2011 Streak 93/365: Walk - 4.1 miles, Time - 1hr 20 min, Weather - light cloud some blue sky
This is a rather magnificent outhouse, old and weathered, with a sagging roof covered in moss. In the corner is a big, impressive chimney, still standing strong. My guess is that it used to be a workshop, perhaps a smithy (I suppose I ought to do the research to find out, but for today I will just let my imagination have its way). I would love to have an outhouse like that.
I like the idea of sheds. They are places where you can fettle and I am always much happier fettling than being engaged in purposeful activity.
It would be good to have a workshop and it would certainly make bike maintenance easier. I actually enjoy stripping things down, cleaning them, and putting them back together but I have to do it outside. In winter (or at any time when it is cold or wet) this is not pleasant and so I put it off. As a result my bike in winter is a disgrace. (Notice I said bike in winter and not winter bike because I am not a super keen cyclist who has a special sacrificial bike for bad weather).
As I look at this outhouse I think of this and realise that as the weather has now improved I have no more excuses. I need to rediscover my bike from underneath its patina of dirt and grime.
I have thus moved from looking, with a vaguely romantic eye, at an old building to writing myself a stern note: must get busy, must do things!
