The Unexpected

Formentera, November 2021

And suddenly it happened that I fell for someone.

After so many years of being a very happy single, traveling all over the world, without strings attached, leading a life of a butterfly that enjoys little visits to all those interesting flowers in the field, I finally let myself go. With a fully open heart.
Aged both mid 40‘s and mid 50s, we are having fun in switching back and forth through all our lived decades in that love bird state. Mostly though staying stuck in that teenager state, being totally headless, playful and stupid. Glued together for almost 24 hours, we still see everything through those pink glasses.

Astonishing thing is that we had no idea this actually could still happen. None of us would have ever considered falling in love, or even worse, naming someone your boyfriend or girlfriend! That was totally out of the question. And here we go. From one day to the next, things change. So unexpected. We jump around like young foolish horses, both limping with our left legs due to changed physical conditions for life. It‘s so much fun to loose the plot. Neglecting our duties, we just about making it to keep up with work but all the rest is left behind in the background. Offline.

Our days consist in either getting up early by sunrise to go fishing, or cruise around the island with his Landrover doing errants. We take daily swims in the, by now, cold sea. Due to change of weather conditions after those rainy and windy weeks of november, Formentera is looking soon more like Scotland or Ireland. Not usual at all, so lush and green. While I keep searching and hunting for photographs with my Hasselblad, he takes off with his kayak to surf the mediterranean waves.

I guess, Mr P has a serious competitor, at least for the time being.