sometime

 The thought of the stained glass yesterday lingers on , all the colours of the windows mingling to a warm neutral colour in the room. The silver crucifix reflects the colours of the glasses in the windows. Even for a person of no religion it is a sight of beauty.

This morning, woke early and concentrated on sleeping on, knowing well that Siri had set the alarm the night before.

Awoken by the alarm at seven, get up, make breakfast, eat, play Wordle , shower and dress.

When all is done sit down again and blog.
This thing is a blog, so people say. It is really just a form of therapy, it is helping an injustice years ago to be forgotten. The sad mess in the house and the family may well turn into a second blog, a second public outcry that those may read who want to for whatever reason.

It is now time for a short rest, and then a trip to the artist couple who would like to have more pictures of their works. It would be pleasant to have some paying work sometime.

a quiet drink

 Sleep was interrupted in the night, and it is now clear that the fault is with the beer. The beer itself is pleasant in the evening and it is easy enough to fall asleep, but the revenge comes in the night, sleep becomes impossible between the four bells followed by three bells sounding from Saint Martins church, and all the surrounding churches as well, and the three single lonely bells.

Three quarters of an hour, or maybe a bit more. 

In the morning, realise that the days are colder now, the one blanket will be insufficient to insulate the body at some stage in the coming month.

Breakfast and Wordle, like every day, the breakfast was quite in order today. 

Later, hurry out to the church, there is a service in honour of an artist named Sean Scully who designed new windows for a small chapel, part of Saint Martins church. The service is nice, there is a special choir and a professional opera singer to sing the religious texts. It is a Cattholic church, there is incense and there are  robes.

The windows are quite beautiful, they fit into the chapel well. There is a meeting afterwards, get introduced to people,  distribute cards to people. A radio reporter convinces that it would be a good idea to go to a nearby upperclass restaurant, and there are all kinds of important people from this small town,

The artist himself has gone off for a quiet drink, possibly, and a decent meal  somewhere else.

A glass of beer with the reporter, and distribute a few more cards.

more than six hundred pictures

 The infernal wedding album was finished last night, finished, sent to the printers and paid for. The thing is all done and dusted. In the evening went out with the son to the flat of the old tenant. She wants to keep contact with her old landlord. 

That is pleasant.

But the rest of yesterday was spent on that album, it is good that it is all done now. The remaining pictures can be made available online, so what.

Today was a strange day. There was a big demonstration for gay rights in town, it was interesting and fun to watch.

But afterwards, return home to the misery of the cold flat. Things are not looking up at all. Set up the system to upload the files to the server, and copy them all. This takes two hours, there are more than six hundred pictures. The only good thing is that they are out of the way.

the tenant's invitation

Considering the Argentines telephone call last night, he had left a concert in the town hall and wanted to go to the pub, realise that there is something wrong. The man is old enough to go to the pub on his own, and he does this frequently. The friendly relationship may be turning into an obligation, this is a matter for concern. It has happened too often in the past.

Sleep was good, there was no beer taken yesterday. Breakfast was fine too, there is one last Avocado. After breakfast, take a short rest to allow the pills to take effect. Who knows whether or not the dosage is correct any more, they will just continue to be taken until the next doctor's checkup.

Take a walk down to the shops to buy the missing avocados and to get some cat food too. Buy another plastic bag full of apples, they are very tasty.

Return home to find that all are still asleep, the cat having been fed has returned to its predator's dormant state.

Return to the work on the infernal wedding album. At this stage there is little to do but to check the items and to correct mistakes.

This evening the tenant has promised to invite this old landlord and the son to supper.

rations

 The work continued all day with a break to go to the shops. The purchases included eggs for breakfast and a plastic bag full of irregular apples. These apples are cheaper than the perfect ones, and they are tasty too. Perhaps they are not waxed to improve their appearance. It is strange but both cat food and avocados were forgotten.

Oh well, there is something to do on tomorrows break.

The work on this book is to be finished tomorrow. Being a photographer and not a graphic artist it is hard to realise the ideas, especially when the computer software is hard to use.

But the book should be finished tomorrow. This is just a present for the niece, it turned out to have been very much more work than had been expected.

