My name is Bobby. Having been raised and lived for most of my life in Cumbria, in the last decade I have moved away several times, first to London, then Canada, then Scotland, returning after each to my my home in the British uplands. These essays grew from a life of moving through, reflecting on, and living amongst the trees, fells and waters of Lakeland, and the experience of being away from it. All material is original, except where otherwise noted.