The Tor

I was originally intending to grab breakfast before going up to the Tor the morning after my late and rainy arrival in Glastonbury. But when I woke up, the first thing I wanted to do was go say hello to the Tor. It was a really nice, quiet walk. I stayed up on the hill for a couple of hours, eventually doing a bit of writing on my AlphaSmart Neo from the top of the Tor.

The Tor

I was originally intending to grab breakfast before going up to the Tor the morning after my late and rainy arrival in Glastonbury. But when I woke up, the first thing I wanted to do was go say hello to the Tor. It was a really nice, quiet walk. I stayed up on the hill for a couple of hours, eventually doing a bit of writing on my AlphaSmart Neo from the top of the Tor.

The first time I’d heard of the Tor in Glastonbury, it was as a result of reading a fantasy book as a teenager. Enthralled by the myths and legends the book described, I did some reading and learned that the legends did not just exist in the world of the book. I knew I wanted to visit since then.

The first time I’d heard of the Tor in Glastonbury, it was as a result of reading a fantasy book as a teenager. Enthralled by the myths and legends the book described, I did some reading and learned that the legends did not just exist in the world of the book. I knew I wanted to visit since then.

When I walked outside a few hours after my 2009 LASIK surgery and managed to peer out of the tiny holes in the goggles taped to my face, I got the sense of suddenly seeing the world in high definition. Looking up at a tree, even through gritty eyes that were still in pain and sensitive, I saw every little leaf. I saw the crags in the branches and every crisp shadow between the greenery. I had to pause and take in the realization that there were things about trees I’d never fully experienced through sight, until then. Now, over ten years later, the novelty wore off to a large extent, but I still often stop to look at the leaves of trees I see outside and remember that moment.