Walking in the Lakes District was surprisingly quiet and lonely after Northern Wales. The world heritage listed Lakes District is vast and I guess everyone spreads out. Internet access was rare, and I did a lot of pondering here, as we walked over fields and hills, past cows, sheep, and flowing streams.
My observation skills are honed on such walks. I now know at least one cow in a herd stays awake to keep watch, and some sheep have horns and look a lot like goats. I considered how I’m prone to google the questions that pop up into my head and thereby limit my wondering. Is it that although we now know more, we wonder and understand less?