There is still some cat food left, and the fat cat will survive a short while on reduced rations.

future

 It is shortly before midnight. After a day editng pictures an evening in the pub, 

It is a long evening.

The work is not done, it eill be continued tomorrow. It is a pleasure now to leave problems to the future.

pattering in the dark

 In the night, all is dark outside, the steady pattering noise of the rain on the surrounding roofs end s sleep. There is an occasional bumping noise too, it is hard to identify what this may be. After a period of listening to these sounds, both the pattering and the bumping, feel that is is time to react to Nature#s demands and to go downstairs to the toilet. It is all dark, it being night. There is no need to switch on lights, this might disturb the neighbours. It is more pleasant on the eyes to leave the glaring hallway lights off.

Upstairs again remove the mobile 'phone from the jacket where it had been left the night before and connect it with the charger's cable. The device makes a pinging noise and shows the time, which is four in the morning. Read the news for a bit, wonder at the human talent for self harm. That man in the American elections tells his voters how he is going to injure many of  them when he is in power and still they vote for him.Maybe they think that they will be treated as an exception because of the way they voted forgetting that the ballot is a secret.

Back to sleep, the sound of the rain has turned into a background noise. 

Awaken in the light of morning, and make breakfast downstairs in the kitchen. The kitchen is acceptably tidy today.

At breakfast, upstairs again, see that two people have breakfast, and that the horrors in the Middle East have not abated.

And the situation in the Ukraine shows no sign of improvement.

Finish breakfast and start to work on the rest of the day.

company at the present time

 The weather is holding, and there is progress with this book for the niece. A book of pictures with nothing in it but pictures of her wedding. She wants it, and her mother will be critical, as she always is.

She will say that she would have done it better. Well, good for her. It will be a source of joy when it is finished, simply because the awful deed is done.

There was a nice stay at the little café today, just for a morning break. It was also possible to do a bit of shopping. It is irritating with so many people standing at the self service tills.

At home again, continue with the work on the wedding book. There are too many pictures, it is the last such event to be photographed. This is all a pain in the head.

Time flies by, but the skills with the software increase. As a pensioner, it is a good thing that there is freeware, or it would be impossible to do any work at all. Purely for financial reasons.

The son comes up to visit with a roll of cable for the computer. Now the backup system works, this is favourable and good. It is pleasant to see him again. This evening there will be another visit to the pub, it is a habit, but it is the only company at the present time.

so be it

 Sun and warmth and no sound of the distant motorway with its Autobahn roar. Last night was an ugly night in the pub, it was strange with all the young people's boisterous behaviour. The Argentine was complaining about having lost his new jacket, by his account he may have left it in a restaurant in a shopping bag. It is a major cause of lament for him. Walked back to check the route that he said he had taken, but there was no bag to be found.

The cat is outside chewing at the grass on the balcony, the grass grown there for it to chew. 

The strange night ended with a solitary walk around town, all the guest houses shuttered, even though it was only eleven at night on a Saturday.

This morning, sunny and warm.

Sunday bells sound in the distance, soon the local church will sound its cathedral bells. Is is as if all Hell breaks loose, they are loud and insistent.

The wife came to the pub last night, and made a demonstrative show of ignoring her husband. So be it, there is no need for making introductions.

tomorrow is Sunday.

The day started with a miserable headache which only got worse. Left the house to do the shopping, returned, there were messages on the phone.

It is all stressful, why do people wish to rub in the failures of the month? The gallery is giving notice that it wishes to change its opening times. It is nice to give everybody a warning but so what?

Go to the gallery and look at the photographs. But for one they make up a very poor showing. That is the way of it, it is a small town.

In the early afternoon went to visit the artists, it is very pleasant there. Take the pictures of the first piece, then take a long break whilst they deal with a group of visitors who arrived to see the studio. There are twenty five of them, it is quite busy.

Then, later in the afternoon chat with the artists and take the remaining pictures. These pictures will have to be ready for Monday.

In the evening, return to Landshut and discover that there are no parking spaces available any more. Cruise around town for a while, and then find a free spot that is not too far away from home.

