probably last in May, see you in Canada!

More weird insects this year than I remember, including those little red flower-like growth on leaves, see photo. Also we have the invasion of tiny dead flying ants. A had to sweep them up this morning from the kitchen floor. I can't see them today. Also Alan saw a good sized snake - don't tell Erzsi, she won't come over ever again. Unfortunately by the time I went out with the camera it was gone. Alan was convinced it was a viper, it was over a meter long and beautifully patterned. But it was just a large specimen of a grass-snake, as it turned out, checked on the internet. Also today - a bunch of honey-bees from Nora's plot, that I heard swarming, from our toilet window, is settled in Erzsi's front yard on a lilac bush. Our honey-man (who supplies us with locally made honey) is on his way to get them. So we are definitely having an interesting life-sciences day today... we couldn't do justice with the photo, not daring going to near, but the dark/black bit is all bee. The other photos are; a better one of the fitness room I hope, the wood-workshop in the yard of the council. Oh, and there was a big do in the village culture house, the local ethnic german council is 20 years old, there was the usual slightly tedious program, food and dance.