Santas sleigh.
There's been a landslide on the hill. A large circular patch of bare earth has appeared in the farmers field. This probably has something to do with the heavy rains that were here pretty much every day in January.
The municipal workmen have arrived to remove Santas sleigh. They also remove the remains of the town hall Christmas tree and the straw stuffed bib overalls that made up Santas body. Santas head went some time ago. The lights in the village hall window have been left to glimmer away, as have the Christmas wreaths and the yet to be illuminated Joyeuse Noel sign on the church porch.
Three workmen come over to say hello to Sophie. You know you're in France when municipal functionaries stop what they're doing to chat with a shaggy dog. Sophie is happy to make their acquaintance but is disappointed to find they are not bearers of Jaffa Cakes. She tires of their adulation and wanders off.
Home for some of The Fonts scrambled egg. Then it's time to sit by the front door, nose out- rump in, and have a restorative napette. We've been up since four thirty talking to serious folks in dark suits about 'events' so a PONette napette is overdue.
7 comments:
I do LOVE photos of Sophie when she's having an "I simply can't do anything with it" hair dayl !! She makes my day. Thank you.
Gail is wondering how worried we should be about what are calling "the biggest security threat to Europe since WW2".
Bertie wonders when Sophie last was given a jaffa cake?
Sophie's hairdo's raise a smile here too! Having a smooth coated, but moulting Labrador, I miss the different looks that wild coiffures achieve.
Amazing - it's still only February and the majority of the Christmas decorations have already been removed!
Hari OM
I think Angus might need to be grabbing napettes, too, if he finds himself on call for too many hours this week... YAM xx
I was about to say that Sophie was looking very "kempt" in that first photo, but things seemed to get wilder from there. Perhaps this reflects her concern about the volatility of world affairrs? I guess probably not - it is good to have a dog during times of turmoil.
A nap is a wonderful experience, repeat often,
I believe we are all wondering, or worried, about a war in Europe. Ha, add that to the pandemic, rising inflation, the US in turmoil, dictatorships on the rise, no cream cheese in the markets (just kidding on that last one). It promises to be a memorable year....
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