At home again, edit the days work, and be prepared to have it ready for tomorrow.

That is in good time, for tomorrow is Sunday.

audible as a distant rumble

 It is eight thirty, the weather is good and the breakfast is done, the news has been read and the wind is blowing in such a way that the sound of the motorway is audible as a distant rumble. It is not the motorway itself being noisy, but the hundreds of vehicle that use which make the noise. The only reason that is to be heard is because of the open window.

The weather is mild and pleasant.

Shortly it will be time to go downstairs and to have a shower, as long as the wife and the son are still in bed asleep.

Last night was pleasant, the son cooked a meal of spaghetti with a very pleasant tomato sauce. It was simple, but it was tasty. After the experiences of the past few days in the pub, the decision was made not to go there.

Tonight there is an appointment to meet a couple in a guesthouse on the other side of Landshut town. Why this should take place is unclear, it is unclear to me why people go to so much trouble to meet somebody who is in no way special. It is strange. At a meeting with the collector of cameras in the park found that there was a job to be done taking pictures of a picture album. That should be no trouble.

During the day it will become necessary to work on the wedding pictures to get that silly job finished.

the remainder of the day

 The morning is quiet and peaceful. And the weather is pleasant, not to hot and not at all cold. This could be a great situation for the whole year.

The cat is on the balcony, she has jumped up onto the ledge where the plants are enjoying the last of the summers sun. She is beside a small pot containing zyperus zumula , a plant, a grass she likes to chew at. It is there for her to enjoy, it is sold in Germany as cat grass. She is stretched out enjoying the sun, and shows herself appreciative of her fur being stroked by human hands.

Breakfast was nice, despite the avocados that were bought two days ago still not being ripe for consumption. Perhaps they will be sufficiently soft by tomorrow. But the toast and the eggs were just right.

In the course of the day it will become necessary to telephone with a contact from a meeting months ago in the train from Berlin. There is an urgent desire apparent from the couple, it is difficult to understand why. Perhaps it is loneliness, the loneliness that all retirees experience once they have left the company, and sometimes comfort once provided by their workplace.

Finish these notes and prepare to proceed with the remainder of the day.

a partly obscured sun

 The morning finished two hours ago, it is now just past two in the afternoon. That is fine, it is a sign of another day going to waste. There was a walk about town, and a cup of coffee in the café. The coffee there is becoming increasingly tasty, they have better machines now.

The loneliness of walking about before midday is a bit depressing, but it is important to keep walking and to keep doing things. Yes, "things", unspecific things that keep you occupied and whilst not particularly sane in themselves keep insanity at bay.

Returning home settle down to type this, after reading the news. The afternoon will be spent hopefully finishing off the selection of the pictures for that wedding album. That will hopefully be done by the end of the month.

The balcony is beautiful, and it is just five degrees warmer now, a comfortable temperature and a wonderful diffuse light from a partly obscured sun.

Finish by wiping up the floor.

Got up excessively early today, today the day of the dentist appointment to have those stitches on the gum removed. Have breakfast early, the coffee had already been ground the night before. It was possible to get the work done without being too noisy. The kitchen was a mess, this is a situation that will need to be changed somehow.

It is not so cold today, it is still wet, but the air is warmer. That is promising, the cold spell during the last week was very depressing. It was a harbinger of the hard times to be expected in the winter.

The dentist removed the stitches, there were no problems at all. It went well without an anaesthetic, the injection would have hurt more than the threads being pulled.

Take a short walk through town and have a cup of coffee. Then return and deal with a few more of the wedding pictures. The record of the nieces wedding is really a horrible job.

In the middle of the afternoon start to clean up the kitchen. Trying to clean the worktops of their ingrained fat. Since they are all wooden, it is not possible just to wipe off the surface. Tidy up things, fill the dishwasher, clean up the stove.

Finish by wiping up the floor.

Return to the work of sorting those pictures, there really are far too many of them.

preparing for a walk in the rain

 The sight of the rain pouring down outside is calming. All the colours are darkened, saturated, and the tiles of the roofs opposite are soaking wet and dripping. The steady sound of the rain is relaxing, so long as there is no need to go out into it.

