There's a mockingbird singing songs in the trees (Barclay James Harvest)

Wie gehts?

Been looking out of the front window at the view a lot lately.

Luckily, it's a great view!! Of trees and sky (no sheep yet though Adam).

And the squirrels are endlessly fascinating as they make their way from one tree to t'other, across what LOML calls The Squirrel Highway. 

The view this morning - weird clouds at daybreak

Love and peace - Wozza

We been riding, we been riding upon a railroad, singing someone else's song (James Taylor)

Photo by Pau Casals on Unsplash

Wie geht's?

Since returning from Vienna, we've been riding the rails, pretty much on a daily basis.

I'm going to miss the trains when we return to NZ and get a vehicle again, but in the meantime, with four weeks to go, I'm enjoying being without a car and using public transport.

First up is a ten minute walk to Caterham station; during the week Southern branded trains are regular (and reliable), so it's a 50 minute journey to London Bridge. We take up a double seat, I sit facing backwards and LOML likes to face the direction we're heading. Is there a metaphor in there?

At London Bridge we transfer to the London Underground and go deeper under the world (I love this - another metaphor?) - then it's a choice between the Northern line to Bank then Central line into central London, or further north to Angel and Upper Street, or else it's the Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf then Dockland Light Rail to Greenwich or...the combinations are many!

The longest we ever have to wait for a train at any of the tube stations is 2 minutes. That's pretty remarkable.

Here's to you, rail network!

Love and peace - Wozza

The lights are turned way down low; let it snow, let it snow, let it snow (Dean Martin)

Wie geht's?

Me? I'm doing okay given the circumstances: proper winter weather of late has helped. These are the views from our flat in Caterham.

Looking towards Harestone hill

 Early morning chill, includes our loaner
car from my former employers

Back garden next door

We'll miss all this, I'm sure, after we return to Nu Zild in late March. 

However,  I prefer to think of things we are moving towards: a third winter in a row; becoming a grandpop; Jerry; and new challenges (somewhere in Aotearoa).

Love and peace - Wozza

And it stoned me to my soul (Van Morrison)

Window on the way to our flat in Stonecourt

Wie geht’s?

Like you, I’m really missing my daily blogging rituals.

But buck up! We’ve moved permanently to the UK and things take a while to gear up here: we’re without internet for the next week.

We’ve survived until now on B and B or hotel wifi/internet, but now we’re in our own flat in Caterham, we’ve found that Vodafone’s reach doesn’t extend to our building without an internet boost.

So: silence and a quiet desperation. For a bit longer. Arrghhh. Just goes to show how reliant we are on the interweb these days.

Can you last for a few more days without your daily Wozza fix? Well, you’re just going to have to suck it up!! Like me.

Love and peace - Wozza