it's all downhill from here...

...what with it being midsummer and all. midsummer? it's rained most of the day in glasgow and i've been wearing a jumper all day in the office, bah. had a text from my mother mid-afternoon; the parents went to a plant auction in northumberland and got soaked to the skin, so went home and lit the fire to help warm up! i took some lovely shots in holyrood park on the way home from work at midnight last night, so i know what midsummer eve is *supposed* to look like, but it's not the same.

mind, been feeling a bit overcast today - the holiday feeling has worn off, and the west is a bit subdued due to recent voluntary redundos and accompanying extra work (latest in a long line, death by 1000 cuts isn't much of a joke over there right now), and am worrying about a good friend who is stressed from worrying about another good friend. life is never simple, no more so when the decisions are obvious and the actions needed to sort out a situation basic.

leaned out of my door when i got home about 11pm to blip this puddle which forms every time it rains. it's fuzzy cos of the rain, not my inability to hold still, honest ;-) nice textures and yellow shades, but i'd really rather have had a velvety blue night with the promise of hot sun tomorrow!