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[incandescens]

An extra hour's sleep tonight. What a nice thought that is.

I have a sudden urge to re-read some Asterix. Not sure why.

Damn. Just remembered what I forgot to do today. Was going to order some dollars from the travel agent. Will do so on Monday. (They'd probably have enough anyhow if I just turned up, but paranoia . . .)

---

Let Evening Come

Let the light of late afternoon
shine through chinks in the barn, moving
up the bales as the sun moves down.

Let the cricket take up chafing
as a woman takes up her needles
and her yarn. Let evening come.

Let dew collect on the hoe abandoned
in long grass. Let the stars appear
and the moon disclose her silver horn.

Let the fox go back to its sandy den.
Let the wind die down. Let the shed
go black inside. Let evening come.

To the bottle in the ditch, to the scoop
in the oats, to air in the lung
let evening come.

Let it come, as it will, and don't
be afraid. God does not leave us
comfortless, so let evening come.

-- Jane Kenyon

Comments

[solaas.livejournal.com]

Out of curiosity; why do you order dollars with the agent? Is that cheaper than pulling them from the ATMs at the airports, or near the venue? :)

[incandescens]

The agent claims to give a good exchange rate. And I am a lazy person who likes to be prepared. It isn't really that necessary, I suppose.

[solaas.livejournal.com]

*nods* Preparation is a good thing that calms the soul. I usually rob the ATMs, myself, but then I don't like to have a lot of cash around. I suspect my method is a bit more expensive, since I tend to rob banks more frequently than I would if I got most of my dollars up front. :P

[incandescens]

Right. I think I do get a small Visa charge when I use foreign ATMs, so . . .