Just sitting

The sky is pink as we drive back from Peebles, gently racing the sunset to avoid navigating country roads in the crisp twilight of the first of January. “That’s definitely snow, isn’t it?” Anisa observes from the passenger seat. She reaches back to point this out to the kids but notices everyone else is asleep. She chuckles and goes back to staring happily out of the window, wondering aloud what it means when sheep lie down in the fields. “Probably that they wanted to lie down” I muse, a smile on my face. 2026 is off to a good start. We’re full of steak pie and fresh air after a brisk family w

• #sitting