Two years ago, when we moved here and I discovered the Awesome Trail (so dubbed by me), I told Simon that it was probably the prettiest non-alpine trail I had been on. Id say that’s pretty close to the truth. The blue and yellow trails on Maple Mountain are similar – they are all wonderfully pretty and make a terrific dog walk.

So that’s what I did today – kept my mind mostly clear because the news I read these days is upsetting at best and depressing normally. I did laundry; I walked on the trail; I took photographs.

I don’t seem to have accomplished an awful lot.

For today – that suits me fine.