obsession

 In the late afternoon go out into the town with the son to have a cup of coffee. This is the first time in quite some time that he has found time to go out with his father. His father is suitably pleased. Because it is Saturday with a clear sky, and even reasonably warm in those places where the sun shines, the  usual cafe is packed.

Go to another one, and the cakes are stale and the coffee is in smaller cups, so that everything is not as it should be. Apart from that, they are quite expensive. This is too bad, But both father and son enjoy each others company.

Take a walk down to the river and walk along the river into the bright light of the sun. There is chaos with all the bicycles and pedestrians. It is pleasant all the same.

Meet the tenant, she is outside her flat. She compliments the son on his hard work for school, and then declares how happy she is to have her small office in the house. Everyone is happy and that is good. The son returns home, he is worried about the work that he needs to do for school.

But today is the first day in which the nearing Autumn makes itself felt, and the long walk this morning confirmed that with all the fallen leaves crunching underfoot. The woods are becoming brighter, there just are not the leaves anymore to block off the sunlight. Still, the daily walks are so pleasant that they are turning into an obsession.