The first time I walked to the shop instead of using the car I saw a squirrel standing on the top of a fence taking seeds from the centre of a sunflower and eating them from its tiny hands.
I stood transfixed, watching this intimate and tiny wonder all alone. Just me on Church Landway amazed by what I was witnessing.
I never looked back, I never fixed the car.
Now it has bloomed into life, just as I have by walking and taking public transport: meeting people and seeing things that would not be possible while driving the car.
Written for Friday Fictioneers from the following picture prompt (see here for other stories):
PHOTO PROMPT © Fleur Lind
