caldrail's Blog

Still, it sounded like a pretty scene, calm and inviting. I used to watch the hawks and falcons at the old house, gliding the breezes until they saw tasty bit of prey below. It is a great sight!

 

As for the weather...doesn't it make you wonder at times what life really would be like without our modern creature comforts? I mean, sturdy boots, warm jacket, flashlight...I know they're more modern versions of what people had before, but it still seems to make it all bearable.

Modern life is suprisingly cossetting isn't it? I see people wandering around at night in shirtsleeves, even in winter. To some extent, its down to age, because these young lads are behaving a bit macho and a jacket is a sweaty encumbrance in a nightclub, and in any case, being young they're better able to shrug off the cold. But its not just that. Radiation heat from asphalt and whatever other source in urban areas makes cold weather that much more bearable. Thing is, that evening showed me a startling difference in temperature gradient, plus what amounted to wind chill. Its summer for crying out loud, and there I was, pulling out a padded jacket from my rucksack to keep warm. I suspect a country dwelling person would have ensured his comfort instinctively - such concerns would be natural to him, since thats the enviroment he's familiar with. I'm a visitor to the countryside, so I need to think ahead a little more carefully. But, as they say, you can get used to anything.