Everything about today was just fabulous starting with the bright skies and moods, people inviting us for fresh produce, animals attracting eyes in their natural poses I couldn't help but memorize digitally. Milking cows, letting the horse rest in front of the stable is day to day life at the farm and no one ever contemplates the black patches or the amount of flies on their backs. Unlike us - a town transplants to views of a rare occurrence elsewhere. Not that I was growing up in a big place as all the best parts of my childhood happily for me happened in a railway town where meadows, fields, rivers and mystery of deep woods created my never-fading love for all things countryside. Having said that I haven't actually experienced a real farm life when I'd be the first one to see the dawn and milking a cow is an activity I compare to mathematical equations I've hardly gotten away with. So when Damian's father suggested visiting his family in a rural area in the south of Poland, I more than eagerly jumped at the chance. Escapade worth every fly on my sandwich.
Some of the images will probably get framed or developed in silly amounts but it doesn't stop us from adding more elements to quickly chosen expositions. Weather has been perfect to begin with, no excessive heat just yet to let those strawberries mature at their own pace (have you tried barely ripe strawberry dumplings? They came out of water slightly sour but it was only our greedy whim to blame). Frugality was not an option in terms of food and entertainment however simple pleasures among the dearest and the fuzziest allowed us to have a whole month of an incredibly homely adventure.
Eyes get used to to the familiar view way too eagerly and mouths desperately seek favourite tastes so getting a thrill of spending a month in my home country seemed like a great idea to get lazy, soak up the early rays of summer sun, eat good portions of garden-bred fruit and nab a few things that are beyond my grasp on the British soil. Thanks for joining us on our almost 24 hour drive across Europe savoring the view of sleepy towns and villages from the wound down windows while getting a side-sunburn. Rubbing our eyes sleepily for the rest of our journey was too sorry to capture so the first thing we did after getting out of the moving home was throwing ourselves into the arms of our beds. The next day in Damian's parents' allotment garden made for lots of tasty and colourful images you'll find in another post.