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WALKIES for a naughty and fat little doggie

Well, the Internet connection for ZOOM was not working properly on my birthday and this meant that I gave up on my online lessons with Grade 3. It was a sunny day, with a blue and almost cloudless sky. Instead of sitting in front of my laptop, I went for a walk in the beautiful Bulgarian countryside, with my dear Irisha and Tina, that naughty little dog. 

Along the River Nishava

With all of the roadworks still going on in the road outside our house, we went out the back way, through "the Secret Garden", the little bit of land that is next to our garden and between our garden and the river. The Secret Garden does not seem to belong to anyone, so we have taken it over. Mostly we use this piece of land for bonfires and of course we gather the walnuts from the big tree. 

A View ON a Bridge, not From It

Through the Secret Garden and then along the River Nishava we went. Most of the water for the "river" comes from the springs in Berende Izvor. The Nishava is not really much more than a big stream as it flows through the village of Kalotina and past our house. We crossed the river by means of an extremely wonky do-it-yourself bridge. On the other side of the river is the big field, often inhabited by a couple of friendly horses. A short way up the riverbank from the bridge is the home of a pair of kingfishers. It is wonderful to see that amazing electric blue darting over the water. The big field is just big enough for a long walk for a little dog.