I am fit and healthy! That is the way I see myself I mean I don't exactly have any aches or pains so I guess I must be doing something right. My life is simple. I wake up early and I go for a long walk along a river close to where I live. It takes me an hour and I enjoy the cold, refreshing air. As I walk I hear the gravel on the path being crushed under my feet and the sound stirs thoughts of reflection and meditation deep inside myself.

As I walk it's not long before I notice three horses in the field to my left, they are always there. I sometimes wonder if they are constantly out in the field or whether they have a hidden shelter that I cannot see. They are cute and sometimes I like to indulge in a bit of horse whispering! I am not sure if they understand me or not but they seem to look at me when I talk to them so maybe a hidden communication that I cannot see is taking place. I love those horses and they are a welcome site each morning.

I breathe in deeply and it feels like the air has some hidden ingredient, something magical that slowly caresses my slowly expanding lungs. The coots are cute! They chase each other and play the game of dunk the coot! Sometimes I think they are being spiteful but then again it's coot behaviour, it is what they do.

The two swans are majestic, it is nice how they partner up for life. The countryside is truly a beautiful thing and it is a real gift to be living in such surroundings.

There is the regular lady that loves to walk her dogs, she has three of them. We offer a hi and hello and I guess we both wake up around 6 am as we always seem to bump into each other at the same time and place along the foot path. We are true early birds!

Sometimes I have the occasional jump as a cyclist rings his bell as he approaches me from behind and I silently give way.

The best things in life are truly free don't you think? I am not a man of many words and in fact my main survival tactic is books, I escape into them and everything is suddenly hunky dory.

Hello world! This is me, a silent soul who asks for nothing other than a small niche in this world. I am not sure that I have found it as yet, I am still learning, exploring and being forever curious! Thank you for stopping by. Good luck with your own writings, thoughts and reflections! Isn't life great?