clear side lighting

The alleys and streets are fresh and bare this morning, cool morning air is invigorating.
It is invigorating, just a little bit. There are no cars driving, and there are many empty parking spots.
All the visitors to the annual Bartholomew's fair have left the town last night, and the fair only starts later.
The streets are empty because of this.
There is one woman with short grey hair walking up the street, she is carrying a paper bag in her hands. The bag has the name of one of the bakery shops printed on it, the woman may have just bought the breakfast rolls at one of the bakeries in the main street.

Take the small alley, the one that leads to the Freyung park.
The park and all the coloured houses are lit with the bright clear morning light, showing clear contours, the structures enhanced by the clear side lighting.
There is a big church in the centre of the park, built using red brick. Historic gravestones have been let into the walls, they are plaques in remembrance of people long forgotten, from a time when powers were in different hands, lives were shorter, and of a lower value.

The car was left in the parking lot belonging to the school. This was yesterday, when the town was filled with visitors to the fair, and the parking lot was open to the weekend public. Get into the tiny black car, start the engine. The engine is unsteady, it has cooled overnight. There will be a repair needed.

Slowly drive the car through the empty streets, the traffic lights regulating away despite there being no traffic. Take a place in one of the now available spaces in the very centre of town, just by the museum.

And walk back home.
The cat is looking out of the first floor window, it's purrs audible in the street.
The day is starting quietly