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576 days ago
A couple of weeks ago I made arrangements with my friend Roses to take the train to her place and then walk around the lake with her. She used to go there several times a month, as often as once a week at one time, but she hadn't been in a while. I'd been dreaming of going there, but the area isn't generally very safe - except on Sundays when there are plenty of walkers out enjoying nature. So I never went alone. I didn't really even know how to get there. On April 20, I got up and met the bus around 9:20 to go to Roses' apartment. DiGi would meet us later once we'd finished our walk. The idea was that Roses would meet me at the train station, just a five-minute walk from her place. However, due to construction, there were no trains going to that station, so she picked me up at another station a little further away. After that, she showed me how to get down to the lake, where I managed to get a few shots before it started raining. Back at the apartment, DiGi ...
617 days ago
Today Digi and I spent another lovely afternoon at the home of friends - people with whom we can discuss most any old thing... and usually do, politics being tops on the list. I don't think I was particularly good company today. I'm itching to get outside, walk down to the lake and take pictures of the swans, geese, cormorants, and such. But even if I'd been able to persuade the others, it's just too disagreeable out. The skies are gray... and the past few days we've had rain mixed with sleet and snow - interspersed with fluffy clouds and sunshine. So I tried to content myself with a few shots inside. Generally I'm no good with taking pictures of people; I'm too slow. So here's a bit of my meager harvest today:
