Posted: 07/04/22

Sunset 4 March - Suzanne Allott

My brain is so noisy!  I had looked forward to some quiet time, contemplating my adopted city and what it means to me.  But, my mind flitted from one thought to another, sometimes before the first idea was fully formed.  Themes for me were: The Humber – how huge and imposing it is from up here, how it borders the city and dominates us.  How lucky I am to look over my City feeling safe and secure.  How valuable that is.  How delicate it seems to be right now and should never be taken for granted.  I realised that there’s loads of the city I still don’t know and must explore, that’s a late ‘New Year’s Resolution’ for me, to explore bits of the city I’ve not seen before this evening.  I really enjoyed a flock of goldfinch that flew past and looped around Queen’s Gardens before flying back, chattering to each other as they went.  My mind kept jumping back to Ukraine and how it must feel, seeing your city injured and destroyed, how lucky am I to feel safe.