Midnight

I had an early appointment at the surgery with the asthma nurse. At least that was my understanding.

It was below freezing.so, maybe black ice on the steep hill. I take care speed wise, others don't. But a guy in his car sort of started going round in a circle and ended up facing the wrong way, and the rear end of the car ended up on the grass verge. I stopped. He was okay, but with being deaf, I couldn't ring anyone for him. Someone else stopped, I passed the baton over to him, and got to my appointment 15 minutes late.

The 'asthma' nurse asked me a few questions, asked what my peak flow was, and then said I had to come back next week to see the head nurse. And I am thinking 'really...you (the surgery) made me come in on an icy wintry dangerous to drive morning just for this level of service'. These questions could have been done online, she did no tests or anything, and then an appointment made with the appropriate person based on my online answers. Saves everyone's time.

Got back home. Was very tired.

Still doing the editing on yesterday's wildlife cameras. About a quarter way through a painting.

I have no inclination to finish either now, not for today.

But when I got home Midnight was on the garage roof. I have never seen him on there since that day he first arrived in April/May 2022.

I took a photo of him.

Then something occurred to me. He could see my car driving away when I went out this morning from that garage roof, and he could see when I came back from the garage roof.

Then something else occurred to me. On the trail camera, the wildlife camera, the foxes, the badgers, and the cats all look up to that corner of the garage, and I was thinking it was a bird or an owl or something. But I am now coming to the conclusion that is where Midnight has been surveying his kingdom during the night watching over everything....

Here he is, watching his kingdom...

And I am going to veg out for the rest of the day just drinking cups of tea...