24 Hours

Like a scene from a Harry Potter movie, the night's mist wrapped itself around familiar scenery and dreamt of being fog. By morning, its dream had come true. The night saw very little rest as we ensured that a TMA cloaked in autumn was a safe place to fly and land. I had written to-do lists for both nights and felt apprehensive about my workload but the dawn saw only one item remaining to be done. The second night would be far more comfortable.

Even on a busy night there is time to dip into Flickr. My stats are fascinating (to me). What people will view is quite unpredictable. My work has now been viewed more than 19,000 times which indicates a modest level of internet fame but the web remains a scary place. I often wonder why people have viewed some images and from where. There are hidden depths in the title 'Unknown Source'. My recent entirely documentary photograph of a Nissan Cube has attracted an inexplicable number of views whilst my more recent 'Poppies' - (The Luminescence of Those Remembered) has made a slow start. There is still more work undone and missed. There were three opportunities with various subjects missed before Monday's unexpected chance to photograph fire engines (for contacts more than myself). One missed opportunity I particularly regret as it can recur, if at all, only on Remembrance Sunday.

In the morning autumn frost and fog were a stark vanguard of a winter which might again be harsh. I paused to take some workplace pictures and spray the car. On the other side of a partially restorative sleep bright sunshine made my area a very pleasant place to be for lunch. True, the fog clung late to the Solent but succumbed in the couple of hours we were out. Monk's Hill shone in more photographs and the sun lulled me into my second sleep which would last into the inevitable early darkness which marks this time of year.

PS 'Miranda' - new series - Brilliant