Up early before sunrise, unable to get back to sleep, so I finished my magazine article, breakfasted, and took a decent although uninteresting picture of the 'supermoon' low over the western horizon. When the sky is profoundly dark, I can't get correct camera settings to reveal the detail on the moon's surface, as the contrast between sky and moonlight is so high it washes out the image. I've tried for years to work out how to do it without satisfaction. This time, in the twilight prior to dawn, there was just enough contrast to show the desired detail. Interestingly, the sky in the photo appeared pale grey rather than pale blue.
Then I did a load a washing, and watered the garden before going to St Andrew's Church before nine, to get ready for the midweek BCP Communion service. This week, it was followed by the re-opening of the coffee morning with charity sale. Despite fears nobody would turn up, a few dozen dropped in and socialised, so it was worth the effort invested in it by the usual small dedicated team of workers.
Afterwards, I did most of my week's food shopping in the covered market and Mercadona, having risked taking the car in, hoping to find a parking space. Already this last few days, supply is just exceeding demand again, and that's a relief. In the afternoon, I prepared my Sunday sermon around the Feast of the Holy Cross, geared to the celebration of the children's first Communion at Alhaurin. I wanted to complete it early enough to assist others, not licensed lay readers, who will need to use my text to guide their Sunday preaching. It's a good discipline for me to start preparing earlier rather than later, so often my tendency in a crowded working life, It's actually more enjoyable, I find.
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