Joy

Joy, oh joy! It rained last night. From the water around, I suspect it rained most of the night. The worst of the chasms in the soil have closed up. The soil still leaves deep rifts where it abuts solid objects such as walls & fences, but all is looking considerably better than it has in ages.

One of present joys in our garden is the flowering of some sunflowers. These giants of the garden are a coppery colour rather than the usual yellow. They’re not what I’d call “red” as our gardener expected when she planted them this year.

The French for sunflowers is “le tournesol”, the plant that turns to the sun. Certainly our sunflowers predominantly face the direction of the sun. They seem to move more facing it as the sun moves around in the sky. Admittedly I can’t see that happening today as the sky is grey & white with clouds, no blue sky or sun in sight.

The other cause of joy is that the Fox seems to have made a step in the right direction healthwise. He’s managing to lift his legs up just using his leg muscles. It’s a bit of a strain but he can do it. He’s even managing to eat a bit more.

Somehow, now the cruise is more imminent, & he knows our friends can’t join us for dinner all the time, he seems a bit more relaxed, a bit more excited by the trip rather than filled with dread. I just hope this can keep on going.  Who knows, we might yet have a good holiday & fall in love with both Norway & cruising.