Country diary: A skittering, scampering taste of the Mediterranean | Lev Parikian

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Animals | The Guardian

Ventnor, Isle of Wight: On the hottest day of the year, both a wall lizard and I are having a good baskUp early for once. The moon’s still there, miraculous white ghost in the clear morning sky. If my eyes were better I might glimpse a capsule containing the four remarkable humans who have travelled further from our planet than anyone in history. With this knowledge, seeing the moon hits differently.I sit on the terrace, taking in the view.