Fish, Fish, Fish...

We went for a walk in the Retiro, partly because we thought it would be nice, and partly because the Madrid Book Fair has started, and is based there. But photos of books en masse are perhaps dull. On the way back, we went past the Pavilion and its Lagoon. A large dead ornamental carp being alternately savaged from beneath by a vigorous terrapin, and from above by an aloof black swan.


In happier news, the Pavilion itself is exhibiting a panda suit and a rat suit and videos of exciting adventures the man-dressed-as-panda and man-dressed-as-rat had all over Spain.

In less pretentious news, the sparrows in Atocha station were using the terrapins' sunbed as a dustbath. Which takes us full circle.