Every time I go out walking with the dog I take my smartphone with me. That's in case I fall down and need help getting up off the ground. I can call Walt to come help me get back home again. Or I can call the rescue squad to come rescue me. And every time I go out I see colors and shapes and scenes that inspire me to take a few pictures. Here's one:
We got two pieces of bad news yesterday. First, a good friend in the U.S. as tested positive for Covid. I haven't had a chance to talk to her yet. With the time difference and the end of daylight saving time in France but not yet in the U.S., it gets confusing and it's hard to stay in touch.
The other bad news was something we witnessed yesterday. Our across-the-street neighbor was out on his riding mower cutting the grass on his very big property for, I assume, the last time this year, before the heavy rains really set in. Then suddenly, his mower's motor stopped running right outside our front gate. Several other people came out of his house to see what was happening, and they spent 10 or 15 minutes trying to get the mower going again. Finally, they gave up and three or four of them pushed the machine back onto their property toward the garage where they keep it in storage over the winter.
This is a big deal for him, because now he has to find somebody to come get the mower, push or pull it up a ramp onto the back of a truck or a trailer, and drive it to who-knows-where to have it repaired. And then it has to be brought back. Last year this happened, and they were without a mower for nearly a year. They are the neighbors who live in Blois and have inherited their elderly parents' house in the country. They were having major renovation work done at their house in Blois when all this happened last year. I don't know if that work ever got finished.
I carry my phone for the same reason as you. I feel lost without it now. Today's photo is my favorite kind with the blue sky and the yellow vines. It would make a good screen saver. I hate the problems of keeping up a house, I never wanted two of them.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, as Evelyn said, this photo is a wonderful mix of colors and textures. It's always uplifting to see photos of a pretty blue sky, too.
ReplyDeleteUggh, for everything else you wrote about.
p.s. By "ugggh" I meant that I feel for everyone having to deal with these issues!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy seeing these pictures from the vineyard. The vines are even more colorful than the trees! Hoping that Rob Jetten wins as prime minister in Holland - he will be the first openly gay and youngest to serve.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the neighbor ran out of gas, or the blade got clogged with west grass?