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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Inspired by winter

Anita Sethi - Writing the Seasons - Winter nature writing masterclass
Anita Sethi - Writing the Seasons - Winter nature writing masterclass Photograph: Courtesy of Anita Sethi

I’m walking through the winter, each breath in this coldness visible, taking each footstep with care. I’m walking through a place where there are only four hours of daylight in this darkest of seasons. Here is a place where you might think nothing could possibly grow or flourish.

I’m walking with particular care because the last time I was here, I fell and shattered the bones in the limb which is my livelihood, my right arm. Thereafter I had a year of darkness and depression, pain and illness. Now I’m back walking through winter in Iceland’s Thingvellir National Park.

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