South West France is known for its rain. It rained all day yesterday and is raining again this morning. While the gutters gurgle merrily away we talk to men in dark suits about Martha McSally and Cory Gardner. Sophie listens but soon turns on her back, waggles her paws ,yawns and then starts to snore.
Not a patch of sky to be seen through a blanket of thick grey cloud. Sophie skips through the puddles.
Mother and father Coot and the four baby Coots are as surprised to see us as were are surprised to see them. Angus just manages to catch a quick photo of mother Coot as she shepherds the last of her brood into the safety of the shrubs that line the village pond. There is much chirruping. Sophie stands and glares at them.
Mid-afternoon a black SUV with darkened windows drives through the village at a ridiculously high speed. The drug dealer fom Toulouse automotive look. It isn't prepared for the speed bumps and flies over them, it's suspension making an alarming crunching noise as it goes. After that silence. I'd almost believe the villagers have all gone off somewhere.
Later on today Sophie will have a nap and spend some time in the kitchen overseeing the preparation of a chicken marinade. There may be , if post nap time allows, a game of 'throw the furry rabbit '.
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Congratulations on the coot shot - perhaps she forgot for a moment she is supposed to be elusive. The photo of your home is also very lovely in the grey light. US politics are becoming interesting again. I don't think I could ever have imagined anything like today's Lincoln Project commercial for Joe Biden.
Mummy Coot looks like a Moorhen to me, with her red bill.
Coot? Moorhen? The plot thickens!
Hari OM
Yes, definitely Moorhen, red bill and white rear flashes. Doesn't matter - the fact Angus caught an image of suffient quality to make the ID is the winning fact here!!! YAM xx
Thank you. It's good to have someone on the blog who knows what the flowers are and what paddles around on the water lily leaves ! Moorhen it is from now on.
Your nature photography skills are making great strides!
Our local drug dealer seems to be from Marseille (13 license plate) and drives a gray Peugeot 206. Less flashy. Though if he doesn't want to stand out, he should maybe not drive like a maniac, and also turn down the music.
How could I have forgotten the deep deep rumble of the bass speakers as the SUV rushed by ?
What an exciting day Sophie has had so far - and it's not even lunchtime!
Nothing like that happening here - no ponds nearby to glare at Coots/Moorhens and their chicks. No drug dealers in flashy black SUV's (that would be exciting). It's pelting down and there have been almost gale force winds, so a day to look outside rather than be outside!
I've told Inca that she is welcome to go out on her own, but she's declined the invitation and is curled up on the sofa, sound asleep.
Inca seems to have worked it all out !
Surely Senators McSally and Gardener are in trouble, facing worthy and popular opponents. No presidential coattails upon which to ride to victory either.
Indeed. If they are in trouble then everything changes in 2020. Tax returns being high on the list.
Well take your rain if you will take our snow.
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