"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower"
– Albert Camus
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Yesterday after lunch I walked into town to get my seasonal flu + covid shots. My health care centre is in that building behind the trees. Things were well organised this year: No problems neither with registration, nor having to wait too long; and the procedure itself went smoothly and quickly (but without feeling rushed). There was a bit of light rain when I walked back, but no wind to speak of, so that was no problem either (I had an umbrella).
After a bit of rest at home, I went out again later for a shorter walk to the nearby branch library to return a book and borrow another. As I've mentioned before, we just recently got a small library back to my part of town, after it's been gone for a number of years. Probably only back temporarily but I intend to make use of it while it's here...
Unfortunately it is difficult for me to read books with small print these days - one I returned now I ended up also borrowing online as audiobook to be able to finish it... (A Swedish book not available in English, so no use going into details here.)
I still like to browse around for a while when I'm there, though, because what I still find easier among "tactile" books is to just browse around without a clue what I'm looking for!
Today I woke up with two sore upper arms after the injections, but otherwise feeling okay. (No fever etc.) After a lazy morning och some lunch, I went for a walk to the supermarket for just a few items, and on the way passed these magnificent RED rowan trees...
"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." - George Eliot
What stunning photos! Especially the trees around the library. Rowan trees, I don't think we have them in this country. Or at least, I have never identified one. They are stunning. After the vaccines, our arms hurt in bed for about three nights. Is there any flu or Covid there yet?
ReplyDeleteGinny, I've not heard of any recent major outbreaks of either. Always various kinds of colds going around in autumn when people get back to school and work, though. As I'm not involved in any regular meetings now I'm not really all that much exposed to that though.
DeleteBy golly, those are RED indeed!
ReplyDeleteJC, I think they've been unusually impressive this autumn!
DeleteI enjoy your blog so much. Keep feeling guilty for not letting you know! Thank you for sharing your beautiful surroundings with me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know now, RunNRose! :) I would have returned the visit but that proved impossible. May I ask where in the world you're following from?
DeleteTexas. If I had a choice, this would not be true! The economy is booming, at the expense of the environment. When we bought our house 46 years ago, it was in a rural area surrounded by trees and grassland. Now it is surrounded by concrete----- Huge trucking centers and apartment buildings several stories high. Along with every apartment, be sure there will be one car, often more. So many cars require more highways...... No public transport. Neverending concrete with accompanying noise and air pollution. One of the last green areas near is being demolished now. Breaks my heart. It really helps to be able to go walking with you. Thanks again.
DeleteThat does sound sad, RunNRose. I think we do need to treasure our green areas in the cities, and I'm glad that my town does. In a recent report here it was actually mentioned as one of the cities in Sweden with the most green areas and trees (ranked as No 5 on a list published in September this year).
DeleteOh wow! The trees are breathtaking - what fantastic colours. Some seem almost unbelievable.
ReplyDeleteEven in real life some do seem almost unbelievable, Carol! :) Alas more leaves are fallimg to the ground every day now, though.
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