It is late this day, for there is no need to get up early. The kitchen was a horror show, now things will have to change or else it will just be a matter for the asylum.or the jail. But it was possible to produce one standard breakfast and to transport the fetid biological waste down to the bin. The cat demanded to be fed, dealt with that too. Covered a cake, to prevent the cat from eating it. 

This is a sad state of affairs, things were actually in order after waking up. In this life of potential comfort why must reality be so nasty?

There is a phone call reminding that there is to be a dentist appointment tomorrow to remove the stitches in the gum. Presumably the operation to remove the source of the infection was a success, there has been no pain associated with the operation yet.

It is time to think about preparing for a walk in the rain.

no exit

 It is bleak today and cold. The  buskers that met in town for their annual festival have had the worst of bad luck as far as the weather is concerned. It has hardly stopped raining.

Took a walk about town, it was cold. This is a very cold September. The river is full, but the flood barriers are not in place yet, it is not bad enough for that. The river Isar is fed from the Bavarian Alps, and it has not rained as heavily there as in other parts of Europe.  The water gushing down the river is the colour of milky tea.

Walk about the town in the afternoon, there is a break in the rain. It is not too bad now.

The son and the wife have left the kitchen in a state again, and they are the ones that are going to have to clean it now.

Since the birthday is passed now, there is nothing but sadness and depression all around. There is nothing to be done about it, there is no knowing how to deal with this.

It is not possible to fix the system, it is not possible to escape.

variable entity

Sixty nine years old today, and awakening is like any other day. The day is cool and wet, and there is an invitation to go and have some cake at a friends place in Munich. It is the only birthday cake for this year, so after breakfast take the car in to Munich, or be taken by the car to Munich. The rain is very heavy indeed, there are repeated warnings that the roads may be flooded. The illuminated signs are all showing speed restrictions.

The cake was very good, the man is his usual egocentric self, but that is all in order.

The return journey two and a half hours later is much the same, the rain seems to be coming down in a long continuous downpour.

There is a card in the postbox in Landshut, it is the collector and he wishes well. His daughter is overcoming her bout of melancholia, that is good news.

Talk to the son, and ask him out for a meal at the local Indian restaurant. It is pleasant food, and he is pleasant company. The good news is that he has been successful with his examinations, he has passed. This means that his studies may continue at a good pace, and that really is a fine thing

Later, enjoy a cup of coffee with him in the café, he tells me his views on the politics of the extreme right. It is a little bit difficult to follow,  and there is room for further study. Humans have become intellectual about being primitive, and for this people on the extreme right the truth seems to have become a variable entity.

that's all

 There is a change in weather, it is raining now. It is varying between a light drizzle and a downpour, but it is raining steadily. This is outside the window, now it is on the other side of the glass in order to keep the cold out. That is the way things are now. Perhaps there will be an Indian summer later on in the year.

Spend the morning fiddling about with the pictures taken at the wedding. There are probably just too many.

The Argentine rings, this has to do with the promise to take his friends to see the Landshut castle. They are three old men, and they arrive late with all the time in the world. Wait in the car, irritated by the traffic. There are festivities in Landshut again today, and everybody is parking almost everywhere. The old men want to be driven to the railway station first in order to buy a ticket.

The traffic is bad, drive slowly and consistently to avoid any accident. There is a space free at the station, let them out and go about their business. Wait in the car until they return.

Then drive up the hill to the visitors car park. There is a short walk through the park to the castle. After a short period admiring the castle they all want to have a drink. In the castle there is a small restaurant, and they are happy to buy coffee and a few drinks. 

A short sojourn on the wind-swept terrace which doubles as a viewing platform and then a walk back in the rain.

Collect the car and return the three old men to the nearest spot to their hotel, then park the car again and return home.

Apart from going shopping, that is all that is happening now.

there is a change in weather coming

Breakfast was taken in later today, it has become very much colder now. The thermometer on the wall by the verandah door says that it is fifteen degrees. Two weeks ago it was twenty-five degrees. This is all Centigrade.

