Mr was attacking the pampas grass. It
must go, lovely as it shakes under a night wind and brings to mind tropical
storms and thoughts of white sanded island beaches. The whip of those leaves
cut like paper edges.
I had a plan to dig up the bushy tree that
grows nothing edible, to make room for cherry and plum. Before my hand can
touch a spade, the rain comes cold and wet.
It's a commonly held belief here that if
one is to be cold and wet one might as well be at the seaside.
From the damp earth to Widemouth Bay we
travel, by rusty car. One 50 pence piece, and one 10, drop into the ticket
machine to buy one hour of car park time.
Dog runs, the rocks are sculptural, the
pools clear, the sun visible, warmth discernable, my feet jump out of their
boots. Mr looks at bends of rock and sighs over forces.
We run back to the car under pelts of
hail: stop halfway home to buy hot pasties, gobble them up, giggle at the steam
on windows.
Sometimes, there's nothing better than a Cornish pasty.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely outing. You are fortunate to live near the shore. Hail, steam? The sea follows you inland. Does that here too!
ReplyDeleteMe thinks you've describe the perfect day out in this green and getting greener, pleasant land! :)
ReplyDeleteMust take our lovable dog for a run on the beach. Will park on a side street. Too cheap to pay for parking!
Be well.
Gary
Sounds like although the rain and hail were uncomfortable, there was still plenty to celebrate in each other's company. Wonderfully whimsical post! Loved it. :D
ReplyDeleteAre you digging up the pampas grass? Those roots go deep don't they.... holy cow. I have some out front of my house and I don't thinkg I would ever get it dug. I would have to have someone come in with a big digger to get it out.
ReplyDeleteTo dream of tropical islands - so soothing, when as in Berlin now, temperature outside drops under zero... Spring HAS to come, definitely!
ReplyDeleteSometimes it has to be a pasty Mr Kix!
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone - hope we can ditch the pampas... might need a bonfire! That will heat the garden up even if spring keeps chucking hail at us :-)