walk at Winterborne House and gardens. It was so quiet and calm.
The gardeners had left all the seed heads standing. There were five herons , grebes, cormorants and two very young and new moor hens! So late !
Everything fell into a bit more balance.
For today!.
Candle lights really do have a calming effect !