A Spiky Little Visitor

 I had just finished locking up the sheep for the evening, and was sitting in the shed contemplating names for Mabel's newborn twins when I spotted the Echidna. I felt like a tourist in a kangaroo park as I stood and watched in awe and delight as this special little animal walked through the paddock collecting his dinner. This is only the second time I have ever seen one and I was so surprised and thrilled to find him!

Sitting in the sheep shed is something I don't usually do. Normally I am hurrying off to complete the next task.
I've been hurrying a great deal too much lately. The little Echidna made me realise that if you don't take the time to slow down and stop, you'll likely miss out on the tiny details of life that make it so enjoyable.

The house may be messy and in need of a good scrubbing, the windows may still need cleaning from this summer's bug season, my potting area might be a disaster zone complete with dead seedlings, but reality is there are only so many hours in a day, and each day should be spent with some slow, quiet time where we can just pause and absorb the world around us.

Because if we don't, we might just miss out on a spiky little visitor like this one.
And what would be the point in living in such a beautiful place as this if we don't take the time to enjoy the extraordinary things surrounding us?

Have a lovely Sunday
Sarah x

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