The Fog of Avalon

Since the New Year of 2021, I’ve been reminiscing almost fondly about the first lockdown in March and April of 2020. It was an unseasonably warm and sunny Spring, the days were lengthening, all that time with nothing much to do but walk the lanes round the Tor, listening to the birdsong, enjoying the blue skies and the tameness of the wildlife. In contrast, ‘Lockdown 3’, in wet and cold January, does not make for such pleasant outdoor exercise experiences.

It was getting hard to coax myself...