Saturday, September 3, 2016

Catch some z's.


A hot, sunny, near cloudless day. The PONs race down the hill towards the shade of the trees and the cool stream. Bob attempts to catch the young trout. In this he fails miserably but comically. He ends up soaked. His sister sits on the bank and glares at dragon flies and an audacious black, white and red woodpecker that taps away at the branches of an old oak. She occasionally emits a high pitched squeak of irritation. PONese for ' how dare that bird carry on working ? '.


Bob has dried out by the time we've made it back up the hill. He does however have that 'dragged through a hedge backwards ' look.


After breakfast there is time to catch a few z's on the wooden garden table.


Then there's a chance to catch a few more by the front door.


No Rickety Old Farmhouse is complete without a guardian sheepdog. A sign that all is well with the universe. 

There's something about the atmosphere of this house that tells me there's been many generations of dogs who've snored away contentedly on the front doorstep.

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The remaining American has fitted 'The Fonts' spare phone with an app that translates French into Russian, Polish and Latvian. The Old Farmer will take this with him to type in whatever commend he wants  - ' two beers please ' - and have it instantly translated onto the screen.  

The Old Farmer and the Belgian lady now plan to set off at 4 am on Sunday morning. There has been a delay with the insurance on the venerable Ford Transit motor home. The insurance certificate is due to arrive in today's lunchtime post. 





10 comments:

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Welcome back Angus! I've no doubt about the generations of devoted dogs like Bob that have slept in that same doorway -- And am I recalling correctly that curious ones left paw prints on your clay tiles that were waiting to be fired?

Angus said...

Well remembered about the paw prints in the tiles. There are signs throughout the house that an errant mutt wandered across a batch of floor tiles waiting to go in the kiln. Dogs and mischief go together. Kind of reassuring that an anonymous dog in 1719 is somehow still thought about !

WFT Nobby said...

Two beers please. The most important phrase.
Cheers! Gail.

Swan said...

Young Americans do know their technology! I wish them well on their journey .

Unknown said...

It’s always heartening to see a happy dog.

Emm said...

You have a veritable little United Nations going on there, and now translation apps. Bravo for savvy young 'uns.
Happy to see that Bob is catching up on his beauty sleep.

MrsDuncanMahogany said...

That would be an interesting app to have! Hope the journey goes well and two beers can be had wherever they hang their hats!

Coppa's girl said...

"Two beers please", one of the most important phrases in any language, along with "My postilion has been struck by lightening" - how often have we all needed that one !
Poor Bob, he's obviously been wide awake, guarding his flock, all the time you've been away, Angus.

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

Definitely a house for dogs.

BaileyBobSouthernDog said...

I have told many people about the tiles with paw prints. I found it such a sweet post, and most endearing.