#1393 theoldmortuary ponders

Greige Day

What a greige day! Greige Day activities are damp dog walks, mindless domestica , working from home admin. Reading a good chunk of the freshly collected bookclub book and a little photo manipulation to the above image. Despite the greigeness of the day Firestone Bay near to the tidal pool was filled with the joyful sounds of a Sri Lankan New Year party carrying on nearby with no concern for the glumness of the weather.

If I add the joyful sounds and happiness floating over the pool the whole image takes on a different atmosphere.

However if I add the feeling of the absolute drama of the drenching that  Lola and I endured on our second walk of the day then things look different again.

Greige, it is not what it is but what you make of it.

#1392 theoldmortuary ponders.

Bluebells and a reed bed at Exton.

Bluebells this morning just because. Today is post book club. 2026 has been a year for challenging book club reading. Not that reading always has to be easy, but grey winter months need some light and book club reading has not provided that this year. However challenging books create great book club conversations, which is exactly what we had yesterday. But this morning just the first chapter of the new book makes me feel very optimistic that I am in for a really enjoyable read in April. Which is fabulous because all my ordered library books are on a waiting list and my Christmas book pile has just been exhausted.

First world problems in a problematic world. But books are where I escape. Bluebells are good for that too.