1 - 8 June 2021
The garden is terribly dry, usually we have had a deluge or two from thunderstorms in April and May, but this year there has been very little rain. Garden chores are a pain, the grass is rough and dry underfoot, with sharp thistles ready to stab you in the ankle at every step.
But I made an effort to try to tidy up the beds, and collected in the dry broad bean pods for shelling, to keep the beans as seed stock for next year. The internet said wait till they go dry and black on the stalks before picking. That worked, as they were easier to crack out of the pods (with good gloves on) than they were to pod when fresh.
One evening we went to a recently reopened beachside restaurant, Pinewood in Nydri, and admired the view - very peaceful and quiet.
On another evening, in our garden, I looked up from turning on the watering hose and saw an unexpected aspect, including the cat gazing at the golden light spilling over the far end of the paving. It looked just a little magical.
Friends of friends had organised a two hour yoga and meditation at a hotel over in Geni, so, despite being very out of practice I went along. A beautiful session, but the yoga was a little strenuous for me.
Dave got his second jab, and was issued with a European Digital Covid Certificate. One of us done, mine is at the end of the month.
Evidence that our precious ladybirds have migrated around the garden and are getting stuck into the aphids on the cabbages. I hadn’t seen one since the hatching and was worried they might all have flown away
Talking of bugs, I saw this one on the apricot tree. Large and unusual.
More podding, me doing more broad beans, while Dave stripped the popcorn cobs. We then tried the popcorn and it was very good. Who knew you could grow it!
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