Time to Kill

Left SLU rather early today; just after lunch. There just simply wasn't any point in staying longer since I didn't have anything else planned for the rest of the time before I needed to leave.

Oh well, more time to rest before I leave the apartment to shop for groceries for the next 4 days at Marieudd, which will be another restful weekend.

We think we have the source of the problem nailed, but not solved. I have my experiments planned for the coming Tuesday after the holidays, so hopefully we'll be able to see what we actually need to do in order to get the right results out from the Machine. I'm positive. CM clone is optimistic. SLU's Joakim is hopeful. So we are all waiting for everything to just suddenly fall into place. Just like that.

*SNAP!*

On my way back, I passed the river. Doesn't seem clean. Very turbid. Heck, the water's so turbid that I can't even see into the river. Just a mess of mossy green flowing liquid. But the scene was nice. People sitting by the river banks, hanging their legs over the water, eating lunch and talking to friends. Really cool. I wish we could do that in the Little Red Dot WITHOUT BREAKING INTO A SWEAT! Of course, we can so that. Just not as comfortably.

I saw my first spring flowers today. Little flower buds rising from the ground. I guess spring is really here. Or at least here very soon. I can't wait. The Botaniska is now in preparation for spring, I think. The main bushes are trimmed and green, the plots of land seem tilled and have some sort of sticks in them. They must have planted some seeds already. Woohoo! Flowers!

I've seen snowscapes a few times now, with this being the most extended period. I've seen summer in Europe (Finland, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and France) before. Mid spring in Japan; now here. All I want now is to see the myriad of colours in autumn - the fiery reds and oranges, the bright yellows, and the somber browns, all mixed together to form one beautiful picture.

Must start planning for an autumn visit. Perhaps Japan. Heck, anywhere pretty will do. With waterfalls. I like waterfalls.

Current mood: Pleasant