Here’s some more spring flowers that rapidly appeared on my #running route. This time some narcissuses (what a word).

Today was leg strength training day as well. It’s always a pain. Hopefully the weather will stabilise at some point so I can do the exercises outside.

Other than that I got an offer regarding a job working in a grocery store. Maybe I’ll take it. But first, tomorrow is a trial day being a mail carrier. The shift starts at 7:00. It’s going to rain.

#bloomscrolling

Here’s a yellow star I spotted while #running.

Did my first real workout with the R-Pur filter mask on today. Air quality is still unacceptable around here. Wearing it for an hour is just a smidge below uncomfortable. Wearing sun glasses along with it makes you look goofy – in a bad way. I think I might eventually be able to do a half marathon wearing it but no more.

Listened to 80s #Metallica, “Master of Puppets”. Otherwise spent hours crying alone. Ain’t life grand?

#bloomscrolling

Hamburg’s environmental conditions get more hostile by the day. As if the universe wanted to tell me to pack it in and go somewhere else.

#Running is a health hazard this way. On the other hand, it’s a prime opportunity to test my filter mask. Let’s hope it works comfortably for 22k.

Anyone living in more remote places with nature and cleaner air, like #Finland, #Sweden, #Spain or elsewhere who’d be open to host a broke middle-aged man looking for change for a couple of days?

Please boost.

Another easy run and core training afterwards. This time I spotted some snowdrops while #running.

Flowers have a soothing effect on me. Most everything else is kind of pointless. I’m functioning, not living. But whatever. If anyone cared, they’d be there for me. I can’t do it all by myself but have to.

I guess here’s to better days that likely never come and stay.

#bloomscrolling

Continuing the crocus streak, here’s a beautiful snow crocus I spotted while #running today.

I try to find beauty in small things. Like running towards the orange setting sun, listening to #InFlames’ “Stay with me”. There’s a part of me that just won’t quit. Weird.

Well, maybe I’ll be a mail carrier soon. One of the quintessentially lowest-skilled jobs around here but at the very least it’d be somewhat meaningful and I’d be out and about on a bike. Tomorrow’s the first step.

#bloomscrolling