Saturday 9th June (Cool and Cloudy and an Adder)


Mr. Kite looked out of The Joint into a cool and cloudy sky. The camp-site was full of camping vans and tents. Overhead swifts flew and two hot air balloons were blown in the breeze and from a poplar tree a golden oriole called.

Today Spain was in festive mood and holidaying so Mr. Kite and His Lady went into Haro to eat tapas and drink Rioja. From the street cafes they watched white storks adding more twigs to their nests.

On the way back to the camp-site Mr. Kite and His Lady came across an adder basking in the evening sunshine on the pavement. As the pavement was quite busy Mr. Kite thought that it was better for the reptile to move out of the way of the people and onto the other side of a low wall.

Mr. Kite picked up a stick to encourage the viper to move and gently eased it towards the wall. However the snake bite the stick and was quite aggressive and reluctant to move. Now Mr. Kite thought about picking it up by it's tail but the adder was not keen on being touched; so Mr. Kite and His Lady had to rethink the plan. Looking around Mr. Kite noticed an old glove and a flat piece of wood. The snake was then scooped up and popped over the wall.

Soon Mr. Kite was enjoying an Aurum Special. Cheers to the adder and his future.