The former leads to long discussions, the showing of any\u00a0photographs that we have to hand, and our encouraging our new convert\/s to visit the region at their earliest convenience to discover our little gem for themselves.<\/p>\n
The latter response usually results in a rapid conversation change to discuss the weather, football or latest political scandal. Galicia dismissed forever into the ‘too difficult to understand’ wilderness.<\/p>\n
In reality there are, of course many reasons for our ‘project’. These include; change of pace;\u00a0healthier lifestyle; good food and wine; fresh air; a desire for country living; the massive variety of wildlife;\u00a0living off the land; and many others.<\/p>\n
But now I have the perfect reason summed up in a single photograph.<\/p>\n
The archetypal Galician early summer morning,\u00a0the sun burning off the mist in the\u00a0valley bottom, and nothing\u00a0but woodland as far as the eye can see. The birds were singing, the brook babbling, and the crickets were just starting to wake up and let the countryside know that it was\u00a0good to be alive.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\u00a0It is simply a privilege to be able to share in natures ‘Good Morning’.<\/p>\n