Then we went outside for lamb cuddles

But the third, and most horrifying, thing to believe are the messages I am receiving from Kiev and Lviv where dear friends and communities live that I know and love. A friend in Kiev has just booked her flight out with a heavy heart and great reluctance. Our beloved Jewish community in Lviv is preparing to take in refugees moving from the east trying to find safety for families. What is going on in 2022? Have we learnt nothing of the horrors of war and displacement (which, sadly, we watch all around the world) and is now on our doorstep in Europe. An unbelievable event which I must think about as I bury my head against Willow’s flank and carry on my daily tasks.

they began to open – announcing the coming of spring

Crossing the golf course

And out into open countryside