Read the news on the computer, American politics are of great interest again. The war in Gaza is still unclear. The world will only really know what is happening after it is all over, and even then there will still be things unknown. Read the news, read about the big man in America spouting his emotions rawly and the professional woman using what she has learnt to good effect.

There are enough dictatorships in the world, and there are no good autocrats.

Work on the wedding pictures. There are many many of them, but in time their number will be reduced to something sensible.

Tidy up the kitchen, have a shower. Talk to the son and feed the cat. The wife is under way somewhere, the atmosphere is relaxed.

In the early afternoon a parcel service brings the new camera. Take it out of its wrapping, it is in good condition, as had been promised. One can never be absolutely sure with used goods. Then try out the back with the camera. This functions too, it works straight away.

Place the battery on charge, and go out. It is cool and wet outside, there is a change in weather coming.

a walk, a bowl of soup, and a cup of coffee

 Yesterday night was a strange night in the pub. The bandleader arrived and was so pleased with the pictures that he started to pay for drinks. This is a kind of liquid payment, but there is no problem, he got a good deal in the first place.

The dental work done left no pain, just mild discomfort from those bits of thread in the mouth. Those stitches will come out next Tuesday, the appointment is made already.

The last night in the pub was strange, there were many people to talk to.

In the morning realise that the surgery left the body in more shock than had been expected, it was sensible not to drink any shots last night. They were offered, this was kind enough.

The day has turned cool and rainy, this is not unpleasant. Spend all day working on the pictures of the wedding, but for a break to go for a walk, a bowl of soup, and a cup of coffee.

The new camera will arrive tomorrow, this is exciting.

progress is slow.

In the morning see that the pictures for the big band have been correctly credited. They are no longer just anonymous. That is pleasant.

This whole house is beset with tension. It is strange that even though there is enough space it is so hard to relax here. Breakfast is all made and consumed and coffee is made and drunk. 

Worry that the car has been left on one of the parking spaces that is going to be taken over by a building site. Go out to the car, it is about three streets away. See that it is parked right next to the area reserved for the building site. Start the car and drive it to the regular place opposite to the local police station.

Start to work on the photographs of the wedding, they are no great source of happiness. Keep on working at them until it is time to go to the dental surgeon. It is ten to two, and the appointment is at two thirty. The drive takes ten minutes, and the arrival at the clinic is early. There is a large ornate sign instructing patients to use the lift. This has a small tacky sign fixed to its door which says that the device is out of order. Walk upstairs, and in no time at all be directed into a room with  very smart dental chair. They are fussy and precise. They wrap their patient in green cloths and the injections of the anaesthetic are not at all painful. Then they start to drill and hammer, then to sew, and it is all done. They take an x-ray to check on their work. It all took less than three quarters of an hour.

Make an appointment for the coming week at the regular dentists to have the stitches removed.

Return home and continue to work on the pictures. It is all very tiring, progress is slow.

 

money, and pictures in order.

 in a state of confusion and then get up and go and tidy the clothes away and read the news. There is nothing in the fridge for breakfast, this is too bad. Upstairs again start to work and then decide that it is better to stop. This is a day for a bit of shopping but shower first. The wife is up and about, but she does not care to reply to any good mornings, this is not good manners but .....

this is a waste of time.

Shopping on a Monday, and hope that there is enough for a Tuesday.

Shopping on Monday is good for a camera online, one that will fit the high resolution back normally on the technical camera, This will allow high resolution pictures on demand. This is the same type of camera as the failed purchase last week, it is just a newer model which allows  universal adaptation and is not limited to the manufacturers hardware.

And then in the afternoon start the pictures of the band yesterday, they are done in a few hours..

And now it is eight in the evening, the bandleader has already given his thanks and all is done. Let there be hope that all fifteen members of the band are happy too.

Now the day is done and tomorrow will be another one. There is an appointment at the oral surgeons tomorrow, and that will ruin the rest of the day. They are going to have  to drill a hole in the gum to remove a shadow seen in an x-ray picture.

It is all about money.

Cut

 Got

up early to go to breakfast and was informed that bteakfast is served half an hour later on Sundays. Upstairs again, solve the wordle puzzle of the day.

Hotel breakfasts are pleasant, albeit expensive.

