Sunbeams & Silence

I left my Mum's at 4.55am, as I was hoping that the M6 wouldn't be too busy. How wrong was I? 

By the time I reached the junction for Banbury, I'd had enough, so I came off and travelled through some amazing villages, just as the sun was rising. This more than made up for the reckless driving I'd seen and by the time I got home, I was in the right frame of mind to tackle the unpacking and cleaning. 

I was pleased to see/hear that the folk in the village observed the 2 minute silence at 11 o'clock.  The whole place went deathly silent, which was most eerie.