A hollow victory on Armistice Day

11th November 2007

There are games in football where there is only one possible outcome; (save for the occasional freak giant-killing) where one team is so much stronger, cleverer and well resourced and the other is small, weak and craves only a little peanut butter or cheese. Such was the case with me and the mice.

Problem is that, whenever I watch a game like that, I instinctively want the little guy to win, despite the odds. Such is the case with me and the mice.

The final score seems to be 7-0 to me and yet the victory is a little hollow.

Man of the match.

So, to cheer myself I have decided to photograph the sky, as in the Autumn the skies seem to get much more interesting. I normally hate photographs of skies, clouds and sunsets etc. and, as one of my more cynical friends was quick to remind me, “So what? The sun sets all over the world, we’ve all seen a sunset”

True, but the difference for me is that, in my first few months here, it’s one of the things I have noticed most, being used to seeing the sky just directly overhead in an overheated city. So I took two yesterday and a couple the day begore, and here they are.

The stupidest thing I did today;
Well, it seems a little quiet in the house these days – no more scratching noises – and I’m sure they did a good job with those little bits of food that fell behind the oven –now I’ll have to do that bit of cleaning myself. And, one day, when they work out how to get the address of this blog, my children will call me to their bedroom for a quiet word...

Comments

[Susan in Italy]

Well, sunsets ARE a cliche' in art, but just like you, I really notice the difference in the quality of light at dusk here in Italy. There's something warmer and glowier about it.

[jackie]

wow! lovely sunsets! here in macerata, they are nice as well, but sometimes i go days without noticing. isn't that always the case :) ?

[Paolo]

Whoever told you sunsets are all the same is a fool! They are all different!

[Antonina Cross[Nell}]

Your photo's reminded me of the colors on those renaissance biblical paintings of fire and brimstone, quite beautiful yet ominous.

[Judith in Umbria]

Seven? I think you still have one. They come in even sets usually.

[Gerald England]

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