Day 229

Another day back at work, and another day closer to full health. It was a lovely morning this morning for minutes at a time, and Fitzwilliam Square looked like a wonderful oasis in the middle of the city.

Day 226

First day back at work after a week of illness, and I'm barely back to 80% efficiency yet, never mind 100%. I've seen this image on a number of occasions, and I'm not really happy with this first effort at capturing it: I had only my iPhone with me, and it would have benefited from being taken further away on a longer lens.

Day 224

It's been a lacklustre week: it's never a good sign when your day's highlight is feeling slightly less awful than yesterday. However, today is hopefully going to be a much better day. Feeling reasonably good, and it's my wonderful wife's birthday.

Day 223

Still confined to quarters, still sick, still not enamored of the experience. And to add to the general feel good nature of the day it's raining and it's cold. The only colour on the horizon is this JCB, bravely eating the hillock.

Day 222

I'm so sick of being sick! This was supposed to be a week off filled with industry and innovation, but instead it's been spent on the couch under a blanket.

Day 221

Back to work today, but it felt like a day too early. It was a very fragile walk to the luas, and it was very very cold.

Day 220

I've been really really ill for the last few days: some horrible viral infection has laid me low, and I've been fit for nothing except sleeping and praying for death. Today I'm starting to feel better, thanks in no small part to all the drugs I've been taking.

Day 219

I am genuinely too sick to take down the Christmas tree, so instead I've plugged in the lights and ignored the date