I discovered today that the express bus that takes workers to the Mini plant could also take me pretty close to a flooring showroom. No stops on the way and I was the only passenger - a pretty impressive taxi service. I spent a useful morning ruling things out for reasons of cost or performance.

Back via this roof, under which I bought a reel of thread to resuscitate a garment for work.

Another blissful swim in the lake this evening. I was very surprised when I emerged at sunset to discover I'd been in the water for an hour. Ten minutes of that were spent watching a grebe at eye-level trying to swallow a fish that was too big for it.

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