I STARTED THIS DAY

with painting half of the iron rods of the rocking bench that stands on the terrace and that needed badly a new colour. Baby blue we choose. I had made already the cushions and decided that I better do it now before autumn starts.
There could be a point in postponing it till next year, the winter weather could do much harm perhaps.
Late in the morning we drove to Brenkhausen to collect the repaired chairs.
Between Godelheim and Höxter are some little lakes (former big gravel dig ups) and we stopped there for the first time ever, walked around one. And discovered a new beach where we swom, lovely in the hot weather.
Along the lake there were so many dragonflies, butterflies and frogs too.
Then to Brenkhausen and from there to Höxter to the Obi for one gardentool, one geranium with soft purple colour and important! some protective screwtops (for the bench).

My haiku:

Dragonfly that hides
Amidst reed watching alertly
And jumps and misses

And the proverb:

Zij/hij zou de haan op den toren een lesje kunnen geven.

Translation: She/he could give the cock on top of the tower a lesson.