I haven’t been out so much in ages. I mean, of course, the actual outdoors, not an event, not somewhere, just outdoors. Appreciating nature is something that we should all do a lot more, but rarely do. It’s a bit of an overused cliche by now that we’re all enjoying the simple things, that there is a lot of beauty to be found in nature, because that is all we can do now. I find myself taking so many more photos, and actually seeing beauty in the outdoors, with the fantastic weather that we are having right now. It feels like summer has arrived early, even though it is meant to be spring. It reminds us that when the sun is out in Britain, it is breathtakingly beautiful and there’s no need to fly to Spain in search of summer sun. At the best of times, it feels likes we’re all enjoying a lovely staycation, and in light of the worst possible circumstances, a lot of us have found out how nice it is to slow things down a bit. It is also an indictment of the way we live that it takes such extraordinary circumstances for us to slow down and appreciate nature, and take pleasure in the little things. I truly hope that I can can maintain this newfound appreciation beyond this crisis because it would be a shame to forget how much I appreciate the outdoors, the fresh air and the amazingly nice, warm British weather (global warming be damned, although seriously, that’s the next crisis, and based on how this crisis was handled, it does not bode well for the international community) that has definitely helped to make the lockdown more bearable. We’re often told that if we can’t be thankful when life is going okay, we won’t be able to be thankful when times are truly terrible. Despite all the troubles I face at the moment, life is okay. I don’t have anything going on, but I have the outdoors. And so it is that I spend Good Friday this year appreciating nature, as The Almighty intended.