Once in the woods a different story, the trees shush-shushing all around us, absorbing the fury and removing the sting so the sun soon warmed us and the hats came off.
Reminded me of one of Aesop`s fables:
"The wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger. Suddenly they saw a traveller coming down the road, and the Sun said: “I see a way to decide our dispute. Whichever of us can cause that traveller to take off his cloak shall be regarded as the stronger You begin.” So the Sun retired behind a cloud, and the Wind began to blow as hard as it could upon the traveller. But the harder he blew the more closely did the traveller wrap his cloak round him, till at last the Wind had to give up in despair. Then the Sun came out and shone in all his glory upon the traveller, who soon found it too hot to walk with his cloak on.
“KINDNESS EFFECTS MORE THAN SEVERITY.”
I`ll drink to that.
So we were able to enjoy the light and shadow
before heading back, the wind fierce again in the open, poking us in the back all the way down the hill
but we were too warm to care by then.
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