Stone huts, stables, barns, pig sties…. The oldest out-buildings of the vineyard weep for renovation. Fortunately, I was reassured this morning that there is an upside to not having the time or means to make everything “nice.” One reward for living in semi disarray – the joy of sighting two “Huppes fasciées,” (Hoopoe in English) a protected species in Europe. Their numbers have fallen as pesticide use has grown and killed off their meal plan, mostly big insects like slugs, beetles, snails, etc. They nest in old abandoned buildings, piles of rocks, fallen trees. There has been a family here […]
Daily Archives: April 28, 2013
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