Another late evening trip out for Hawklad, this time a couple of hours drive to the beautiful Peak District. It might well have been quicker but I managed to get lost in the dreaded Yorkshire Twilight Zone, otherwise known as the city Sheffield’s road network.

On the bright side, while lost we discovered a Dunkin Donuts store. One of those occasions where I happily ignore any gluten issues I may have for the GREATER GOOD….

The downside of evening trips is that you can far too quickly start to run out of light, BUT for those couple of hours, having somewhere as amazing as this place basically to ourselves, absolutely wonderful for Hawklad.

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    1. I’d be tempted to try to work out where previous humans might have lived there. Then do a bit of mudlarking at the edges. I’d probably paddle. I might sketch. I think now I have a list of things I need to keep in the car: Small towel, paper and pencils, yummy biscuits like Jammie Dodgers.

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  4. Those pictures are wonderful. When I have found myself out and about later in the day than usual, I’ve always told myself I must make a point of it. Yet somehow I don’t. And you got a donut out of it!

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  8. Oh wow, you 2. You deserved the sweetness of the donuts and the view! I went to Dunkin last Friday, coffee run (coupon) and raspberry -filled donut. I shouldn’t have? But for the greater good…I’ll remember that. X ❤️

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  12. Any chance of regularly working with Hawklad about how to cope WITHIN panic?
    I can relate to panic. I really do know how other people are scary. Crowds easily make me very uncomfortable. Other things out of my control also trigger me, mainly from other people not realising how mentally uncomfortable I am. However, I push myself to doing things that make me uncomfortable and try not to go full on hermit. Any chance you can practice about how to cope WITHIN panic first with Hawklad ❤️ Then please, please, add the idea of the occasional deliberate people visit. Again, I know people are scary. I can relate to it. I suggest to check out “How to cope” ideas and try a few at home first, practice the ones that make you laugh. Try them all. I myself have loads of coping methods up my sleeve, and yet, yes even now (well a week ago) I can have a full on panic attack, but I didn’t bail from a moving car on the M4. I coped enough to tell the driver through a clenched jaw, sort of breathed through it and stayed put until it was safe to walk about bare foot over pine needles upon a dirty pavement in Pont Abraham Services. I got back in…

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    1. Oh and my latest coping thing:
      Making a picnic to take with me. Yesterday it was just a plain sandwich on a plate, covered in tin foil and a bottle of made up squash, with a real cup, all in a big ol’ plastic mixing bowl.
      Basically it was something from home, and not relying on having to find what I need.

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  17. Looks so serene and calm and how lovely to have it all to yourselves. There is something about the energy at sunset and dusk that just feels different. Donuts definitely help with the greater good too!

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