Plastic tea bags... and last of the summer wine
Grape harvest in Andalucia, Spain. A loaded trailer full of the fruits of the vine, destined to be bottled under the labels of Monastrell, Syrah or Merlot.
My notebook is so full of reminders about interesting facts, events and exotic trivia for this week's column, that it will be a hodgepodge of paragraphs hopping from one thing to another.
In Africa, where there are lions and leopards present, farmers paint eyes on the backsides of their cattle. The eyes face the predators when the cattle are in stalls for the night and their unblinking stare deters them. Similarly, if you come upon a bear, the best tactic is not to run, but to look it straight in the eye, and it will often back off.
