Goodnight friends! A vibrating foggy wash of very fine fast rain all through the first part of the day, drenching everything very efficiently and with little sound above a muted hiss. The brilliance of ash and birch and spindle at the peak of their autumn glory glowed even through the haze, and as the clouds split open in the afternoon they glittered and flared, a fitting accompaniment to a long low arc of rainbow.
Rough on my joints, a sour and distracted malaise hung over me all day, ebbing and surging unpredictably. Feel very grateful that I perked up a little as the showers eased, I talked to my girlfriend on the phone as I watched the rainbow brighten.
May we find the courage to fully respect and value ourselves and each other today!
