Another night. Another storm. This one catches us unawares. As Angus closes the shutters he disturbs a family of bats who fly in from the torrential rain. Two hours are spent trying to coax the bats outside again. For some reason 'The Font' isn't keen on sharing the house with a colony of winged visitors. Five bats leave relatively quickly, the sixth is reluctant to go. It swoops from one end of the house to the other. When tired it hangs, upside down, from the ceiling lights and squeaks. Despite the rain we open the windows at either end of the hallway and hope he'll fly out. We turn off all the lights and watch an episode of NCIS Los Angeles dubbed into French. The finer points of the plot escape us but it seems that a group of Russian sleeper agents have a bomb and a nefarious plan. Everyone seems rather trigger happy. The bat is still there at the end of this so we then watch a programme about some firemen in Chicago. This has a plot but, not having seen any previous episodes, it's difficult to determine what it is. By the time we've worked out what's going on the bat has flown off. Angus closes the windows and dries out the floor where the rain has come in. The PONs think this is a wonderful way to spend an evening.
This morning everyone is up early. Bob is keen to know if we can do that thing with the bat again.
Sophie is praised for her film starlet good looks.
There then follows five minutes of chaos as harnesses are put on, doors opened, car keys found and Bob and Sophie's respective positions in the back of the car found and adhered to. How easy it all sounds.
In the park some martial arts people are doing martial artsy type things. We observe them from a distance. Bob and Sophie are keen to join in.
Sophie is somewhat alarmed by two men dressed as sharks. Bob has noticed a cat and is completely oblivious to the presence of the two peculiar beasts. When he does notice them he howls. We head back to the car. En route we detour to the bakers for croissants, a baguette and two coffee Religieuse.
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Those cakes.
Maybe the bats will visit again tonight? One can live in hope.
Toodle pip!
Bertie.
Phew Angus, reading about the events of your day (and night) so far, have made me feel exhausted - and my day has only just begun ! There is no doubt about it, life at ROF is full of excitement - and bad TV.
Coffee Religieuse - is this a cake for Sunday...?
'Fraid you'll need to cut and paste but here's what they look like : http://www.750g.com/religieuse-au-cafe-r200263.htm
We had bats a few times, too. Not easy to direct them. When I lived in Kenya and my house had huge gaps between the corrugated iron sheet roof and the corrugated iron sheet walls, bats swooped in every night. I had to take refuge under my mosquito net. The bats would bang into the walls (because they weren't flat?) and flap around on the floor before taking off again. If I didn't get under the net in time they would get in my hair, so that whole thing is not a myth. Not a fan of bats, in the house anyway.
Quite partial to a Religieuse if an Opera isn't available!
Oh coffee is my favourite flavour. I don't recall reading any other blog that makes me want to pack up and move to another country like this one does!
I've often thought of putting up a "bat house" to encourage more of them, but it's experiences like the one you had, that makes me rethink that. No need to rethink a coffee religieuse.
Ah ha...fancy pants popovers.
I have a bat house which they completely ignore. Apparently conditions must be perfect before they move in. The ROF must have looked like paradise last night.
You do live an exciting life! Are those pastries as good as they look?
...or just highlight and right-click for "go to..."
Hari OM
Am a fan of bats, myself, but not, perhaps, within the living quarters! Am also a fan of NCIS (the orignal), but definitely not the other variations. I find an awful lot without plot these days - other than some vague pointing to things being wrong in the world and needing sorting by any means other than a sit down over coffee and cake. Mind you current events may be taking a turn that way too... YAM xx
Your life must be wonderful with those two PONs ready for anything.
Were the men dressed as sharks part of an entertainment or was it casual attire?
It seems there are no dull days (or nights) at the ROF.
No Kidding, life isn't this exciting in the Great state of Ohio! Thank goodness for Angus and the Pons to jump start my days.
Always something going on.
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