The PONs head out on their tour of the village. We've been on the phone to men in dark suits and the suns up and it's already getting warm. The last of the bats are flying back to roost in The Rickety Old Farmhouses eaves. Sophie starts to sprint as she turns the corner by the village pond. She's hoping to catch the water birds unawares. The Coots hear her coming and are well hidden in the foliage by the time she's made it to the edge of the pond. I suggest that throwing her head back and howling with excitement may not be a classic bird stalking technique.
We chat to the mayor. He's out early with a watering can tending to the plants in the churchyard. His wife is soldiering on but her fifth ( and latest ) hip replacement is causing her pain. He tells me this while rigging up an old tractor to a pump. The water table has fallen due to the drought and he's trying to find a way of keeping the irrigation system going.
Plums and peches de vignes in the greengrocers. The peaches are only in season for three or so weeks at the end of the summer. They have a taste which is a combination of white peaches and wild strawberries.
These are amazing : https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/01/nashtifan-iran-windmills/
5 comments:
Hari OM
It is well seen why the mayor became one - such attention to his village! Those windmills are amazing. YAM xx
Yumm we love plums and peaches. As you say they are only out for such a short amount of time. Enjoy!!
Love the poem, and the windmills are fascinating.
Noisiness must be one of the traits of shepherd dogs, vs. hunting dogs.
Will look for vine peaches. I have seen them in the past but didn't know about the tantalizing peach/strawberry flavor.
Sophie should take lessons from the C-A-T-S in the garden - they know all about creeping around silently.
Annoyingly I can't get the video about the windmills to play beyond the 32 second mark - tried repeatedly but with no success. It looks so interesting.
A heart warming poem, read by a man who has dedicated his life to giving our pets hope for a better future.
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