Kaputt

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Today has been a day of fixing things - I started out repairing my washing machine, where years of vibration had worn through the paint, and it was starting to go a bit rusty in a couple of spots.
Later on, I picked up a lamp from my parents' that needs a bit of first aid. I shall rewire it and put in new LED lamps to replace the old halogens that have cooked part of the wiring and the lampholders.

Here's one of the bulbs that's given up the ghost - not a particularly amazing shot, but I suppose it tells a story. EOS R5, EF100mm f/2.8 L IS Macro, LED cube lights

Visiting The Other Side

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I took a walk down the river to see Nottingham's latest river crossing.

A road bridge would have been rather more useful, but it's quite a nice thing all the same.

I'm going to have to get the drone up here at some point soon.

Future Toastie

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A backup photo today, taken a few days ago.

Damp Spectrum

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More WiFi fixing this evening, momentarily paused by the appearance of a cracking rainbow.
I didn't have a real camera on me, but the phone actually managed this fairly well.

Treeangle

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Revisiting "my" tree, a now very-occasional theme I used quite regularly a while ago.

I'd never noticed that the latch on this gate made for a convenient frame before - maybe it's previously been flipped over the other way, or maybe I'm less observant than I thought.

A backup photo today, a busy one at work followed by WiFi trouble shooting for family members meant I didn't shoot anything.

Uncounted

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Probably.
But I certainly didn't count them.

Missing Piece

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I found myself really missing Lucy this evening. Why today more than any other day, I have no idea. Just the way it goes, I suppose.

I went out for a drive and ended up by the river, where we often used to go after work to have a change of scene.
After I sat there for a few minutes, I remembered that we often used to go and get a cortado from the Starbucks drive through. Back in the days of COVID shielding, it felt like a relatively safe treat.

Anyway, I went and got our old order and sat in the car drinking cortado, watching the rain, and replying to a slightly curious work email until it got dark.

Yes, I know Starbucks are money-grabbing, tax-evading scumbags (and probably more besides), but I'm putting nostalgia over corporate boycotts tonight.

[This is the sort of post that will probably make certain people worry about me. If you're one of those people - don't worry, I'm OK]