It is summer here in Oldambt, Nederland. Today we have plus 30 degrees Celsius. And at plus 25 I'm not doing that well. It burns a lot of energy. And I can understand why people in Spain have a siesta. In the evening it is getting better to my liking. Even at 20 degrees Celsius I'm just doing fine. What to eat, I feel the presure building up and why should we eat a warm dinner. It is allready warm outside and indside, as it is. Do not get this 'must have a warm dinner' thing. So I'm being Grumpy about it, typing away, so the get it out off my system. Want to get my bicycle and get out.
All these things that need to be done, I've had it with that, today. Only a few days and the clouds will be moving in again the wind will move west and the rain will arive. It is getting darker sooner in the evening, the days are slipping away. Staying in the office room and behind the computer screen does not help off course. But it is still to warm to my likings outside. Reminds me of some cult sentence in a song by 'The Clash', taken from the movie 'Taxi Driver': "All the animals come out at night..." Song is called 'Ghetto Defender' if remember correctly. It's been a while since I listened to any music. Can stand all that crap on radio & tv that seems to come along with it.
Since almost 7 years I take an hour to hour and a half walk, almost, every evening. No, not running, or why would have typed that, just walking. Except for when I take my bicycle out, or go out on my skeelers. But that has been almost like a year now since the last time that I did that. One thing I noticed is that I hardly see other people out on the streets, even when it's not dark. And even at beautifull sunny days like this one. Allthough in the neighberhood where I live some do gather outside, until late at night. Still, most stay in, airco on, watching TV. Now at one point for me that is a nice thing, love the peace, the silence, only nature sharing it's noises.
On the other hand I think it is weird. People passing me by in cars, looking at me, as if I'm weird. And that only makes me want to find peace of mind as fast as possible, in nature. Luckily that is just around the corner from where I live, no matter where I go. The town I live in is only a small one. And only last year we had our first SMOG alert ever. It was the talk of the day. Now it was something that made me sad. Because at a certain time of the day there are only cars driving by. Where ever I go on foot, by bike, does not matter, even the little escape routes where I loved to walk have become crowded with speeding cars. It is like that is where they believe they are allowed to do so. Sometimes I need to jump aside, if you choose life.
At days like these it seems less cars are on the road after a certain time in the evening. So that is what I'm waiting for, my cue to get out and enjoy a long ride on my bicycle through the beautifull region I live in. And I still don't know what to put on the table today. But that is a luxury challenge I guess.
