Blooming

I went for a walk in Hyde Park today. I'd forgotten how lovely it is - especially around the Serpentine. Working in a basement office with barely any natural light, it's easy to forget that everything is man-made, including the 'issues' and 'problems' which seem to be so urgent. Life - real life - goes on outside as it always has done.

My only regret was that the bluebells have almost all gone away (the Genesis song 'Ripples' from Trick of the Tail came into my head as I was strolling) and I missed them in full bloom. They won't ever be exactly the same again and I now have to wait another year for a chance to see their delicate blues and enjoy those hopeful spring fragances. How blessed are most of us to be able to sense such beauty? And how sad is it that it passes most of us by...