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These days have been a bit cloudy, but without any rain that could bother my outdoor activities. So while the weather gives me the opportunity, I keep working on the goals I've set for myself. Even though it's just 10–15 km across fields, meadows, and forests surrounded by hills, every ride is enjoyable. Not only do my bike rides help me keep my body toned, but they also give me the chance to enjoy nature and take photos along the way. Because of that, I've been especially busy experimenting with photography during my rides over the last few days. This time, I tried taking photos where I included my mountain bike along with parts of my body, like my hands and legs. I think that kind of perspective is interesting and a bit unusual.
At 1 AM, when I finished my tasks and started getting ready for bed, I noticed lightning and heard loud thunder. It felt like the thunderstorm was directly over my city, making so many scary sounds. But the lightning was especially adorable because it flashed across the sky, leaving bright flashes that illuminated everything in the darkness. Honestly, it was really dark since the streetlights were turned off and the sky was covered with dark clouds.
During my outdoor activities, when I rode around the meadow, I noticed about twenty horses with their babies in the green field. The babies were actively jumping around their moms. Even when I came closer to them, they didn't seem scared of me. Probably I was much more scared than they were, because horses can be unpredictable when they have babies. Fortunately, all those horses just lifted their heads to check who was coming and then calmly continued eating the grass. So I took it as a good sign to take a few pictures for my blog collection.
Yesterday I had a busy and challenging day, so I was able to go to bed early at 11 PM after sharing my post. I don’t even remember how I fell asleep so fast when I dropped onto my bed. Unfortunately, it didn’t really help me wake up on time, because I was exhausted and hadn’t slept for more than 24 hours. Of course, it made me feel sleepy during the day, and everything seemed a little strange. So next time I need to be smarter and not skip sleep if I don’t want to feel the same way again. Overall, my oversleeping gave me a great opportunity to rest from yesterday’s worries and recover my energy.
Today I spent more than two hours just watching YouTube Shorts. It pulled me in so strongly that I completely lost track of time. But I found an interesting channel with English-speaking prank videos, and I especially liked one short. I watched it many times and honestly lost count. It also reminded me of something from my own life when I mispronounced an English word.
I woke up to the sound of a lawn mower machine, and the weather was a bit cloudy. Of course, I noticed it while I was still lying in bed, and honestly, it felt a bit unusual, maybe even a little sad, to see such a cloudy day. But that’s not the main thing that happened this morning. The most interesting and sad thing happened after my morning routine, when I started my work meeting with my colleagues, and during the meeting I listened to real Tatar swearing. I even heard some words for the first time, and it was hilarious.
Well, I want to begin with my work worries. In this post I wrote that I couldn't finish my task successfully and spent so much time on it. So I had some worries about it, and I had some doubts about what my team lead would say. Luckily, everything went great, and during our daily meeting, he just asked some questions that I responded to. In my opinion, those answers satisfied him. Also, he shared some observations that he noticed about that task, and it helped me too. Overall, today I was a lucky guy because I didn't ruin my morning.
I made one mistake because I went for a walk at 29 degrees. In my opinion, I picked the hottest time of the day around lunch. Also, I didn’t take water and didn’t cover my head. At first, when I walked across the forest, everything was okay. I didn’t feel anything unusual. I walked among the trees and enjoyed the shadows. But when I left the forest and walked around the open field under the sun, I felt that something happened to my fingers. My hands became red, and moving my fingers was a bit difficult. And I had a very strong feeling that I needed to drink water. Of course, it was unpleasant and a bit scary. I had never felt anything like that before.
Early in the morning at around 6:50 a.m., when I was about to leave my accommodation and start the trip, I noticed that the door lock wasn’t working. It honestly surprised me, although now that I think about it, the lock had never really worked properly before. The door was basically just hanging in the frame, and when I tried to open it, I ended up just pulling it open with my hands since the pin code mechanism didn’t react at all. I had noticed something strange earlier too, but because the cleaning staff were coming regularly, I assumed they were just leaving the door open. Of course, I tried to lock it before leaving, but nothing happened. To be fair, the owner had already warned me that even the main building door wasn’t working, but still, the whole situation felt pretty weird.
Today was the eighteenth day of Ramadan. My day was calm and peaceful. I spent the first half at home, completing some tasks. In the afternoon, I decided to drive around the neighborhood and take some sunset photos. The weather was harsh—-20°C with a freezing wind—but the sun was shining brightly all day. That sunshine was the main reason I went out; I couldn’t just stay at home watching it through the window. I wanted to feel the cold air and see how, even in early March, temperatures could still drop so low.
During the first part of the day, I was basically free. My team lead went on vacation, and the colleague who temporarily replaced him couldn’t find any tasks for me. He only asked me to check my previous tasks that were on hold. I reviewed them, but I didn’t find anything that really needed fixing. Most of those tasks only had questions for the team lead, and some of them were no longer relevant. As a result, the first part of my day was quite relaxing.
The temperature was -11°C, and the wind was extremely cold. I only really felt it during my walk. Until that moment, I had spent the day at home and thought the weather outside was comfortable. However, I decided to continue my walk and didn’t want to spend my evening inside. I chose to spend an hour outside, even though the weather conditions were far from ideal. The city streets were quiet and almost empty, and I met only a few people along the way. The wind blew directly into my face, making it feel frozen. At that moment, I tried to walk as fast as possible because I wanted to find somewhere warm to thaw my hands and face.