Into the woods

The woods in our neighbourhood has kept us sane in the last few months. We’ve lived near it for seven years, but it’s only in lockdown that we started going to the southern part of it, and it feels like being somewhere new. There’s a homemade swing that we visit, which is ridiculously high as you swing out, and you definitely have to take a leap (swing) of faith as you go on it. If this had been near where I grew up in the 80’s, me and my friends would have been going there on our own, but sadly that’s not how kids around here are experiencing childhood anymore - which is a great shame. Still, I think Oomoo and his pals will have very fond memories of this place when they’re adults, even if we parents were there, lurking in the background and keeping a watchful eye on them.