Thursday 27 August:

A pretty wet day (the forecast was correct!), but I did manage a dry and pretty bright dawn walk (the usual harbour route). Very conscious that the timing of my dawn walks are largely related to sunrise times but that, as these have got progressively later, I’ve become aware of a few more people about – who clearly are walking, cycling and jogging at times that are probably dictated by the hours of their working day.On my dawn walks, I often see a particular fisherman alongside the marina (he always fishes standing up). We often exchange early morning greetings and, over the past few months, it’s been quite remarkable how often I’ve actually seen him catch as I pass by (ridiculously, he almost seems to catch a fish virtually EVERY time I’m watching him!). Even he has noticed these coincidences and now very much sees me as his “fisherman’s friend” (literally). This morning, in the space of three minutes, he caught two fish in my presence (much to his and my amusement)! I think I might offer to hire myself out to the Mortimer+Whitehouse ‘Gone Fishing’ programme makers (M+W seem particularly good at NOT catching fish!).Spent the rest of the morning mainly reading and changing bed linen.Worked on more of my Blurb book after lunch (maybe 3 weeks before I get it printed?).Another ‘Portrait Artist’ episode in the evening.Image: My fisherman friend.