Sunday, April 5, 2015

Isn't life wonderful ?


A bright Easter morning. There's a thick band of clouds out towards the Atlantic but they're forecast to disappear by lunchtime. A warm sunny day lies in store. The PONs head out along the lane stopping just long enough to say hello to the old bow backed horse in the paddock.  Sophie soon gets bored and races after the geese on the Very Old Farmers lawn. She beats a hasty retreat when they advance on her hissing and flapping their wings. She hasn't quite got hang of the fact that chickens can be intimidated, geese can't.


On our way home Bob tries his hand at fishing in the stream. This is unsuccessful but proves to be satisfyingly wet and muddy. While Bob fishes Sophie entertains herself by leaping at the blossom on the hawthorn bushes. This,she discovers, is edible. There's just enough time for a quick nap before we head off into town for our morning coffee.



Our routine at the cafe under the arcades is interrupted by an interloper. Bob leaps out of the back of the car and greets him affably. Sophie howls. The interloper decides Sophie is too much of a diva to handle and beats a retreat. 


Not yet eight in the morning and the PONs adventures are already piling up. Isn't life wonderful ?

A record of those details of life with a dog too unimportant for a diary but too important to be forgotten. 

French radio has been on strike for 3 weeks. They play recordings from the archives all day, non-stop. This morning they played this strangely memorable piece :
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziJoep1cDlY

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Happy Easter ANGUS and FAMILY - from the Westcoast of Canada. Glad to see that the Angelic Duo have reclaimed their table - as it should be.
Have a lovely day - sounds like it has already started out beautifully!

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

Early morning....best time of the day for adventures.

Anonymous said...

Happy Easter to you and yours! Enjoy that monster Easter Egg.

Yogi & Family

10NISNE1 said...

Happy Easter!

Swan said...

I agree!

MrsDuncanMahogany said...

Happy Easter to you all in deepest France profounde!

Duke and Petite-Chose at 2G said...

Yes, life is wonderful - especially if you are a certain PON brother and sister - or, like us, family pets too!
An interesting thought for those living in France - is there ever a time when someone, somewhere, ISN'T on strike?

Kari said...

Happy Easter!
How is the very old farmer doing? I hope, somehow, he had a happy day, God love him.

cynthia said...

Happy Easter! The sad looking interloper doesn't look to happy though, poor guy. I see he has a collar on. I enjoy reading your everyday adventures with those two happy PONS and your lovely French farm house. Cynthia from across the pond Mn.

Whispering Walls said...

He looks rather scruffy!