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Caption: Week fifteen was also week three of lockdown, and this already feels so long ago now. It was a week of local walks, making the most of our one trip out every day. It was a week when we found some beautiful light at the pond at the ash lagoons, and also when we did the same walk below a heavy, moody sky. We walked to Inveresk one evening and then back along the River Esk, following the path that winds along the riverside with its trees spilling out over the water, as if teetering on the edge. We had a stormy walk along the sea front, the waves crashing onto the shore. We found calm. And there was snuggling, and some snoring…
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Caption: #unintentionalselfies
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Caption: Getting to know the swans at our local pond, who will be appearing in these #shotsoftheweek stories many times in the weeks ahead.
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Caption: You’ll notice that there are more videos than usual in this story. I started taking videos on all our local walks, recording the calm, the moments in nature. I wanted to note these quiet moments from these lockdown days. To record them, appreciate them, and share them.
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Caption: And the thing that struck me when listening back was the birdsong. All quiet, except for the birds.
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Caption: I mentioned the snoring, right? You’ll need your volume up for this one. The last snort you can hear is Bracken in the background.
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Caption: Listen!
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Caption: A P R I L 6 - 1 2 2 0 2 0 Musselburgh, East Lothian
