Water supply

People from Europe report freezing cold over there, while here we are so lucky to enjoy spring time at the beginning of February.

Flowers and vegetables are growing well. We have to hurry to trim down the trees and vines in time. Birds started nesting. I guess the tortoises will surface soon.

They started digging the roads in the village to have water pipes laid. A real necessity because in winter the water is running only every other day and in summer the villagers have to wait 4 to 5 days before getting a new supply in their water tanks.

We do not have this problem as we are living on the outskirts of the village. That’s why they will not start digging the road in front of our house before next year.

We had quite some rain this year, although not (actually never) enough for the farmers. It brought along a few nasty infections (cold, ear infection, flew). We are recuperating from that and moving slowly out of the winter living room and winter cloths. The house is gradually warming up.

In 3 to 4 months it will be too and we will look up the coolness of the house, while now we want to get outside into the sun as much as possible. Winter is the only season during which we can sustain the sun heat the whole day.

It is so different from the Belgian climate.

Yesterday, Nadia, Mohamed’s daughter in law asked me how much it would cost for her to buy a plane ticket to Brussels. The price was not an issue. She would find the money. When I told her that even in summer the heating has to be put on in Belgium, she let lose the idea of satisfying her curiosity. A few pictures will do.