I'm sneaking you some photos from an idyllic village. Instead of a traditional hen, you can simply hang a red light bulb. There's also a mother hen, but there are a lot of chicks and not all of them can keep warm. Such a light bulb gives off heat, which warms the chicks and works a bit like an artificial mother. Red calms the chicks, is not as conspicuous as regular light and helps them feel better. The chickens are very happy to gather under it, because they feel warm and safe there, near the mother hen. And then there's the issue of the chicks - there are a lot of them because such small chickens were bought and left at night for breeding.

Today on my Sunday walk I met a family of swan. Two adult swans, all white, elegantly swimming in the water, and behind them a group of dark chicks. At first glance it looked a bit strange as if they were not related at all, but to children and parents. This appearance is normal, I have already searched for information about why they have different colors. Small swans are dark because this color of feathers (or rather down, because I don't think they have feathers yet) camouflages them better. Thanks to this, it is harder for potential predators to spot them, especially when they are sitting in the reeds or swimming by the shore. They will only turn white later, when they grow up a bit.

May is usually the communion season in Poland, which I associate with long, warm days. Meanwhile, this year, most communion events are held indoors and it's hard to go outside because it's raining, cloudy, or cold! I've captured some of the warmth in the photos, but the weather is supposed to change - it's supposed to be only +2 degrees Celsius at night, and it's almost June. Cold...!

I tested a Georgian restaurant. Khinkalnia taste a bit like Polish dumplings with meat. They are juicy, inside they have hot broth and well-seasoned meat, a slightly spicy aftertaste of meat. For the first time, while eating, I wondered what to do with that hard tip, by which the khinkalnia is held - it is hard, sometimes raw, it is probably not eaten :) On the second plate there is a kebab with lamb - the best taste was the white sauce with an interestingly herbal flavor.

In the first photo, your keen eye will notice two cats in the green grass that followed me during a short walk. After the walk, I was partly the author of the pizza. A homemade, quick recipe that consists of a few simple ingredients and you can mix it even by hand in a bowl and knead it on a pastry board. Pour half a teaspoon of sugar into 150 ml of lukewarm water and crumble 10 g of fresh yeast. Mix and set aside for 2 minutes. Then add 250 g of flour, 2 tablespoons of olive oil and half a teaspoon of salt. Knead the dough for 2 minutes until smooth and elastic. If it sticks, add a little flour, and if it is too dry, add a little water. Make a ball of the dough, cover and set aside in a warm place for an hour to rise. For the sauce, mix ketchup with tomato paste or preferably canned tomato sauce, add a little salt, pepper, a pinch of sugar and oregano. Roll out the risen dough, spread with sauce, add whatever you like, I used salami, cheese, mushrooms. Bake at 240 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

I don't often have the opportunity to leave the house for a longer walk, I'm a bit of a couch potato, especially in winter. Of course, winter is over and spring in full bloom will soon be over. So I'm probably showing the last few oats of lushly growing pansy flowers and I'm giving you a taste of food. After a long walk, you deserve a big bowl of food 🙂