Ears open, eyes peeled, nose twitching

Ears open, eyes peeled, nose twitching

Dec 17, 2025

Last week I was walking along a city street on a windy day when I realised that I could hear the leaves rustling in the dried beech hedge I was walking past.

That moment woke me up to the myriad possibilities of connecting with nature that were all around me.

Now, I inspect the sky carefully when I first step outside in the morning.

I look in gardens at the still and newly blooming plants.

I marvel at the winter flowering blossom (is it in season or is it a sign of global warming?).

I enjoy the silhouettes of the bare trees and the dappled running water of the Water of Leith.

I pinch and sniff drying lavender as I go by.

Today I added the lichens and mosses decorating the concrete pavements to my focus.

Even looking through a window at work can be a blessing.

What can you see? What can you hear? What can you smell?

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