large rucksacks

get up, misery. But the shower is good, a luxury. After having dressed for the day, sit in the hallway. Wait for the time to elapse, before leaving the house for the snow dusted alley. Maybe it is just frost, the water in the atmosphere frozen as the air cools. It is white and slippery. There are figures in dark coats walking along the houses. Mayhe they are policemen on the way to work, early shift.

An orange track with a snow pushing shield in front. Snow must have been forecast, so there they are on duty, earning their overtime. There are six people at the bus stop. Dolores is there, good morning.

When the bus arrives, board last. Pay the fare, findaseat. There are people standing around in the aisles, swinging their rucksacks. What on earth are they all transporting? All those large rucksacks.

The railway station is quiet today, the service girl in the cafe is chatting with a customer. she is a girl of Balkan origin, going by her dialect. She stamps the discount card, there will be free coffee tomorrow. That is these ten percent.

Good morning hedgehog. The sound is on on that television set, showing documentary films on animal behaviour. 'On aggression, self defense and so forth. A dreary film showing excerpts from the whole world. Indian monkeys, American Buffaloes, and something African in between. All in the space of ten minutes.

Today is dreary, awful christmas dreariness. The railway platform with the train moving in at walking pace, dreary. Awful. People walking along beside the moving train, 'trying to make sure that they will be at a door when the train finally stops.

Regular as clockwork.

The train leaves, and this notebook is on a wood print Formica table top, a yellow cup of coffee with blue writing and a green lid...

        A man opposite reading a book with his rucksack on the seat beside him. The rucksack has the word' NITRO' embroidered on one of' it's straps.

And further down the carriage there is a small office party, all drinking coffee and eating Christmas cookies.

Pass the small town of Moosbarg, more passengers board there.

The next stop will he Freis ivy, a a small dormer town.