Sunshine on a dreary day

 

Still trying out the Nikon 50mm.1.8 on the Oly E-P1. Above is a shot at sunset. I wanted to get a rainy day shot before it got dark and in the few minutes I went out there was a bit of a sunset. No good view of the sky though, so I shot at a puddle. One thing is, I need to manual focus with the Nikon lens and I do that better with my eyeglasses off ... but it is very hard to quickly remove my eyeglasses!
Today worked from home and spent more of the morning re-setting up my work computer than doing actual work. It was upgraded on Friday which meant that I had to tweak a few things and download 3 browsers and of course it wanted to do another major update install... Then I left in the early afternoon to try to get to a doctor's appointment only to find out my car wouldn't start... probably because I think the last time I drove it was for a dental appointment in February? I remember having to park ON a snowbank IN the bike lane. I had been able to get into it though. Today, the electric fob wouldn't work. I called BetterWorld Auto and a guy was out within the hour. The battery was charged almost immediately. Then he told me that that was the original battery and that I needed to get a new one soon, probably best bet would be Sears. I said, no, I had gotten a new battery 2 years ago. He insisted that it was an old battery and that I should get a new one soon. And I was to have the car run for half an hour before I turned it off and checked to see if it would restart.
So, I pulled out the receipt. I keep all the receipts in the glove compartment and found the one for the local gas station where they replaced the battery in 2009. Sure enough, it said "new battery". I called and the manager said I should come over. He checked out the battery and the warranty. He ordered a new battery (to be delivered within an hour) and took out the "old one". The "old one" was the one that he had installed and had the date on it. AND, it didn't look that bad from the outside considering that if it was the original it should have looked worse Anyway, it was in warranty so he just replaced it for me. But, a sureal experience.
I went home while he worked but ran 2 errands: 1 to Sadies for Kamik rainboots which sadly did not fit. Turns out their "wide" is wider foot (way too big for me) not wider calf. The said they were getting winter boots in wide calf from Portlandia? in the fall.
Down a block for coffee beans at Barismo and back home to work until the car was ready.
During all this the weather got darker, colder, and rainier but still in the "spring" zone. Hard to believe it is April.
I also should probably just sell the car if I can't even remember the last time I used it!
Sunshine on a dreary day