Snowy Christmas
“She pushed her hands in her pockets and glanced around for Marcus. He called from the high path that ran around the elevated ground above the lawn.
"Come on, Snowy." Emily jogged across the grass and up the mossy stone steps to join him. He stood admiring the view over the lake.
"We have moorhens and mallards wintering on the lake. We'll have lots of fluffy ducklings in the spring," he said. As they walked, a heron flew over, its huge wings flapping slowly. "Off to raid the lake of its fish again," Marcus said ruefully.
She loved walking with him because he knew so much about the local area and the countryside. The little birds all looked alike to her, yet he could identify the different species.
He had bird-feeding stations stocked with suet balls, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and grain at various points in the garden. Every day when he walked Peggy, he checked to be sure his gardeners had restocked the birdseed. It must cost him a fortune.
When they arrived back, Emily fetched a vacuum... cleaner and cleaning supplies from the utility cupboard on the ground floor and took it up to Marcus's apartment.MoreLess
"Come on, Snowy." Emily jogged across the grass and up the mossy stone steps to join him. He stood admiring the view over the lake.
"We have moorhens and mallards wintering on the lake. We'll have lots of fluffy ducklings in the spring," he said. As they walked, a heron flew over, its huge wings flapping slowly. "Off to raid the lake of its fish again," Marcus said ruefully.
She loved walking with him because he knew so much about the local area and the countryside. The little birds all looked alike to her, yet he could identify the different species.
He had bird-feeding stations stocked with suet balls, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and grain at various points in the garden. Every day when he walked Peggy, he checked to be sure his gardeners had restocked the birdseed. It must cost him a fortune.
When they arrived back, Emily fetched a vacuum... cleaner and cleaning supplies from the utility cupboard on the ground floor and took it up to Marcus's apartment.MoreLess
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