While you were driving

Having walked my daughter to school for the past year, I can honestly say that we experienced something new and majestic every time we stepped out of the house.

We saw natural wonders, like the rainbow that climbed out of the tree covered pathway, the bushy tailed fox running back to the meadow, or the baby dunnock, no bigger than your thumb, sitting open-mouthed on the edge of its tiny nest.

Of course, you might glimpse some of those from your windscreen, but you can’t see the reaction of those nearby, or hear the wonder in their voices. You can’t smell the subtle scents that unlock childhood memories, feel the blossom as it falls on your cheek, or hear the wood pigeons peacefully cooing from above.