The cry of
a single magpie greeted us as we locked our car and walked our luggage across
the Cappont bridge in Lleida last Sunday. The sighting of odd numbers of
certain birds, magpies included, is considered unlucky according to some
customs but this one only made me eager to walk along the Segre, whose marsh
grasses and reeds I enjoy exploring, as must be obvious by now. Then from the
bridge I could also see a cormorant diving on the waters below. That afternoon
however the cold held me back and I ended up taking only short walks in the
town, punctuated by a few visits to book stores and cafés. So the picture below
is from a previous riverine wander. The fog level was about the same both
times! Luck by the way was good in terms of feasting and exchanging gifts, the main
reason for the visit.
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