Maximum temperature today 24C, minimum 15C. Rainfall 15 mm measured since my last post; 3 km/h South Easterly winds with up to 27 km/h gusts.
Total rainfall since 1st January; 572 mm and still raining!
There have been a lot of storms around and we have not had our computers and WiFi connected, therefore I am even further behind with my blogs now. Here are the last few photos taken from my walk the other day.
Wild Strawberries. Very small but tasty.
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
A secret lane through the forest 😉
Wheat as far as the eye can see.
Day Lilies.
Damselfly - a first for me. Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) male.
As above.
A member of the bellflower family I think!
Bindweed.
Grapes.
Shaun the sheep 😊 Well the lamb wasn't but all the females are shorn.
Unknown.
Possibly a Black Kite but it was far away (Milvus migrans)
The strawberries look delicious. The birds are lovely. But how did you get the dragonflies? They are really hard to capture.
ReplyDeleteThe little wild strawberries are everywhere but not always easy to see! This is a damselfly, the one in my last post was a dragonfly. Lucky if they just stop for a few seconds, but this one was difficult as not only was it moving around but the wind was blowing quite strong as well!! Take care Diane
DeleteI think that soon France is just going to wash away!
ReplyDeleteWe had very few cherries this year, think it was just too wet and they all split! Last night's rain brought us up to 584 mm now for the year! Hope you have a good week. Diane
DeleteEverything is blooming nicely. That's great for we humans who l love beauty and for the lovely birds who need food. I hope you are keeping well even though you are very busy.
ReplyDeleteThe road-sides are very pretty thanks to all the rain, but the garden is really too wet. Not sure what is going to happen to things like potatoes, so wet!!! The painting is slowly getting to me; everything is needing two coats and in some places three!! Have a great week Diane
DeleteOh you've got berries! I have such fond memories of our family garden and all of the food it produced as a kid.
ReplyDeleteNone in the garden, but plenty in the forests and road-sides, they are though much maller that home grown ones Cheers Diane
DeleteYou have taken some very beautiful photos from your interesting walks! The close up of the dragonfly, it looks fierce.
ReplyDeleteThat is a damselfy not a dragonfly Nancy. I see things out on the walks that I seldom if ever see in our garden. Happy week Diane
DeleteIt really is so good to get out and have a walk between storms. Everything looks so lush Diane. Stormy weather here for the next week.
ReplyDeleteP.s. still coughing. Have been for x-rays and CT scan all seem to be fine, next step is camera down throat.. we'll see what happens there. How is your cough?
I have been picking elderberry flowers and making cordial, hoping that it will help my throat. As soon as the flowers are over, and the berries appear, I will make syrup and try that as well. Nothing from the chemist or the Dr is stopping the cough, so I will now try homemade!! Nothing venture, nothing gain!!!
DeleteI had the camera down my throat when I had the last cough and they said there was nothing then!!
Happy week. Diane
Your photos are always beautiful, Diane. I especially love the one with the sheeps. Be careful with the storms. Kisses, my friend.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mia, Luckily although we have been given lots of warning for storms they have not been directly overhead so far, but it could happen yet!! Take care and have a good week Diane
DeleteGreat variety in this post Diane!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marie hope all is well Diane.
DeleteWe have a bunch of strawberries coming in right now - yum! Great shots.
ReplyDeleteWe both love strawberries but sadly they do not agree with me so I do not grow them at home. I buy a few for Nigel! Take care Diane
DeleteAnother lovely variety of pretty photos, thank you Diane. The birds, the flowers, the sheep, everything, absolutely delightful. Sounds like you are getting a lot of rain. I hope it doesn’t cause problems for you. We got a flood watch the other day.
ReplyDeleteDenise thankfully we are on high ground so we will not flood, but we have storm warnings coming in quite often. The ground is already saturated though which is not good for my root vegetables! Take care Diane
DeleteThat wheat crop reminds me of my childhood. I grew up in a tiny village surrounded by farms.
ReplyDeleteOur hamlet is only 10 houses so we have farms all around us here. Cheers Diane
DeleteGreat photos Diane. It does look like a Black Kite, my favourite of these photos is the secret path through the forest. I can imagine it being walked by elves and fairies at night.
ReplyDeleteHa ha the writer coming out in you with elves and fairies. It looked quite inviting, but as the forests around us are all privately owned I will not walk into them. Also, the French are keen hunters so I try to keep to public roads and tracks!! Take care Diane
DeleteWild strawberries pack a lot of flavor in a small package.
ReplyDeleteThey certainly do but I only eat the odd one as they gernerally kick off a bout of diverticulis with me! Take care Diane
DeleteGREAT photos! I love seeing all the flowers, bugs and sites though your eyes and lens. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam, always love to hear from you. Hope you are feeling better, Diane
DeleteI'm going to try and catch up also, Diane.
ReplyDeleteMore beautiful photos from you, I see. Loved seeing the wheat fields.
xoxo
I hope that you are feeling much better. Catching up is always difficult! Thnaks for taking the time to comment. Take care, Diane xox
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