Soundscapes in the clouds

Sinderhope, Northumberland In the mist, it's the sounds that are most acute after months of silence

With the rough texture of a drystone wall behind my back, I perch on a flat stone and look over the high field.

I can't see much of the valley since it's fogged by low cloud. This sharpens my other senses and I become aware of the damp, of the smell of earth and leaves and rain-soaked grass.