

In England we like winding country roads. But occasionally we get a straight one. Like here, almost a French feel to this.
A week ago I was driving along this road and suddenly had a thought. Always dangerous with me. So I parked up and stood by the side of the road. I wonder what the passing drivers thought I was up to. Given the brakes going on the cars, maybe they thought I was a speed camera operative. About 20 years ago I was a civilian manager in a Police Force. It was decided that the handheld speed cameras needed replacing. To cut a long story short the traffic police were asked to test 6 different cameras under similar conditions. Six police cars went to a known speeding zone. Can you imagine the panic on the unsuspecting drivers who screamed over the brow of the hill to be confronted immediately by 6 police officer stood next to each other, pointing 6 cameras at the speeding car. Ones bad enough BUT SIX.
Anyway enough of speeding cars having the worst 5 seconds of their week.
I’d stopped to look at the lane because I had suddenly realised that I had been up and down this road thousands of times over the years and I had never really stopped to look at the beautiful trees. So that’s what I did. But then another random thought struck me. All about which direction to head in. Not easy to choose here as there are so obvious signposts. So left or right – no idea. Bit like life somedays. No obvious direction. Then a smile. My first bit of philosophical thought in years. Why not just head off in the opposite direction to which way your bottom is currently pointing. Yes that works for me.
A good scientific approach.
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Beautiful photos. ❤
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It’s a lovely place ❤️
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Most definitely
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I think it’s a good philosophy
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It could catch on
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Well that sounds like a perfectly reasonable decision to make. Lol
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Excellent 😀
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I love country roads. I have a memory from my childhood when we were on holidays at the cottage which was a couple of miles outside of a very small village (300 population). There was a road my dad used to take us on called The Forty Hills Road. It was up and down, up and down, on a dirt road. It’s still a dirt road decades later. I wish I had taken a photo the last time I saw it just a few years ago.
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Sounds wonderful
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So you were able to get out for a bit? Or was this written a while ago!
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Few minutes
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Progress
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😀
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Aww this is a gorgeous post.. I love that you did that.. it also made me hanker for an English country road.. we just don’t get those is Oz….. sending love to you and the English country side ❤
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Look after yourself x
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Again, beautiful photos, you have such a knack for it. Those poor people though, hopefully they weren’t speeding! lol
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A few were. They got caught….
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I’m getting photo envy again!😉
Why pick a direction… just walk, and make sure to look around you as you go. Don’t look too far ahead… keep your focus on the here and now.
You SOOO got this!💌💌💌
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We’ve GOT this xxx
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Love the photos. I’m glad you stopped to look at the trees. X
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Thanks my friend xx
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It’s good to pause and appreciate the beauty around us. Thanks for reminding us to do just that and to take pleasure in small delights.
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Thank you x
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A good philosophy. Lovely trees.
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It’s a lovely place just next to Castle Howard.
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Was there many years ago… Just daft to say but I do love images of trees. Prob went up this drive all the years back
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That’s such a cool thought that you were there.
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Been all over your part of the world. Done a lot of walking there too.
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Maybe again in the future.
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Sure hope so.
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I do.
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No direction is very zen :)) love the post… sometimes this is exactly what we need. Take a minute & look around
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Thank you so much x
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Probably the right choice. I like the photos
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It’s just next to Castle Howard.
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Good plan. I love avenues of trees.
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It’s beautiful there.
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You reminded me of stories where residents get frustrated with speeding cars and sit by the road pointing blow dryers at cars so people think they’re radar/lidar and slow down.
Thanks to less traffic and no school with C19, it’s extremely common for people to not even slow down for the 4-way stop in front of my house (some accelerate) and I often think about sitting out there with a black blow dryer.
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Wish I had seen that.
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Google “blow dryer speed gun”
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That works
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Few remember to stop and see the beauty around them. I’m glad you did.
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I miss it far too often
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I know that feeling from a few years back. 😀🙀
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Straight ahead. Just keep moving forward.
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It’s the best way.
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A few thoughts … yes, the trees are beautiful! I love autumn colours, though I’m always a bit sad at thinking what comes next. I would have had heart failure to crest a rise and see six cop cars with six cops pointing unknown devices at me! They would have had to scrape my remains off the pavement. I’m glad you took some time to enjoy nature, my friend, but you guys really do need to learn to drive on the right side of the road!!! 🤣
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Apparently a few drivers came close to that. 😀
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Mostly people from this country, I think, like the diplomat’s wife who killed a young man, then scurried home so she wouldn’t be held accountable. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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No accountability these days for the few.
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None whatsoever … money can get you out of almost any situation, if you have enough of it. I’m happier, I think, without so much money, just knowing I need to follow my conscience and earn my way in the world.
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That’s exactly right. You look after yourself.
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I love this. Beautiful photos as well.
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Thank you x
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A great post. Loved it. 👏
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Thank you
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Direction comes from within. And it is much like the event horizon of a black hole; whichever way you move, you will arrive at the right place. A platitude it may sound like, but a platitude it is not. The direction is love. And the destination is love. Love is eternal.
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It really is.
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Beautiful View!
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Thank you
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🙏
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