That thing beyond the window

I took the car for a quick drive this afternoon to make sure the battery is okay. Apart from a minute putting out the rubbish on Wednesday night I think that's the first time I've been out of the house in a fortnight. Of course after being a lovely day to start with it started to rain the instant I opened the front door. Only one set of Christmas lights spotted (in someone's tree). They're not actually the first Christmas lights I've seen this year, I spotted a possible set in an office when I was picking up a prescription round about the 1st of November.

The sinus bug seems to be easing slightly, though I'm still not feeling great for an hour or two after sleeping (I can't say 'in the morning' because of the randomness of when I've been sleeping). If I can kick it completely in the next day or two I'll be a lot happier.