A bit cloudy when we set off. By the time we're down by the river it's brightening up. The rowing club are out and about at the crack of dawn for a second day. There must be a championship in the offing. Sophie makes a bee line for the rowers shoes which have been piled up by the riverside. She is 'encouraged' away .
In a sign of the times three Rafale fighters from the airbase near Bordeaux hurtle , noisily and low, through the morning skies. The rowers aren't the only ones busy practising.
A little later we come across a large mechanical digger . It's excavating the 16th century canal that has become overgrown. Having made sure Angus is close behind Sophie assumes an air of quiet indifference to this mechanical monster. It is ignored ..... although we pass it at a super fast pace.
So starts a quiet Saturday morning in deepest, deepest France profonde. It's been one of those weeks when peace and routine have been worth their weight in gold.
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Indeed, I am enjoying this moment of peace and routine, breaking away from Twitter and the news to see how things are going with you and Sophie. Charlie is taking a nap.
Peace and routine here, and great relief that the only disruption immediately in prospect in this corner of Scotland is the introduction of a new WFT puppy to the Gail and Bertie household later in March!
Not routine, and almost certainly not peaceful, but what lovely news!
Gail, Wonderful news you and Bertie have something to look forward to in these strange times.
That is cause for celebration.
Weather to suit the mood of the eastern troubles this morning - grey and overcast. Not a day for outdoors, so Inca and I are envious of your bright start.
BUT, we too saw a mechanical digger up close yesterday. It closed the road to traffic and disrupted our afternoon walk around the neighbourhood. There is a new house going up nearby and the men were digging a channel across the road just before we reached home, so we had to retrace our steps. Inca was not impressed.
Hari OM
We are blessed to be able to avert our eyes - and minds - by having such peaceful corners of our country in which to live...YAM xx
Oh to be Sophie some mornings
It took me a while to find an English translation of President Zelensky's tweet (perhaps available on twitter if you are a twitter user, which I am not). Here it is, the last of his comments on this short (1.42 min) video https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-60539193
Remarkable bravery, indeed! Sadly, most politicians would have been long gone.
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