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Taking more steps
"High purposed we shall traverse realm on realm,
cleaving to none as to a home,
the world of spirit wishes not to fetter us
but raise us higher, step by step. "
Hermann Hesse ~ Steps
Clambered up these stone steps on a recent walk from Edgcumbe to Cawsand in Cornwall. Only now, fully rested and respired, can I appreciate how enticing they look in their mossy woodland setting – and somewhat apt too as I move onward and upward this week into a new home, not far from my current abode. Am starting to feel like a hermit crab, swapping houses like empty shells.
Joining San with the Which Way Photo Challenge
16 Comments on “Taking more steps”
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Excellent! Those look like sturdy yet steep steps!
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Breath taking!
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I might get up them but I doubt I’d get down! For some reason I have suddenly found myself freezing when faced with a steep drop (and no hand rail). A lovely photo. And I wish you a smooth transition into your new home.
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Thank you Jude – The other side had a rail I think! Am moving into a cottage with steep stairs & bannister rail so this was good practice
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Ah, we reluctantly had to pass on houses with steep stairs or narrow ones. We like cottages, but have come to realise that they are lovely for a holiday but not a permanent home.
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I agree but will be in hermit crab mode for the foreseeable future!
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I should imagine that they’re pretty slick when they’re wet.
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whatever the weather we must watch our step!
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They’re the sort of thing that I didn’t bother about until my accident in the spring. Now I’m a lot more cautious.
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yes I know about falls and the breakages which make us cautious – hope you are mending
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Thanks Laura. There’s still a way to go with the right shoulder but the restrictions on what I can do are getting less.
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healing is like having to take baby steps!
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Looking at those steps just gets my feet to itching — need some hills to climb, some vales to descend into. Life on flat land is too easy for a lazy heart.
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that last line is just itching for a poem 😉
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I’m on it. I have posted a couple. I’ll let you know if I make this line into anything worthwhile.
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will keep a look out then
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