That was last Sunday morning when we went out for a slow walk due to Monty's leg. Actually he only hobbled for a day or so, but since then he has slowed right down and so I spend a lot more time looking around at the scenery. We still do the same distance only it takes longer than it used to.
An unwelcome visitor on Monday morning in the pool, about a foot long, no idea what type it is but any snake is an unwanted visitor here so we fished it out and put it in a sunny spot to recover outside. The ripples on the floor are the result of the windy week, the dust has settled now - if it was swimming weather we'd have cleaned it out, and although it's sunny it's not that warm! This spring we have plans to empty it, sand-paper all the paintwork, rinse off the dust that makes, repaint and then refill. Sounds easy but it takes a couple of weeks. Empty and wait for it to dry, sandpaper and rinse, wait for it to dry, 1 coat of paint, wait for it to dry, 2nd coat - yes, wait for it to dry, and then we can start the slow refilling process. Is it worth the work? Yes, most definitely.
Another of our succulents is in bloom, another one that we have no name for although the Triffid tree that I put a photo of before, we think is either a Tree Aloe (Aloe arborescens) or maybe a Good Luck plant (Bryophyllum daigremontianum) or so our plant book shows.
Yesterday morning I picked all the oranges from our tree, not so many this year but so sweet! Almost too sweet to drink. But nice this morning for breakfast with a strong cup of coffee.
And 3 lemons but they are for our evening drinks. Maybe they should have gone in with the orange juice to sharpen the flavour!
On our way out yesterday afternoon for a walk to the fuente, there were 2 horses coming along the footpath from El Golco towards Montenegro. Neither dog is happy near horses so I kept an eye out for them so we would have time to wait by the side of the path but they were tethered near the acequia while Rafael watered his olive trees. Monty ignored them, and they ignored us. I think they are probably used to the village dogs in Golco, Pip was a bit unsure and kept her one good eye on it as we went past.
The last of the pomegranates. They ripen and start to split open about October and then if not picked the birds get in and eat the seeds. Now all that is left are the dried shells on the spiky twigs.
It seems the reservoirs are getting low on water. Not in danger of drying up but at a 5 year low. There are 11 reservoirs in Granada province but only 55% full. More info here as usual on the Seaside Gazette.
Tomorrow we will be incommunicado from 8am till 2pm as the electric will be turned off. The electric company are doing some major maintenance and upgrades. We saw a large lorry in Yátor with a big transformer on it, another one with a large reel of cable, the sort that goes between pylons, a JCB has carved out a new track up the hill just outside Yátor that rises up behind the Ermita de San Sebastian and the cemetery and then earlier this week 2 guys from the company came up with official notification of the works. They gave us a copy and have put one on the door of the chapel here in Montenegro for those people who weren't around at the time.
Have a good weekend!
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