Horsey

It's just as well I got my walk in this morning rather than wait until after lunch as I usually tend to, because as the day went on the wind got stronger and stronger and the rain came to keep it company.

It was blustery enough even as I made my round-the-blocks circuit at mid-morning, but at least I was able to stay upright and do a bit of exploring off gthe beaten track. It's surprising what you find in places new to you - coming across this nicely dressed horse in a field not a million miles from home certainly made me do a bit of a double take. I was afraid the creature would do a runner, so I crept towards the fence rather cagily so as not to upset it. Far from taking umbrage, all it did was stand there quite calmly and indulge in a bit of a staring match.

I must admit to some surpirse at getting up as early as I did and being out and about before lunch in the first place. Not content with wasting time with Angry Birds (or, perhaps more accurately, because I'd reached a level which stubbornly allowed me to do away with all the pigs), I made the mistake last night after my evening meal to visit the Apple Mac Store again. Under the circumstances, how could I possibly not download Braid? I mean to say, it was an absolute bargain, and it would have been a shame to miss out.

Getting the game wasn't the problem. The problem was beginning to play it, getting utterlu hooked, and stciking with it until after 4.00 am.