wednesday - take the rain train

Today, getting out under a grey low sky, on the verge of raining, but for the moment, dry. Under this pale light, birds on the summer dried grass walk almost invisible.

Train trip to the far west, change in La Defense station, waiting for what seems hours on the platform, then another train trip farther to the west. Trips to Cergy always have a holiday quality, bringing you back to horse power and ancient times, when traveling through France took days and not only hours.

Coming back to office in the afternoon for a short time, water streaming again through the taps and pipes after five no water days. Yep.

Back on the train which seems to be the major flavour today, even in late afternoon trains are packed and hot. Going out of the station, walking under an increasingly dense rain curtain till the school where I take my kids out to home. We get out under the shower, they run till the next street to cross and I wander till we meet on the corner, left and right eye street crossing together.

after summer rain
the privet hedge has grown
new green stems