Pack the things into the car, then go nack and pay the bill. The hotel was not at all cheap, there, in the best area of Heidelberg.

The brother comes down, have a few words with him, then take the road back to Landshut.

The journey is long and tiring. Nearly four hour

s on the road with but one short stop to refill the petrol tank and one stop to empty the bladder and have a cup of overpriced low quality coffee at a motorway stop. At home there is only room for a collapse after finding a spot to park the car.

At four in the afternoon go to the practice rooms belonging to the church used by the big band. Speak to the band leader and wait until the band is complete. Then wait, and try to work out how on earth pictures are to be taken that can be both posed and somehow convincing.

After two hours the work is done.

At home again, later, indulge in a collapse again.

Finally, go out to the pub and have a drink, allow the system to gently unwind.

At three in the morning, awaken, and find nothing better to do than to look at the pictures from the last few days and to check all the content.

the text in italics was added on Monday the ninth. The first part was inserted using the phone, and was simply difficult.

somebody to talk to

 The day started with an unplanned awakening at four in the morning. The tiny hotel room is equipped with all ensuite comforts, it makes relief more pleasant if there are no stairs to climb beforehand.

At this point realise that the door to the toilet in the room will not close. It has jammed in its frame. It is better that it will not close than than that it is not to be opened. Just hypothetical, this is only a nasty thought.

The light switches in the room are in all the most unlikely places.

Look for any news on the internet. The wireless connection in the hotel is glacial. It is so slow that it is possible to fall asleep whilst waiting for the connection. Upon awakening, go back to bed.

Today is the day of the wedding party with the symbolic ceremony. Why these has to be done this way is unclear, the ceremony yesterday was pleasant in its somber official surroundings. 

But now a restaurant has been rented and an imitation ceremony will take place in the garden, with all kinds of memorabilia from the lives of the happy couple on show, all the friends will do their best to make the day memorable . Chairs have been arranged in the garden, out on the lawn, just like in a church, out under the baking sun.

The morning breakfast in the hotel was great in variety, and a long conversation was had with the friend who is staying in the establishment too.

neither pleasant nor worth doing

 The awakening took place at five thirty, the persistent sound from the alarm set on the mobile 'phone took care of that. The first thing was to use the shower in the sterile small guesthouse room. Then there was the surprise to find eight wasps buzzing around the light fixture in the room. They were not threatening, but the insects were confused by the light, it was blueish in colour and may have been from some LED light source. Turn of this light and switch on the bedside lamp. This does not appear to be exciting for the wasps in comparison with the main room light. Put on the clothes  chosen the evening before, then pack the suitcase. Downstairs, arrange with the friend as to which keys need to be put into the letter box and which should be left on the counter. Then walk up to the old church to collect the car and take the road to Heidelberg where the wedding is to take place. There was no breakfast on offer at the guest house, but that did not matter.

On the journey, at roughly what would be the half-way mark, stop at a filling statiopn that offers coffee and sandwiches. Upon inspection of the sandwiches decide on a croissant, and the friend has one too. Her dog has a bowl of water and a small amount of dog food.

The journey proceeds without mishap, and at its end there is a sterile small house perched on the side of a hill. The floors of the house are fitted with white marble flagstones, it has the air of having been chosen from a catalogue at the building suppliers. Many things are in order, and there are some surprises.

The wedding takes place in a neighbouring town, at a very presentable registry office. It is ceremony is competently run by a young registrar, she is attentive, friendly and correct. She has learned a few details of their relationship from the couple and makes a very competent job of it.

Return to the sterile house on the hill, where there is a small reception for close friends and family.

Take pictures, just snapshots, of the festivities. It is not a thing that is pleasant or that is worth doing.

start at two

 Pink, white and yellow, three little pills for the pressure of the blood and the relaxation of the bladder, altogether on the table, then in the hand and then swallowed. Chased by a glass of water and followed by a fat white pill which keeps the headaches down. This is altogether almost a breakfast in itself. But breakfast is now long past.

The camera equipment has been put together, the batteries are loading on the battery loading devices.

Put the two suits into the cases, just in case they are earnest about requiring suits at this wedding.

