we got through the hot summer with almost no rain - just once: 1,5 cm. so i am watering everyday somewhere. when i do all the places i planted it takes me 2 hours. i could meditate while doing so - still working on that ;-(.
we had some very nice guests and dogs this season and with some we were even house hunting. so much fun to investigate old ruins and the left interior. the best were the little bats living in the places.
seems they do not built big colonies like in the usa. just 3 here 5 there. we have 2 spending the day underneath an overhang on the balcony floor and fly off every day at sunset and get their first catches around the house.
the last guests are coming this weekend at the neighbors and i hope they have a sunny time here. i remember it can be very wet and foggy. the mosquito/sandfly problem - at sleep at least got solved - the new big net covering the bed. i thought maybe we should keep it up - it keeps also the warmth inside. for the cooler time it would be a nice benefit.
the metal staircase is built and up. lots of measuring and adjusting to the surface of the wood beam. my part were the tiles. - they needed to be jack-hammered (the concrete from previous use) and brushed, washed and sorted.we have around 15 different styles/sizes. who knows where they all came from.
before and after washing, but still with concrete edges:
now they have to get glued to the steps and sealed with something - we still work on that.
