Coots
25 March:
Today was the first real day of spring and we walked to the Euro park with Johannes the Dutch, Dado the Serb and Gary the spritely Canadian. These guys are all relatively old dudes which was funny for me and Jax cuz it was just us and the international geezers. What lovely company though. Refreshing to hear stories and observations unlike our own.
We sat down in front of the still water of a pond, gazed at the sun spraying through the still bare trees and discussed coots. Coots are unlike any bird you'll see in Toronto. They're black with white beaks and really huge feet. They squeak like toys. I love them because they will constantly remind me of here in the way that magpies will forever remind me of Provence. I was in hell yesterday but today I feel better and tomorrow's another day. Adaptability is a prized virtue.
Today was the first real day of spring and we walked to the Euro park with Johannes the Dutch, Dado the Serb and Gary the spritely Canadian. These guys are all relatively old dudes which was funny for me and Jax cuz it was just us and the international geezers. What lovely company though. Refreshing to hear stories and observations unlike our own.
We sat down in front of the still water of a pond, gazed at the sun spraying through the still bare trees and discussed coots. Coots are unlike any bird you'll see in Toronto. They're black with white beaks and really huge feet. They squeak like toys. I love them because they will constantly remind me of here in the way that magpies will forever remind me of Provence. I was in hell yesterday but today I feel better and tomorrow's another day. Adaptability is a prized virtue.
posted by Plutoplazm at 1:32 AM
1 Comments:
so glad you are feeling better today. I just finished posting a comment on the last piece and you popped up again. Amazing, I am on the otherside of the world and yet the internet brings people so much closer! Frances
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