Published on 12, July, 2020
I love night wandering. It's unfortunate this time of year is so cold otherwise I would walk through the fields, last night however I settled for walking through my house.
During past summers I walked through the fields around my house and it looked beautiful because it's dark but still light enough to see.
At night everything is so quiet. No sounds other than the house creaking and the occasional bit of wildlife outside, often seen but never heard. I had missed this when I was away in hospital. Last year I had heard an owl hooting merrily to itself.
It's felt so natural to be back in a familiar place with these familiar sounds. I love how everything looks different in the dark as well, it's eery in a way but amazing.
I like to see the gradual transition as it begins to get lighter. Watching the sky change and brighten is an incredible sight to behold, there's so many shades changing smoothly.
I'm tired now. I was up between 1 and 2, I find it hard to sleep and at night I like to be moving around. This used to annoy my mum because she put me to bed and within the hour I was awake again. Lol. I've always loved night wandering.
I wonder if this has to do with autism or if it's just an unusual thing I do.
I go out to see the night, but it's easy to do that, here, so at this time of year I just stay in the garden!
In warmer months I often stay out to watch the sun set, then walk home.
The potholes aren't so treacherous in the summer - although at the moment everything's covered with deep snow, I can't even see the track!
As a teenager we lived further north for a while, I used to take the dogs out at night, then, I knew the route so all was well.
It was a good way of getting some peace. I knew I needed to be by myself a lot, but didn't know why, then.