The dog walker

A beautiful day for the golfers. Blue skies, sunshine and the mildest bite of a breeze. There's already quite a crowd waiting to tee off by the time the starter shows up at six. The only topic of conversation among this mornings, primarily American crowd, is the 'Stormy Daniels' judgement.

One foursome has to pause while a local walks his black dog across a Right of way. An impatient man in a lilac Polo shirt observes that this ' wouldn't happen at Pebble Beach'.

The flags are out which gives the fairways a festive and cosmopolitan feel. The first of the major tournaments is about to start. Based on the number of trim and tanned Californian women wandering around the town we think it's a 'Ladies Golf Classic'.

Work on the Italian restaurant  finished last week. It has had a major and much needed 'makeover' . This morning two olive trees have appeared at the front door. They'll survive the cold but I'm not sure how they'll cope with the biting wind in winter.  Pot plants have also appeared on the outside tables . I'd wager that a combination of weather, day trippers looking for souvenirs and a general lack of care and attention will  mean they'll all be gone by August.

Do you have to be a Brit ( or an avid crime reader ) to be impressed by the witty name of this tree surgeon ?

Blogger is experiencing some sort of technical glitch so highlighting the daily links seems to be impossible. Also, the company that used to produce the hard copies of the blog once a year has gone out of business. Does anyone have any suggestions on a replacement printer ?

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