Thursday, September 19, 2013

An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.






It rains heavily for most of the day. To pass the time Bob and Sophie stand barking, on their hind legs, at the front gate. They are delighted when four drenched pilgrims in cagoules stop to ask the way. The pilgrims are of the ' coochee-coo , what sweet little doggies ' variety. The pilgrims animated greetings and arm waving work the little angels into a frenzy .' Sweet ' not a word that I would use to describe the PON duo's  demeanour.

In the afternoon Bob eats his new soft toy ( as in tears the limbs off and then swallows it whole ) and Sophie goes excavating ( as in appears in the kitchen covered in soil from head to toe ). There is no sign , yet , of the re-emergence of Bob's toy.

A flock of black and white butterflies in the olive grove. One of them seems to have had a run in with something that's damaged its tail.  It flutters off gracefully. There must be a least sixty of them. Bob and Sophie give chase.

This morning by the garish new roundabout a large flat bed truck has appeared. Next to it a sign : '' Monster Truck Racing. America's Favourite Pastime. Garlic Market Car Park. Tonight at eight ! ". Does America know its favourite pastime is Monster Truck racing ?


13 comments:

CheerfulMonk said...

I'm an American and I certainly did not know that!

WFT Nobby said...

Monster truck racing by the Garlic Market. The ultimate culture clash?

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Rather than taking a nap which most of us like to do on a rainy day, Bob and Sophie have found another way to pass the time.

And I can think of a certain PON that would have enjoyed christening the tires of those monster trucks!.

Anonymous said...

I'm from America, and my favorite pastime is certainly NOT monster truck racing! I love to spend my time reading about two crazy PON's living the good life in the south of France, that's the best way to pass a rainy day! The only way it could be better was if they were curled up next to me on the sofa! You two are entertainment at it's best.

houndstooth said...

Um, no, I'm pretty sure our favorite past time is still baseball... I hope you enjoy the Monster Trucks, though! They're very popular with the four year old boys in my class!

Jake of Florida said...

Certainly not monster trucks!

Sad news on our blog today, Angus. Thought you'd want to know.

Joan

Whispering Walls said...

Hope you've entered the race

Allison said...

Well, I didn't know that either. I thought it might be WWE wrestling.

Kari said...

Favourite pastime? They just make it up as they go along, don't they.

No matter what you call them, Bob and Sophie are irresistible.

Jake of Florida said...

Thank you, Angus, I know you and the font know all too well. I think of Wilf when he lost his buddy and can only imagine what kind of confusion goes through a dog's mind when his best four-legged friend suddenly disappears.

Joan

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

We had monster trucks here a few months ago....

XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy

MrsDuncanMahogany said...

Monster trucks!?! Oh dear.

Fingers crossed the remains of the soft toy shows itself. Soon.

Unknown said...

The little darlings...:). Monster truck rallies are way too common, I'm afraid.