Sunday Sundries

I've witnessed a few frightening things in my life but yesterday evening almost found myself in the middle of a fight. I was out dog-walking at my usual time and we were doing our usual route. There were a couple of individuals in a small fenced- in area displaying strange behaviour - squatting in a weird way and then getting up. Suddenly two more men came running and shouting menacingly in a foreign language. One of the men in the field picked up a long metal bar, but at that very moment a car came round the corner, brakes screeching, and all four of them took off running and shouting down the street with the car behind them. And no this wasn't a movie although our area is popular for that. Anyway, we quickly retraced our steps and didn't continue our normal nightly routine. I didn't want to take the chance that they would start shooting if any of them should have a weapon. I know I've remarked that not everyone here has a gun. However, that doesn't mean that they don't exist. It's just not like in the US where so many people do own one or more guns. The ironic thing here is there's a police station just up the street where all this took place (and it all happened in 30 seconds or less).

A couple of hours before we went out, we suddenly got a bit of rain which has cooled things off quite a bit. This is probably one of the reasons I didn't see people sitting out on benches in the cool of the evening last night; another reason is one of the bar that has a terrace has closed for holidays.Today, so far anyway, it's still pleasant but should be up in the 90's (35º C +) beginning tomorrow.

I've just now noticed that I got an even number for a change on the visitor counter on Post Secret. If there's only one thing I can say about this week's PS, then it would be that there's variety and at least one memorable quirky secret.

August is a month of birthdays in my family. Today is my nephew Chris's birthday. Hope everybody has a good week with no harrying experiences.