As we were driving down to Albox market this morning we were surprised to see a ‘roller’. It is a bird about the size of a thrush but is brightly coloured a bit like a kingfisher. Of course it was miles too quick for us to get any pictures. It’s nickname derives from it being able to do barrel rolls in mid flight. It’s a fabulous little bird and another notch in our plants and bird book. It sometimes migrates to the UK as well as into mainland Europe from South Africa. We have lots of swallows and house martins here just now. They are fascinating to watch as they swoop around the house and caravan. We also saw a Kestrel which are quite common in these parts.
We noticed, as we drove past the BP filling station, that the lead free 95 octane petrol has now gone up to €1.04/ltr. The price has been creeping up for the past two months now.
We are out dancing again tonight, so I may have to leave the house progress report until tomorrow. We are also out tomorrow night so I may leave tomorrow’s house report until ummm… Thursday, I think. Nearly another week gone already.