Last day of freedom (255/365)

[white_hart]

I am really not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow, and in particular to finding out (a) how many emails have accumulated in my absence and (b) how many job applications I'm going to need to read before Tuesday afternoon's shortlisting meeting for the first of three vacancies I'll be recruiting to over the next six weeks or so*.

Still, I have had a good break, and done lots of sewing and swimming. And on today's swim we saw a kingfisher, sitting so still I actually managed to photograph it.




* the fact that one of my team has put a meeting in my calendar for 9:30 tomorrow saying that she needs to talk to me as soon as possible suggests that I may have another recruitment process to deal with soon, too.

Comments

[cmcmck]

Oh, fabulous!

We get loads locally but they are so hard to get pictures of.

[white_hart]

I don't see them often but they're not that unusual, but I've never managed to photograph one before.

[caulkhead]

Very best of luck with the accumulated emails; I shall be thinking of you as I go through mine.

And I may find out whether I got the internal job I applied for in July, was interviewed for in August*, and am still not sure whether I want or not if I get it.

*yes, our recruiting timelines suck.

[white_hart]

Good luck with yours, and I hope you hear about the job one way or the other soon!

[kaberett]

Kingfisher!

And as to the rest: strength to your elbow.

[white_hart]

Thank you!

[muninnhuginn]

Lovely pic! Aren't kingfishers just wonderful!

Good luck on going back.

[white_hart]

They are just glorious.

[sfred]

Hurray kingfisher!

[nanila]

Yay kingfisher!

I concluded after returning from holiday last week that it might not actually be worth it to go on holiday. It has taken me 8 days of near continuous bashing to get my inbox back under control.