The bags are packed, it is only a matter of working out now what has been forgotten and what has still to be done.

The son is awake at eleven, this is moderately early for him. The journey will start at two.

phones off now and again

 Yesterday's puzzlement over the non functioning of the camera back has been clarified. The Danish firm that makes the digital back simply pointed out that the Swedish firm that makes the camera has installed some software that prevents its cameras being used with the Danish firm's backs. Only very few of the Swedish firms backs allow a reasonable function with the Danish firms backs. This is all too bad, and it is going to be expensive. A minor catastrophe is what this may be called.

The weather is hot, it is quiet outside but for the noise of the crane at the building site nearby. It would be nicer if there was rain.

The café and the croissant in the café were pleasant, the Argentine arrived. He is still suspicious that his text messages were ignored, but the problem is that they were never received , he does not believe that this is possible. This is sad. Some people do turn off their phones now and again.

two new jobs

 The parcel arrived today containing a camera as an occasional support for some other parts. The camera as such appeared in good condition, all the parts fitted, but later on in the evening it became evident that despite mechanically fitting there was some disparity in the supporting electronics which meant that the system simply did not work at all.

During the day there was one delight, that was going out to the Thai place and having a soup. Thom Yam with chicken and hot, and it was incredibly tasty and went down well with the heat.

The coffee in the little café was a bit disappointing, it is hard to tell exactly why.

In the evening look up the prices of similar cameras in order to check their compatibility. They are not terribly expensive, but it is all disappointing.

A telephone call with the brother is pleasant, and a date is made out for Thursday afternoon. It turns out that it will not be necessary to go to Regensburg to pick up the  brides brother and his son to go to the wedding. They will take another route on a later day.

Now it is turning into evening, it will be possible to go out soon for a drink in the calm of the evening.

It will be possible to forget the annoyance with the camera and be happy at the thought that there will be two new jobs coming up.

The cat has been fed and is nowhere to be seen

 There is thunder outside, a rumbling from the middle distance, and it is raining in the dim light. Those caustic days of glaring sun are over. At the least, they are over for today. The sound of the rain outside hissing down on the rooftops is pleasant.

The day started at a very early hour with banging and crashing in the house that marked the wife's early shift. She has never learned to close doors using the handle, she just slams them, and should the automatic mechanism not work the first time, she slams it again. Perhaps the locks and latches will last a few years more, perhaps they will be broken tomorrow.

Breakfast was fine, for some reason it was all unusually tasty today.

The radio is playing some kind of Dixie.

The cat has been fed and is nowhere to be seen.

Today will be a day to try to get a few things done.

forgotten at the end of the day

 awaken in a good mood, that is not unusual.

it is when realisation floods in that the situation has not changed that the mood changes too.

The cat comes in, she wants to be fed or she wants attention or she wants something.

She allows herself to be touched, but that is not what it is. She does not want to be petted.

There is not much to be done there.

Take yesterdays cup and the watering can down to the kitchen. The cat is now enthusiastic, it is not seven in the morning yet.

Make breakfast, feed the cat, who loses all interest in communication and goes off to sleep somewhere. Take breakfast upstairs. There is not much happening on the news. Trump stuff is being regurgitated, he has not done anything really newsworthy inside the last few days.

Clear the plates, and go downstairs and fetch the watering can. Water the plants on the balcony.

Then turn to the prints of the photos of the sculpture.

It takes two hours to correct the colours to the degree that the wood does not look like a meat loaf in colour. It is just not green enough, there is something wrong with that custom made printer profile.

Finally, make the prints. It is not far to the artists studio, bring the work over there and leave it there. Then take a walk through the town. It is baking hot again. Stop off at the turk's place and have one of his Kebabs. They are not great, but they will do to hold body and soul together. The kitchen at home is not useable in its current condition.

At the café later on -  have a cup of coffee and a croissant. The Argentine walks into the café, chat for a while. The brother telephones, there is another new deal to collect his stepson and to bring him on up to Würzburg on Thursday. All of these things are so complicated. At the end of the day the camera will probably be forgotten. And after that, chat with the argentine.