A walk to the station #4
Bin Day. Ah, you lucky people. A post about bins. Read the rest of this entry »
Wait until next year
Putting off what could be done tomorrow, today
Category: esoterica
October 7, 2014
A walk to the station #3
I imagine when all of these houses were built, most of them in the 1930s, there was a pleasing uniformity to the place. These roads didn’t grow organically, this was a planned development, an estate, I guess. Although you can spot some nods from the architects to creating difference and interest. Some roofs peak at the front, others do not. Some houses have two bedrooms, others three, some maybe more. The style of housing changes from one road to another, but in a complimentary way. Every building working towards a bigger piece. Read the rest of this entry »
October 6, 2014
A walk to the station #2
So, another beautiful sunrise this morning, even more dramatic than Friday’s sunrise. Oranges and reds and billowing clouds and it is a little like the sky is on fire. A stunning contrast between the eternal majesty of the sky and the everyday mundanity of the street below, or some such statement. Read the rest of this entry »
October 3, 2014
A walk to the station #1
I step out of the front door and hope I don’t bump into my neighbours. I’ve heard them banging around and so figure they are probably about to leave too. It is not that I don’t like them, or that they are particularly difficult, more that I’m not generally a bit anti-social and would rather have such exchanges of pleasantries when I don’t have a train to catch. I think I’m maybe just a bit miserable. I then think that perhaps it is a nice thing to have the odd friendly face when you leave the house in the morning, and that I’m lucky that there are some friendly people on my road. A good contrast to the wall of impersonality I will face with my commute. Read the rest of this entry »
October 2, 2014
Let me write something for you
It has been a while since I’ve done this. I thought I’d ask my small (yet perfectly formed) audience what they would like me to write about. Any requests? Read the rest of this entry »
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