August 2015

森林火災２０１５

Submitted by Meg on Mon, 08/24/2015 - 22:10

今年は山火事が少ないなあ、と思っていた。年によっては３月頃に最初の山火事があったりする。消火用ヘリコプターや飛行機が飛んではいたが、家の周りで煙が上がらなかったので、そんなに気にかけてはいなかった。

Fish

Submitted by scass on Sat, 08/15/2015 - 00:00

Not much to say about these... just some good food.

Generosity

Submitted by scass on Mon, 08/10/2015 - 00:00

Back in June, I started doing a little summer pruning of our grape vines. They are such vigorous plants that, without a little cutting back, they would block every pathway around our land and even the road that runs past! A few of the prunings fell onto the road and, before I could collect them up, our neighbour Pedro happens past.

 

"Do you want those?"

"What?"

"The prunings!"

"Well, no... Ummm... They are a pain to deal with. Have to be cut up for composting... Don't like to burn them, and it's too dangerous in the dry season..."

Momo Leaves Our World

Submitted by Meg on Sat, 08/08/2015 - 21:46

July 11, 2015

She was suddenly much weaker. Yesterday, I came into the house from the garden after my siesta. The first thing I saw was Momo half sitting and half lying on the floor at the bottom of the staircase. She wanted to go up the stairs but couldn’t make it.