In terms of the weather, we hadn’t had the best spring week ever but on Saturday afternoon the clouds parted and bright sunshine lit up the countryside.
‘Do you fancy a stroll along the river in Monforte?’ I asked.
I’d wanted to take a few snaps of the town centre Parador and for one reason or another hadn’t got round to it. Besides which, our hound Slawit would be pestering for her afternoon stroll anytime soon. So that was that; and off we went.
I lifted open the rear tailgate and Slawit jumped out, more in relief than excitement. After two and a half years of training, she still hates travelling in the car. Once on terra firma, her mood quickly changed: nose to the ground and tail in the air.
We crossed the footbridge over the Rio Cabe and began our walk along the recently renovated embankment footpath. From here we had an excellent view of the 16th century Romanesque bridge. Two ducks glided past us as we ambled down the path, closely followed by two tiny ducklings struggling to keep up. On the opposite bank Snow geese and Greylag geese were basking in the warm sunshine.
geese, chasing us back down the footpath flashed through my mind. Nothing could have been further from reality: slowly and without drama our feathered friends waddled their way toward the river.
Vine Watch – week 4
The vines received their first pesticide treatment of the year. From now on they’ll need spraying every ten days or after a downpour: whichever comes first. Keep your fingers crossed it’s the former.
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