2021 has started and rarely can a year have been so happily discarded as 2020.
A year of loss and fear and exhaustion for those fighting the virus first hand and of limbo and anxiety for those of us watching with our carefully washed hands folded in our laps.
The wonderful scientists across the world who have worked flat out to develop vaccines will liberate us all eventually and we just have to be patient and wait our turn to be inoculated against Covid 19, but something will be missing in 2021 that won’t come back.
There is a hole in the heart of Europe where my country used to be. Britain is no longer part of Europe and the vision that was formed after the destruction of the Second World War no longer includes my country.
I know I am haunted by metaphors, but when I saw this fruit tree in the green field inexplicably burnt out, the significance was not wasted on me .
Cathy's real country garden 
What an amazing looking tree. I sympathise, and totally agree, with what you say. xx
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Not very jolly I am afraid but true xx
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A clear and concise metaphor and a symbol of our failure to agree. Amelia
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Unfortunately the real damage to the tree will kill it!
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You must be right but it looks beautiful at the moment in your photograph.
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Fingers crossed- trees can be unexpectedly resilient!
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I have to think long term: Regain (what’s lost), resist (the nonesense being spouted) and rejoin.(Rejoin in all senses and break down barriers) to use the 3 words of those campaigning against what has happened.
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I like your response enormously. Passivity is another loss!
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Wonderful metaphor…and sad too. But we must somehow remain positive and look ahead.
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When I am vaccinated and can walk out of my house normally again I will be able to look ahead!
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I don’t know why, but your posts are no longer appearing in my WordPress feed. I echo your sentiments. Was the tree struck by lightning? It might just possibly still be able to survive – hope for green leaves to sprout in a couple of months. But not sure if that will be the case in the
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WordPress is weird. I too stop seeing certain posts for no reason I can fathom. I guess it was struck by lightning, it could be a vandalism or a farmer wanting more space, but I dont think so . I hope it does survive, like the UK!
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