Shepherd’s Delight

Good evening one and all.

Today was not a pretty day weather wise here in Wiltshire.  Every day I travel the length of Wiltshire from top to bottom going from my home in Salisbury to Swindon where I work and it is my sad duty to report that for the majority of today’s daylight hours it was pretty grim and decidedly wet.

However, upon leaving work I was no more than 10 mins out of Swindon when the clouds lifted and the beautiful sunset below was revealed.

Shepherds Delight - Copyright R.Weal 2010

I just had to stop and take a quick picture on the iphone to capture it as the redeeming moment of what was otherwise a pretty nondescript and forgettable day.  That’s one of the things I love about life, you can be having the worst day, but it just takes one little thing to lighten the mood, make you smile, laugh or remind you that your life really isn’t all that bad.  If we take the time to think about it some of the most important moments happen when we’re not looking for them, when perhaps we were feeling down in spirits and then just like magic the game changes.

I try to keep my eye open for those moments, to be open to their possibilities to lighten my day no matter how small or insignificant they might be.  I went on to have a really nice evening with Ben, talking and curling up on the sofa, joking and smiling.  I’m not saying I wouldn’t have done that if I hadn’t seen the sunset, but it certainly jerked me out of the over worked, tired and slightly embarrassed mindset I had been in on leaving the office.

I often see a beautiful sunset over Wroughton and it often lightens my mood for a good evening.  I hope you enjoy the picture and that something lightened your life today too.

Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight!

Wealie x