Tuesday 12 January
It’s late, and for the first time, I am struggling to muster the mental energy and focus to write todays post. It will be shorter.
The truth is that everything is stacking up and things give. It’s dark when I leave for work in the morning and dark when I leave work at night.
The day is hard work, draining. And when I get home, I am desperate for some family time and downtime. I continued working tonight, not unusual, and now feel I need some time to switch off. It comes with the territory to an extent and would be more manageable if there wasn’t a global pandemic going on.
Newsnight is on in the background. When I was a kid I used to listen to the familiar theme tune downstairs and find it quite comforting. The theme for Sportsnight was a similar soundtrack at the time and it’s putting a (tired) smile on my face. But Newsnight tonight is discussing the problems surrounding the over-populated schools that are still a hub for Covid19 infections.
Tomorrow we reach mid-week and my sights are already, dangerously set on Saturday and the ability to get out and about with Mabel, Lisa and the kids. Albeit locally for a walk or two. My world feels very small at the moment; geographically, socially, experientialy.
We need the lockdown to end and the prong to start. They cannot come quickly enough.
The Bald Birder 