Poor Edmond has had a rough time lately, and the other day the vet drained a litre of fluid from his chest - his liver has long been struggling. We'll keep going with and for him as long as we can, but he is not always interested in eating despite Mary's tempting food. He has had a good run, and at 15 has survived well, but we shall see if the aftermath of this latest operation works out. It seems possible that he will be our last dog - I would struggle with ayounger, more active animal though we never say never - and we are keen to make his life as comfortable as possible.
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| The glow of midsummer twilight, looking north from our house | |
These past few weeks have also been eventful in our garden, and in France with the continuing drift to the right across much of Europe and national elections here now imminent. An anxious wait to see if the French electoral system is shock-proof.
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We have just lost another tree - a dead pine. Above is the garden a few years ago (Evie, our Norwich terrier, in shot), below M. Beaumann gradually demolishing the tree.
After the event - piles of wood neatly stacked up with more logs to follow when the trunks is split and sawn in a week or two. Plenty of light but lots of trees and bamboo still around for shade and interest, especially when the bamboo sways in the wind.
We have also had the pleasure of , a long weekend visit from Jeff and Fi - others of the family will follow over the summer.
The two tortoises seem to be in good shape and get through a lot of lettuce!
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