The Valley in Bloom
The view out of the kitchen, living room and bedroom, here in the little flat, looks out onto a little valley. (I tried to post a picture but I cannot figure it out). It is a nature preserve area, so it guarantees that we will alway have a nice view. The little valley has a couple of old farmhouses, a small hunting lodge (small is the key word), and further down almost at the seafront, there are fields. A few days ago I noticed they had been covered in fertilizer (my nose alerted me) as I walked past. Yesterday I saw little green shoots coming out of the ground. I have no idea what they have planted, but I will know as the plants grow.
Just a few meters further is the sea. We cannot see it from the flat, because a luxury hotel blocks our view at the bottom of the valley, but it is less than a 10 minute walk down the hill from the front door to the Mediterranean. It is quite a contrast to look at the sea on one side, fields on the other, and in between a buzzing seafront promenade with people coming to and fro.
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