Very much nip in the air in my conservatory at five thirty this morning. Was cold enough last night for the heating to go on. Anyway up early, although we have no larks here to benchmark the time, so to speak.
Last night I went along to St Mary Le Wigford church to audition for a play that included rendition of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood. There were nine of us there for 8 roles but the director had yet to hear some others so we won’t know until perhaps June. The performances are at the end of October. Broadbent Theatre. It does require a Welsh speaker and I was the only such candidate so I’ve probably got a good chance. Fingers crossed eh?
Dyl is one of my fave poets and his prose is fantastic. If you’ve never read the play it is worth a skeet. He was a perfectionist and famously wrote 203 versions of Do not go gentle into that good night before he was happy with it. He liked his pop. Personally I can’t write anything creative if I’ve had a drink. Need a clear head.
Back home from Liverpool. Just over a week until our next jaunt which is going to be a biggie, Didn’t plan to go on all these trips this year. They just seem to come out of the woodwork. We are around for most, if not all of June and July.
Ten years ago today it was Day 6 of the Coast to Coast. Kirby Stephen to Keld. At this point we were approaching the nicest bits of the walk and far easier going than the first few days of the walk. Swaledale was very beautiful and the Keld Lodge Hotel, which represented the half way point on the trip, was probably our fave of the fortnight. It wasn’t posh, just very friendly with everything we needed and in a lovely spot. You walked outside to a cacophony of birdsong and the bleating of sheep. We met a bloke who had just retired from the Police force and was treating himself to a walk from Lands End to John O’Groats. He carried everything in his pack and his wife would ring ahead and book accommodation for him en route as he progressed.
One fox visit last night at nine fifty eight and a few hedgehog. Downloaded the vids but not yet made a note of the times. If you do it every day it is easy to keep on top of but when you have to record a few days on the trot it is a bit more work.