The nights draw in

So it's started to get dark early here... and while it's still 20c during the day, at night that falls to 4c and the air takes on that crisp, toffee apple, bonfire crackle that you remember from being a kid.

The glow from behind the windows of stores and restaurants is almost hypnotic, drawing you in. Though for waistline and wallet we're trying to resist.

It means that Jude and I are spending more and more time in front of the TV and less and less walking the canals (for pleasure, not trade) but the cool thing is that as we slump in front of another season of The Biggest Loser we're often interrupted by the kick of the baby, saying 'enjoy this while you can, it's about to change'

Well that's what we take it for anyway. It's amazing how you project onto an unborn kid. When I think if baby (can't say the name here, can't say the name) I have a vision of a long, curly blonde haired, free spirited, rock 'n' roll, hippie baby that's one part Jude, one part Joplin, one part Michael Hutchence and one part Hair. I have to get with the program and also imagine a pocket protector loving, math nerd that's one part PeeWee, one part Screech., one part me I guess. But that's hard man, it's hard.

Tad on the busy side

So I spent the back end of last week in New York - where as ever the roads flooded, my plane was grounded and much stress was placed on the elderly body. Coped though and made it back in time for Jude's 20 week scan -- where all was good and due date was confirmed (Valentine's Day). All a bit tight but good to make it.

New York has thrown up all kinds of things that we could be doing and so today will be taken up with cataloguing them and making sure that they get done quickly and right. All pretty standard, just lots of dotting and crossing.

Not a lot else going on right now. Jude continues to be pregnant, the dog continues to grow old in a pleasant way, the cats continue to shed, the photos have come to a bit of a halt as I only shoot at weekends and this weekend was pretty full and the weather has switched to fall - lots of sunshine, lots of cold, lots of leaves blowing.

So quiet... but quiet is good, right?