Holiday prep

With under a week before Leon, Pauline and myself are Kefalonia bound, I am well into my final prep for this holiday. Stuff that I've never previously had to consider has all been carefully worked through in order to ensure that I haven't missed anything important. Basically if, on arrival, I have forgotten something, then I simply go without or purchase, said item(s), in Lourdata? I am really quite proud of myself as the washing process was fairly stress free but, the bloody ironing of the assembled items isn't such a doddle. Thankfully, given the weather forecast for the next few days, I will have ample opportunity to develop my technique. I have been very fortunate to become the owner of a pair of, very expensive, "Tamberlan" hiking boots. No, I haven't won the Lottery, they were a gift from Benno; who acquired them via some dodgy business deal somewhere in the past. All I have to say is that they are on a different level, entirely, to those Regatta, Mountain Warehouse, etc, walking boots that I've discovered to be woefully inadequate as I wandered the Greek (& Turkish) countryside previously. All being well, I'll have something positive to say about them once I've given them an outing, or two, over the coming fortnight. 

I certainly don't encounter this type of terrain
when I'm out with Bruno!

I am hopeful that I'll be able to continue to update the blog whilst we're on Kefalonia as I am taking Bev's I-pad with me. Absolutely no idea how to transfer photos from the EOS to this contraption, so it will only be written content, but with an insight into what to expect to see when I return to the comfort of my laptop. The bungalow is now further protected by a rather fancy CCTV system that my neighbour Paul and I have had installed, plus my brother Sye (& Yve) is coming down to stay for a few days as they are looking to move to Sandwich, hence are on the look out for properties which fit their requirements (and budget!)  With all this in place, I am confident that things will be OK when I get home and normality resumes. 

A Chiffchaff at the bird bath

Not much else to report, as weather and events have conspired to keep me house bound for much of the time. Not bothered to run the moth trap recently, purely because conditions aren't conducive to the effort involved in a 06.00 hrs wake up call, in order to switch it off, then the subsequent checking of the egg trays for very little reward. The nocturnal feeding station remains very busy, with at least three different Foxes regularly visiting the garden. Hedgehogs, although still regular, are less reliable in their feeding patterns. I'll end with an image of an adult Fox who wasn't best pleased that there was a youngster at the feeding bowl when it arrived. There was no noise, so I'm guessing this is a threat gesture towards an underling?

Not three metres from my back door - an absolute privilege to witness such behaviour.