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The photo above is a new pond going in across the street. Click here to see the promising new pond that was created in March. It didn’t do well. Some children, teens, and adults thought it was a new place to play. I saw one dog owner go into a fit of apoplexy (well, not quite) when his dog ran through. It wasn’t the dog’s fault. A leash is required in the city except in a dog park, there’s a dog park a minute away. I saw a couple give a group of teens a talking to as they sat on the slope, picking flowers from the plants and tossing stones in the pond (and aiming for the lily pads). It didn’t do much good and I couldn’t do a thing from 7 stories up. I don’t know what their plan is for this new pond, but I hope it’s more successful.
Our pal María will be here in a couple of hours with her parents, Cristina and Alfonso. We’re having lunch together. I need to run across the street and buy something for María! Last time, Maria and Cristina were here alone and took the train. I picked up a bunch of jewelry at Ale-Hop in the station and it was a huge hit. I’m hoping for another success. I think we’ll go to a restaurant about a 6-minute walk from us.
I took a walk yesterday before lunch. The heat was already too much, but I managed an hour taking in the sunshine and flowers and trees. Many of the flowering trees now have seedpods. The roses along the Paseo are still showing off, although not with the same splendor as in the spring. We’ve got a severe warning for high temperature this week. It’s currently only 33˚C/91.4˚F but will climb to over 42˚C/107.6˚F. A nice day… to be inside an air-conditioned restaurant.
La foto de arriba muestra un nuevo estanque que se está construyendo al otro lado de la calle. Haz clic aquí para ver el prometedor estanque que se creó en marzo. No funcionó bien. Algunos niños, adolescentes y adultos pensaron que era un nuevo lugar para jugar. Vi a un dueño de perro sufrir un ataque de apoplejía (bueno, no del todo) cuando su perro entró corriendo. No fue culpa del perro. Es obligatorio llevar correa en la ciudad, excepto en los parques para perros; hay uno a un minuto. Vi a una pareja reprender a un grupo de adolescentes sentados en la ladera, recogiendo flores de las plantas y lanzando piedras al estanque (apuntando a los nenúfares). No sirvió de mucho y no pude hacer nada desde siete pisos de altura. No sé qué plan tienen para este nuevo estanque, pero espero que tenga más éxito.
Nuestra amiguita María estará aquí en un par de horas con sus padres, Cristina y Alfonso. Vamos a comer juntos. ¡Tengo que cruzar la calle corriendo y comprarle algo a María! La última vez, María y Cristina vinieron solas y tomaron el tren. Compré un montón de joyas en Ale-Hop, en la estación, y fue todo un éxito. Espero tener otro éxito. Creo que iremos a un restaurante a unos 6 minutos a pie.
Di un paseo ayer antes de comer. El calor ya era insoportable, pero conseguí pasar una hora disfrutando del sol, las flores y los árboles. Muchos de los árboles en flor ya tienen vainas. Las rosas del Paseo siguen luciendo, aunque no con el mismo esplendor que en primavera. Tenemos una alerta severa por altas temperaturas esta semana. Actualmente solo hay 33°C/91,4°F, pero subirá a más de 42°C/107,6°F. Un día agradable… para estar en un restaurante con aire acondicionado.
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It’s amazing that the flowers are all holding up so well in that heat.
Terrible of me, but I immediately assumed that the teenagers would have been boys — nope!
So glad that you got out for a walk 🙂 Enjoy the air conditioned lunch visit.
Judy:
I was surprised by the teens, too. Three out of four were girls. The visit was perfection!
Odd looking pond, but kids with nothing to do will be kids.
Our heat spell ended this past weekend and we are in the 60s at night and high 70s during the day; we’re getting rain but I’ll take that with the cool.
Bob:
The structure is a number of years old and I THINK was a fountain first. When we arrived, it was all bare and I’m pretty sure the arched area had visible water spouts. We’re just hoping for relief from the heat come September. Reaching over 105 this entire week.
Stay cool, way cool.
David:
We’re way cool in the house. Get to the point of feeling like we’re gonna die when we’re out.
That’s some heat. I’m surprised you can get out walking, good for you. Even with low humidity, that’s hot. Do you get thunderstorms? Maybe they tend to happen in higher humidity, my weather knowledge is a bit sketchy.
That’s boud up there.
Boud:
We have a rainy season here and do get thunder storms. That can run from September to May, but the height of it is November. Rain this time of year is rare. July rains are almost unheard of. August, the chance is very low.
Enjoy your lunch with Maria and her parents!
Debra:
It was wonderful.
Oh, kids. That group is rather bold, doing their silly kid behavior right in front of god and everyone in broad daylight.
Please do not keel over from the heat.
Ms. Moon
Ms. Moon:
Clearly not a pleasant group of kids. I know it’s hard to resist and their brains aren’t fully developed, but they were non-plussed by the adults reprimanded them. SG said he felt close to keeling over the other afternoon. We really do need to limit our jaunts to early in the day or late in the evening.
Kids will be kids. I would have played on it myself at that age. At any rate, it’s kind of odd-looking.
Kirk:
I thought the same thing. It’s very inviting. I was saddened by the fact they didn’t seem to care at all when they were reprimanded. THAT would NOT have been me.
I swear….you two get more visitors than the planet earth gets alien visits!!!!! It’s like a rotating roster of guest stars!!!
I have no idea what kind of pond has a slope on it like that. It’s no wonder they’re redoing it. It must have been very odd looking.
Mistress Borghese:
I tell myself how lucky we are (and deserving, of course) to have such wonderful people in our lives. We don’t have any true local friends and we hope that will come. But our other friends continue to make us feel loved and not lonely.
The “pond” was I think originally a fountain, with watering coming from the arched area and shooting into the sloped middle. It IS an odd shape for a pond. They’re not redoing the structure, must the pond feature. I wonder if it will ever be a successful use in the middle of the city and accessible at all hours.
Roses are utterly lovely – even in the heat! Jx
Jon:
I was surprised by how many roses there still are.
Those yellow roses are gorgeous! I’d be tempted to cut a few for a bouquet… Maddie makes a good point about that weird pond slope: those kids had roller blades on too. Just a lawsuit waiting to happen!
Hopefully, the new pond will be flat with some type of recirculating water feature to prevent it becoming an algae-covered scum hole! Perhaps a doggy pool would be a good idea, given Cordoba’s heat waves.
Does your Ale-Hop in Cordoba have a cow too? The one in Fuengirola was always so stylishly accessorized!
Tundra Bunny:
My mother would have a bouquet daily! The “pond” is an older structure that I think was originally a fountain. It’s a strange design made even stranger when framing a pond. We’ll see how this next iteration goes. They’re not tearing anything down. And, yes, I’m surprised I haven’t seen anyone with a skate board or inline skates. All Ale-Hops have the cow, even the smaller shop in the train station. And it is also always appropriately adorned. Rainbow scarf and hat for Pride.
I’m not sure why the pond has the slanted feature to it, but I guess that would be inviting to bored kids. Did the sign in front of it by any chance say “keep off”? (not that that would stop some folks)
Kelly:
I think the “pond” was originally a fountain with jets all around that arch. Too inviting for kids. And yes, the sign said something about a pond being in progress of naturalization and shouldn’t be touched. After problems the first time around, they put up a similar sign. It was ignored.
Ohhh any water feature is probably a blessing with all that heat!
And I love that the roses are still pushing through…
XOXO
Sixpence Notthewiser:
The fountains around town are a pleasure.
Is it wrong that I kept hoping one of those kids would slide down into the water?
Walt the Fourth:
I hoped the same thing even though it would be complete destruction of the lilies. There was no hope for those anyway.