Small observations from walks, trains and quiet mornings.
The sun stays low all day now, so even noon has long shadows. Brick walls look warmer than they did in August, and the river is the colour of weak tea.
Walking the same two kilometres every week teaches more than one long trip. A new shopfront, a cut tree, a repainted door: the changes are small and easy to miss.
Paper still wins for quick notes. It never needs charging and nobody expects a reply. Most pages are never read again, and that is fine.