33°C , low humidity etc…

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Threshold application is in. If you don’t know, we teachers have to apply for a pay rise, and I submitted mine today. Big hurray to that.

 

Run: School did the charity mile event thing today. Most of Britain did it on Saturday, but we did it this afternoon, at the hottest time of the day. There was plenty of bottled water to keep us fresh, also lots of big trees for shade. The boss asked for some to run, so I went into town at luch to get some running shoes. Runners were set of first & I found myself on the front. It turend out to be better than I thought- running. I never run. On reaching the finish and collecting my water bottle I decided to go again.

The second mile was also ok, though leg-ache was becoming noticable.

 

the ride home was a bit wobbly in places, my legs aren’t working properly and that meant sliding forwards on the saddle. An unexpected effect.

 

The sports shop was a curious place. I asked an assistant who soon gave the impression of knowing nothing about the products sold. With annoyance I went elsewhere.

 

Linseed: detail, wrinkles around the eyes, work up the tunic, eyes, glaze layers. I’ll do a photo later, but getting the colour balance is tricky in this light.