Today was a good day for walking into work. Ipswich's student population has returned to the local colledge/university. It was so nice to see lots of people who were focused on interesting and pretty things. Lots of interesting outfits and animated conversations. I'm sure they have been somewhere else all summer. I suppose hanging out in the Mediteranian or something.
Anyway they were all tanned and lively, and the church graveyard I walk through if I take that route was sunny and quiet. And then I noticed a carving of a MERMAYD on one of the 16th century buildings which I was sure had not been there before. I'm guessing it was originally designed to entice sailors from the port. She'd lost her original paint job and is just weathered oak now - but beautiful.
All in all a day full of promise and lovely little touches. One of the good things about the impossibly fiddly and tiny scale of English towns is you are always finding new things which you haven't seen before.
Posted by carla at September 29, 2004 11:27 AM