Mark went for a bike ride this morning……it turned out to
be about 50K, and he arrived home exhausted….but that is by the way.
The sun was shining, I quickly finished clearing the
kitchen from having friends to dinner last night, took some washing off the
line ( left out by mistake yesterday), and settled down to a cup of tea in the garden.
Jess phoned, so we chatted for half an hour, then I saw
that Annie had posted on face book, so I left a comment, and before I knew it
we were in a face book messaging conversation that left me really wishing we
could pop round to each others houses for a quick coffee and a natter.
I made a coffee…imagining I was also making one for Annie,
and took it into the garden. I read for half an hour, then weeded for half an
hour, then read for half an hour.
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| All quiet....no screeching jay here at the moment. |
A jay has been visiting one of the fir trees that are
next to the pool house, and has taken screeching at a plastic owl we have
perched in the tree to amuse the grandchildren when they come. S/he clearly
believes the owl is real…..and s/he does not like it. Apart from one screeching
interlude, the only sounds I could hear were much more melodic bird sounds….a
nightingale sings more or less continually behind the house, and I could hear
cuckoos from the forest. Some swooping swifts visited, and various finches….gold,
green and chaff……popped in for a chat.
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| Swift sculptures...nearly as beautiful as the real things |
It was a lovely morning. It could only have been improved
by Annie joining me for that coffee….or Jess popping in…..which is exactly what
she’ll be doing in 3 days time.
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| hands up who wants coffee.......Annie last September. |
Why don't you Skype each other and both enjoy a nice big mug of coffee whilst doing so.
ReplyDeleteYour pool looks really inviting, and I do like the look of your swift sculpture.
I'm going to investigate conference skyping.....we could all join in.
DeleteNope - my comment disappeared. I said I'd just been telling my class how we more or less had coffee together this morning and what a brilliant idea it was. (We were discussing the benefits of the internet!) We must do it again very soon - either SKYPE or Facebook. Axxx
ReplyDeleteYes.looking forward to our next coffee morning ! Jxxx
DeleteSounds like a perfect morning to me! I was able to meet my closest friend today for coffee and it was the perfect way the cheer up a rather rainy and miserable day...
ReplyDeleteyes, good coffee and nattering, nothing better.
DeleteA perfect morning, it seems to me, in your lovely garden (Love those Swifts), reading, weeding, and sunshine by the pool. And a special bonus contact with your friend. All lovely, Janice. xx
ReplyDeleteIt was a lovely way to spend the morning.
DeleteHello Janice,
ReplyDeleteThe sculpture of the swifts is delightful. Such movement and elegance, they sit so well in the flower border.
And, how lovely to have been in contact with Annie. You must do it more often since otherwise time flies by and one loses touch. We have never had the courage to turn on the web camera whilst chatting.....too much information!
I love the swift sculptures...made by a local craftsman in a nearby village,
DeleteAh that was lovely. What would we do without all this technology that gives us immediate contact with those far away from us? Mind you having said that my integral microphone has been out of order for weeks and I really should get a separate one as I am missing Skype chats with my grandsons. Bet you're looking forward to Jess arriving....have a lovely time together xxx
ReplyDeleteI must admit skyping the grandchildren is lovely...always seems a bit chaotic..but lovely to see them. Jxx
DeleteCan we organise a bloggers's coffee morning when I get back to Bodrum please.
ReplyDeleteyes...we must...conference skyping ???
DeleteA "virtual" coffee is ever there was one, Janice (and, coincidentally, I'd just poured myself a cup of coffee to sip while reading your post :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the company of birds and yours are certainly ones I would love to hear, but, most of which don't visit here. Our jays can be awfully noisy here and tend to gang up in threes, but, oh, they are so beautiful. Lovely post - and love those swifts!
The birds surrounding our home here are fabulous, the birdsong just goes on all day... and then the nightingales perform all night !
DeleteAll those birds in your garden...sheer bliss!
ReplyDeleteDo try a Skype call - but from my own experience shut the door as every passing noise is carried over....
My skyping experience is that things are always a little chaotic, and the understood rules of phone calls...like ending them, don't seem to work ! But that maybe to do with skyping grandchildren who vanish from the screen to go to find something they must show us.
DeleteLovely love-in-a-mist! My Yorkshire garden is soggy and boggy after three days of rain - and very cold too, so I'm very envious.
ReplyDeleteThe Love in a mist has been gorgeous here this year.... a whole bed managed to self seed itself....just where I wanted my herb garden
DeleteYour garden looks and sounds idyllic, Janice, and I too love the pool and the swift sculptures. A bloggers' tele-conference is a great idea, but I'd have to get myself sorted out with Skype and/or a Facebook account, neither of which I have as yet.
ReplyDeleteI can sympathise with your wish to have Annie there in person for coffee. Sometimes a virtual meeting just isn't enough.
It felt very strange for me earlier this week, in that I "popped" down to Spain for an overnight stay in Figueras. I hated the idea that I was in Spain, but not anywhere near Annie. Virtual coffee mornings must be possible though, somehow....I'm not quite sure how a skype group session could happen...but I am assured it is possible ! Jx
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