Finding peace



24th July

I woke early and of course it was a new day. My feelings of sorrow had vanished with the night. I made coffee, ate cornflakes and had a cigar; the campers were slowly arousing. Slowly the sun was rising above the pines bringing itself to bear on the campsite. I went for a walk. The forest was so still, air soft, sunlight sifting through the branches on the trees, lighting up the patterns of the rock. I wandered around taking photos and feeling at one with tranquillity around me. In a small sunlit glade I practiced taichi; no one disturbed me. I felt at peace. Afterwards, I found another track and followed it through the hills back to the campsite.

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