not just their illumination

Friday, 9 March 2018
Polish up the shoes today, just before leaving the house., the brown leather gleaming gives the old shoes new life.
The house halfway down the alley is still covered in green scaffolding, or rather the scaffolding is covered in green fabric. There is a solitary flashing beacon there, warning  motorists that the scaffolding is jutting out into the alley.
A man wrapped up in a coat is going down the main street, the hood of a hoodie over his head. The whole looks like a wintry painting
from a few hundred years ago.
Say good morning to all the usual people at the bus stop, and the bus is just in on time. The girl with the dark skin and the black and white camoflage trousers is on board the bus, but otherwise there is hardly anybody.

And the railway station has the huge delivery track backed up to the steps at its main entrance. It is a bakery delivery for the small bakery. shop in the railway station. Pao. Padeira Something like that.
The smoking man says good morning from his usual place by the ashtray. The ground around the ashtray has many cigarette ends on it, flattened underfoot.
The cafe is deserted today, there are no crowds of building workers. The bald man passes over a large cup of coffee. and in the waiting room the Hedgehog man says goodbye on leaving, and wishes a pleasant weekend. And then the waiting room is empty.

The train is in the station early. It is already at the platform. There is an abundance at empty seats. Write notes untill the train reaches Moosburg, more people board the train there.

Outside, on the Moosburg railway platform there are an empty beer bottles underneath the seating in the shelter upon this platform. somebody had a party last night, waiting for a train. The bottles are all neatly placed underneath the wire steel seating, just waiting to be picked up.
The morning is turning grey, the green of the grass in the fields is becoming visible, and on the parallel road the cars themselves are recognisable, not just their illumination.