Well, a brief catch up. The last few days have been very warm indeed. It reached 35 degrees C here at our finca today, and with the high humidity it is a little stifling to say the least! Numerous cool showers were the order of the day, after I spent most of yesterday feeling ill and overwhelmed from the heat - I forgot to drink enough and with cleaning someone else's finca for them I became overheated! easily done - I suppose.
So, the animals seem to be doing well, the dogs are keeping cool by lying under the orange trees in the dusty earth or in the cooler earth, where the sprinklers from next doors fields have left cool, damp ground.
The hens (what's left of them) are keeping cool under the hen house. I have been sprinkling cool water on the earth for them to bath in. I am thinking of getting them a mini pool and putting a little water in for them, just to see what they do! I don't think hens can swim, so it needs to be shallow! I will get back to you all on how we do with that one! The feathers are finally beginning to grow back on one of the girls, her back was virtually bare after the cockerel had been at her, but now she is beginning to recover. The girls are also laying really well, I believe it must have been 'him' that was eating the eggs occasionally!
The cats, all lie about sleepily for most of the day, somewhere shady. In the bamboo, under trees, amongst a pile of leaves etc. All the kittens seem to be doing well.
Tomatoes are growing nicely, although they are exhibiting strange markings. It is either a tomato illness or under/over watering. I have to research that tomorrow.
All the other vegetables seem to be doing quite well, since we've been watering correctly! I can't wait to get some new plants in, so I can really see things grow at their proper rate, instead of being water starved!
More updates to come. Stay tuned. Over 'n' out from a very hot Sa Pobla.
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