The little people have been working their magic again......
There is a lovely family somewhere near to where I live, who are making the most of lockdown and bringing a smile to the faces of the locals in the process.
This morning I set out on my second run since injury (8th consolidation run). I am still using intervals, gradually increasing the runs and reducing the walks to build up to a continuous run when I feel ready. It was relatively quiet out, with just one couple out walking, a few guys working at the local tractor dealer/repair centre down the lane and a handful of dog walkers.
I headed out to my peaceful woodland tracks where I discovered the trail of hearts that I posted about a few weeks ago, all decorated with handwritten tributes to the NHS or encouraging words of motivation to all. Today I saw that the little hearts have grown in number, with one huge heart painted on a wooden board and wrapped in cellophane to protect it from the elements. This large heart is perched in the fork a small tree at the start of the trail. Further along I noticed brightly coloured little fairy doors nestled on the ground at the foot of some of the trees and brilliantly painted baubles hanging from nearby branches.
There has always been something about fairy doors in this woodland; very intricate pottery ones were placed further up the hill when my children were small and they used to love wandering through the trees, our two faithful little Westies pottering after them as they hunted them out. My two children were intrigued when these doors seemed to move and reappear elsewhere, as though the fairies had moved house and taken their doors with them. At Christmas time the branches above the doors were often decorated with tinsel and little baubles.
The pottery doors have disappeared gradually over recent years but now, curtesy of new busy little people, new ones are appearing. Fairy doors seem to be something of a local tradition around here.
Today I interrupted my run to take photos of the fairy doors, baubles and hearts as I found them, so that I could share them with my now teenage children when I got home.
Happy running everyone. Keep safe 💕💙🌲 🧚♂️ 🌳🧚♀️ 💛
Off topic - Is everyone managing to stay safe after the terrible storms and rain?
Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal
Running club adventures
Love hearts and fishing!
Bye-bye intervals 👋🏼, back to the longer runs again 😊 and a personal thank you to our wonderful NHS 🌈💖
