04/09/2026
Senses of August
Sight — Paddling down the river with Alanna. Old willow trees hanging over the banks and vivid blue dragonflies zapping about. English summer in all its lushness.
Sound — R.E.M. — Nightswimming. Takes me back to simpler times.
Smell — Eucalyptus. A little ritual I’ve carried with me from my Rugby League days… if you know, you know.
Taste — Pizza in “Old Bro” with an old bro 😂 We’ve gone from swapping pizzas around beach fires as young, carefree dive instructors to sitting on an old bench watching the sky turn pink, twenty-something years of friendship later. You can keep your fancy restaurants ❤️
Touch — North Sea swims.
August was so full of love and adventures. Even with its sting in the tail, I’ll look back and see myself happy.