As the sun shines through the tulip petals you can hardly not feel joy at the natural world. While wars rage and people suffer nature keeps on giving. In line with my other pictures of villages I have been to here is an idea of Almirante in Northern Panama. Stopped in at the south african shop in Witney to get guavas, Eetsummore biscuits for the kids and chockits for me. There are fewer and fewer in a packet these days.
While having supper I started wondering about those well laid dinner tables. Candlesticks Gravy boats Soup tureens Toast racks Napkin rings Lobster picks Stilton scoops Mayonnaise spoons Nutcrackers Knife rests Soup ladles Vegetable tureens with covers Electric carving knives Salt spoons Umpteen glasses Ice bucket Butter knife if butter was not already rolled Lots more varieties of knives, forks and spoons. Now on my supper table there was a piece of kitchen towel, a plastic mug, an already served plate of carrot, asparagus with a piece of brie from the nose and a peeled pear. All tasted great. A sunny day is back for a day and so ate outside for first time this year but then an hour later I was back indoors under a blanket having a snooze.