Positive Things for Wednesday

1. Writing morning pages: a cup of coffee, a cat, and my own bed.
2. The True History of the Kelly Gang, by Peter Carey
3. My phone suddenly, randomly deciding to work again. (This is after Vodafone were unable to be of any help whatsoever.)

Turkey, Day One: Sunset all around

Sunset all around
Originally uploaded by tamaranth.

Positive things for Wednesday in Turkey:
1. ECLIPSE
2. ECLIPSE
3. ECLIPSE

First day's photos over on Flickr.

I don't think we did much, apart from glance (without special viewing equipment) and stare (with special equipment) at the sky. Swam in the pool (cool); swam in the sea (warmer); ate, drank, read, dozed, and (in my case) scorched.

ECLIPSE!

Positive Things for Thursday

1. Appointment with GP much better* than expected. (Given how worked up I'd got myself about it, it could hardly have been worse ...)
2. A series of empty cashpoints meant a nice wander around Horsham in the sunshine this morning. Werk? Pah.
3. Limits of sunburn / suntan more or less match neckline of frock purchased for annual company party, tomorrow.

*The blood tests showed everything OK except for thyroid function. Further tests needed to establish whether temporary or ongoing, but either way it could well explain the way I'm feeling ... and it's treatable.

Serious Cultural Stuff

Beer!
Originally uploaded by tamaranth.

Positive Things for Thursday in Turkey

1. Walking to Side along the beach.
2. More fallen grandeur than you can shake a stick at (only slightly marred by small boys practicing their English).
3. Cold beer.

Second day's photos now visible on Flickr.