An end of afternoon in
our friends' garden. Chocolate cake was also involved.
Now we have so many apples we don't know what to do of course.
Earlier in the summer we were cherry-picking in the same garden.
As we were busy picking, eating, scolding, a man walked into the garden with a hawk on his arm.
He introduced himself as the neighbour and gave a fine falconry display for the children.
We went to his house, met his other hawks, his owls and his two large black rabbits.
He told us stories and showed pictures of hunting adventures in Scotland - said he planned to go
there to live ('too quiet round here' said he of one of the world's most populated spots).
Two weeks ago he wandered into our friends' kitchen offering the spoils of a day's shrimping.
He didn't stay to eat as he was feeling under the weather.
The next day a passing farmer noticed him in his deck chair in the sun - dead.
This happened a week before he was due to move to Scotland.
We were very lucky indeed to have met this interesting man.
This cake has the distinction of containing nearly a whole can of coca-cola.
Two uses for coca-cola!
The other being cleaning the loo of course.
Michal the bird man.
'Fallers' were also helpfully gathered up for the birds
(who would clearly starve if food were not presented in an orderly fashion).
Marching seemed necessary.
The human chain on a ladder probably wasn't strictly necessary but was very appealing!
