Thursday, July 25, 2013

One minute of patience, ten years of peace.







The cafe's beer and absinthe crowd usually cluster together in the shade of the arcades .This morning they're sitting round a table on the pavement , sunbathing  and enjoying their second glass of pre-breakfast Pelforth . A cheerful '' Bonjour M'Ongoose ! ". The face of the little old lady in the blue dressing gown and pink pom-pom slippers has turned a ferocious lobster red. A moral lesson : Beer, absinthe chasers and direct sun a less than ideal mix . Today , thankfully , she has remembered to do up most of her dressing gown toggles.

On our way home we pass the last of the combines unloading its crop of wheat. The countryside dotted with bales of hay . From the top of the ridge the view of the Pyrenees obscured by a thick heat haze. France profonde slowing down for a long sun kissed  August. 

Home to find there's a cat in the garden . Bob and Sophie hurtle round, noses down, searching for the intruder. The cat, unconcernedly, ambles across the lawn before leaping onto the garden wall. By the time Bob and Sophie have given up their quest the cat is long gone. Bob has that look on his face that says '' Nothing  escapes my attention ". No point in disillusioning him.

It's Bob's turn for a walk round the village. Yesterday Sophie sat placidly for ten minutes watching the horses in the field by the village pond.  Bob takes a different tack. He wants to clamber over the ditch and join them .


17 comments:

WFT Nobby said...

Bob, I wonder what the horses would do if you barked at them? When I tried last, it was most unsatisfactory. They just ignored me. I think there is a video of the episode on my blog somewhere. Anyway, perhaps you might have more luck.
Toodle pip!
Bertie.

rottrover said...

Such beauty in your part of the world.

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Bob's approach to the horses must be that the grass is greener and it's a lot more fun on the other side of the fence, or the ditch in this case!

Whispering Walls said...

The cat got off lightly

VirginiaC said...

Oh the stories that Bob and Sophie must exchange between themselves when they get together.
"I saw a big dog this morning in a field" "Yes, I saw one too yesterday" "Do you think we'll ever get that big?" "Sure, one of these days, it may take a while though."
As for that trespassing cat, he is one lucky Felis catus.

Unknown said...

We love cat intruders. Nothing like a good chase. Absinthe? Yikes. Have a tremendous Thursday.
Best wishes Molly

houndstooth said...

I'm awaiting the day when Bob or Sophie has a close encounter with the horse...

Robin Larkspur said...

Bob and Sophie, cats don't taste very good...honestly!!

Katherine said...

Our Remy believes that cats taste very good, indeed, though he has never tried one. When I picked him up from his French foster Dad, I was told, " I don't know why, but I think he would kill a cat". We have since found out that cats are like his Achilles heal. He loses all pretense of the gentleman he normally is and makes sounds we never otherwise hear, from man nor beast. Bob and Sophie look so handsome and beautiful in all of their photos....growing fast!

Katherine said...

Heel, sorry :-)

Craig said...

Such booze at breakfast time makes me feel a little queasy. It's interesting how B&S are developing slightly different personalities. Not a surprise, just interesting.

JacksDad said...

Jack is just confused by cats. I think he knows that something is different, but he just can't figure out what it is.

lyon de clarasvals said...

What beautiful country you live in. The peace of fields and hills seem like something that will continue no matter what else goes wrong in our world. Reading your blog and the photos are a little reminder of all that's right and true. Hugs and scratches to Bob and Sophie.

Homer said...

I love summer time in Europe!

Love,
Homer

MrsDuncanMahogany said...

Good thing Bob & Sophie can't come for a visit...they'd have noses down all the time here! Isn't that just jovial of Bob to want to visit with the horses. Sophie is much more cautious and on guard!

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

Cats are our obsession...

XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy

Unknown said...

We had a bunny chase yesterday - two rabbits, two Beagles and a Coonhound....quite the spectacle. Don't know what became of the bunnies. Your new header photo shows the wee PONs not so wee anymore!