Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
Fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say
Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
And when I come home cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away, across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spell
There are moments on Dartmoor that remind me why I keep returning to the moor, whatever the weather.
It was so special to spend time with the Shilstone Rocks herd as dark clouds rolled overhead and rain swept across the landscape. Then, for just a few seconds, the cloud opened and a shaft of light broke through.
Almost as if on cue, one of the Shilstone ponies climbed onto the granite above the herd and stood looking out across the moor while the light illuminated it against the stormy sky below.
Moments like this cannot be planned. They are a gift of patience, timing and Dartmoor's wonderfully unpredictable weather. One minute I was watching the light dance across the granite, the next I was reaching for the waterproofs as another downpour arrived and thoroughly soaked me again!
For me, this image captures something of the spirit of Dartmoor's native ponies free-ranging, resilient and perfectly at home in a landscape of constant change. Through their conservation grazing they continue to shape and maintain these habitats, benefiting biodiversity and wildlife while remaining one of the most iconic sights on the moor.
Sometimes Dartmoor simply puts on a show.
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STOLEN. Overnight from outside my home in Canterbury. Honda CB500. V329DPN. They cut through the security chain. Reported to Police. Please repost. I am not optimistic about getting it back but the more people who see this post the more chance there is.
Dean Harrison is the man to beat after putting in a blistering lap of 133.925mph in the opening practice session last night. That is the fastest ever lap from an opening practice session and all from a standing start! #iomtt#iomttraces#ttraces#ttraces2026#tt2026#nikon #nikonz9
I strongly suspect some of us were not designed for modern life…
We were meant to live in crooked little cottages, speak to birds, dry herbs from ceiling beams, and dramatically stare out of rainy windows whilst soup bubbled nearby!
Instead…there are emails to be sent.
@London_W4 ‘Is It Cold In Winter’ arrived beautifully wrapped - thank you. The photographs in the book are beautiful and I’m looking forward to reading all about your narrowboat adventures.
I love when people fall out laughing.
I love how much we can’t control ourselves in this moment. It’s one of my favorite feelings.
Re-telling this story would not do it justice. This is really a "You had to be there" moment. Lol
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