Swabbing.
Up early to water the rose borders and watch the sunrise.
By the time we've walked to the storm drain, chatted to men in dark suits, greeted the donkeys and retraced our steps it's light. The old mayor drives by. He informs me that the field below the storm drain was where 'le bon vin' for the chateau was grown in the middle ages. The aspect is perfect. Wine growing came to an end in 1956 when the temperatures fell to -26 and snow, a metre thick, lay on the ground for a month.
No less than nine moorhens can be seen on the pond this morning. There is much rustling in the poolside foliage which hints there may be more. They seem to be practising water take offs. Angus manages to catch some of them before they disappear into the safety of the water lily leaves. There is something reassuring in the knowledge that these long suffering village inhabitants are not only surviving but thriving. Earlier in the week I heard this minute long 'Moorhen' insight https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b03mzv60 on the BBC. Priceless.
The British Test and Trace system 'pings' me with the news that someone on the flight back has contracted Covid. A quick trip to the pharmacy is arranged. The pharmacist sees me straight away. Another 'ticklish' moment with a pipe cleaner inserted in my right nostril. Five minutes later the results appear on the phone. 'The Font' also has a test ahead of the trip to London. Thankfully, both negative.
5 comments:
Good news about the negative test. And the moorhens. Chris Packham's 'Tweets' are almost always priceless. I'm a massive fan.
It's always a worry these days when travelling, that someone is likely to test positive. Good to know both you and 'The Font' had a negative result.
The photo of Sophie and the sunrise is a classic.
Today's message made me smile - repeatedly. So nice to hear the moorhens are prospering. And reading about your negative tests reminded me to check with my son regarding the results of his test yesterday - also negative, meaning he can fly back into the States and rejoin his classmates this Friday. I would have skipped over Chris Packham's "Tweet" if not for Gail, but I'm glad I did not miss that.
Hari OM
From what I have seen around the traps, anyone flying is guaranteed to be pinged at some point because "there is always one..." YAM xx
That picture of Sophie and the sunrise is a beauty - one of your finest! In the pond photo there is a gate in the background. Is that the entrance to the chateau? It's lovely.
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