2022….
Well the most has gone. That might even be the smallest patch of blue sky.
Can you spot the bird of prey gatecrashing the photo.
No zoom on the mobile, so this is the best I can do. The Gatecrasher.
I meet this gatecrasher every morning when I come down this lane, usually sat on the overhead power line. Such a thrill.
Soon we were on the road to the local wildlife park. A New Year Day Tradition which went on covid hold last year. This year we will arrive as it opens, wear masks and keep our distances. To protect others. Make sure we leave before the crowds arrive. The two of us have done this every year since Hawklad was a toddler. Just the two of us. His mum always decided to give it a miss, preferring a day at home. Maybe TV. Maybe catch up on sleep. It is an early start and a 90 minute drive. A quiet house can be very appealing. If she had realised time was so limited would she have stayed at home. Put things off repeatedly for another year.
I think I know the answer to that…..
Some choices you don’t get a second crack at them.
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
Hope you and hawklad had fun!
It does sound so cool!
Xx
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It is xx
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Each New Year must remind you both of missing your beautiful partner Gary.. May the pain be less sharp with every passing year.. hugs
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Thank you ❤️
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Wishing you both a peaceful year ahead. Hugs
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You as well Sadje ❤️
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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You really don’t get a second crack at it. May we learn to really live and soar– like that bird of prey– while there’s still breath in our lungs. Glad you and Hawklad hold on to those traditions. You really are a Superdad. Keep up the good work! Thank you for sharing inspiration, encouragement, truth and hope. ❤
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Thank you Tina. I know that you will soar. ❤️
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Hope you enjoyed. it is quite easy to put something off but yeah, there’s big reasons not to.
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It is easy, but you never know what you might be missing. ❤️
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Continuing memories, Gary
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Thank you Derrick
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Was that bird of prey watching you!
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It felt that way ❤️
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There are some do-overs in life but not that one for sure
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That’s true
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Nice tradition for the two of you though Gary.
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It is a nice tradition
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That’s a lovely tradition. We have Cooper’s Hawks here. Beautiful but they target my other little friends. All part of Nature.
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It is nature. But it is hard to watch sometimes.
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Never a good idea to do the what if, could ‘ave, would ‘ave, should ‘ave… For we just have to see it all as is and love it all as was. It worked for that moment and that’s that. This is now beloved BABASP and such a wonderful, beautiful now it is *warts and all.
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It is. Just live the moment.
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Happy new year, Gary and Hawklad. I’m glad you got to do the tradition this year in a safe way. I hope this year is a better one for you both!
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Happy New Year to you and Hawklad! Here’s hoping it’s a good one for all of us 🙂
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Happy New Year to both of you and may it prove to be significantly better than the last one.
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That sounds like a lot of but hmm, a quiet house well that had its appeals too. ❤️
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Nice tradition!
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