This morning, it was 20 degrees at 7.30, with 70% humidity. Maybe that’s why today’s view looks something like this:
It could also be dust, but we do have days where there’s so much mist you can’t see Nimos – just like today. You can see other things, like cats strutting the streets and looking mean…
(Photo by Neil)
If you were to bring a picnic and a folding chair, set up a flask, and settle in for the day along our lane, you would, eventually, see all kinds of things pass by. Cats, of course, and in our case, chickens as both felines and foul live by the bins. You’d see a goat now and then, and/or a sheep that’s slipped its mooring. You might find a mule passes you by, someone’s dog perhaps, plenty of sparrows, swallows at this time of year too, and other birds; owls, ravens, kestrels, and if you are very lucky, a hoopoe. You would also see rubbish that’s escaped the bin cart, tin cans kids and adults alike throw to the verge, sometimes small bags of rubbish because the owner couldn’t be bothered to walk a few feet to the bins, and other nasty stuff, but mainly, you’d see the wildlife, mopeds and view. You may even catch sight of…
If you ask me, it’s all far too complicated for a Thursday morning, a day which includes a music lesson, and a fair amount of this as we approach the end of the modelling season.
