Nature, politics and sex in blackpropaganda

As always there is not just a cultural shock when you come back from a couple of weeks in Spain - there is the weather. C24 degrees on Monday in Alicante - and now C11 degrees at home - and that kind of rain which seems light - but soaks you if are out in it for a long time.
However, the real difference is the greenness. here the tress are in full verdant leafage (is that a word?) - new and vibrant different shades of green. The cow parsley festoons the roadsides - and we have a clematis and yucca juxtaposing pink and white. Sparrows and goldfinches are on the feeders - and the pigeons stand underneath picking up the residues which fall to them.
It really is great - and should get better as the temperature rises over the weekend - although no one is really saying how good it will be.
Our fridge is now full after some dedicated shopping - and I could not resist a few bottles of wine, even though we have plenty in the cellar (aka the back of the garage). It must be the fact that we got a rebate on the unused fuel in the tank from the car hire company in Spain. It is a far better policy than go out full, and bring back empty which used to be the case - and you never used enough. Of course it is s till a scam since they charge you over the odds for the fuel!
The bane of our lives is the political debate about the EU referendum - are there still 28 days to go? I know a lot of expat British in Spain have the vote and want the UK to stay in the EU. We do too. Not just because we have property abroad which is helped by being part of the EU, but also people should recognise that the UK has very little real power - (two aircraft carriers with no aircraft for them is just one aspect) - and needs to be part of a bigger operation. Sure, there are problems, but to me the geriatric leaders of the leave campaign offer very little future I want to be part of.
Wow - politics! - what next - sex?
No sex please I’m British - that’s for Europeans.


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Last updated May 26, 2016