Sunday, July 15, 2018

15/07/2018 A very happy France.....

Maximum temperature today 31C, minimum 17C.  A light shower of rain this evening, I hope for the garden we may get a bit more; 9 km/h North westerly winds with up to 24 km/h gusts. 

Bastille day celebrations last night
 Not the best photos, with all the rain this year the trees seem to have grown more than ever, viewing in the field was somewhat obstructed!

As above,  I have a fairly good video but our WiFi speed will not allow me to download it!

Today France wins the World Cup Football 2018.  Fabulous result, cheers ....

Image result for champagne glass

Happy sunflowers in the fields yesterday...

and a glowing sky.

I will try to catch up with more holiday photos next week, I just seem to be getting further and further behind!


N.B. My bird blog is updated  HERE 

Part 16 of the birds seen in Africa.

23 comments:

  1. There is more than a little irony that you have been bemoaning the rain all year and now you are hoping for a little more.

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    1. David we had 7mm last night which was very welcome, despite the storm and all the damage on the 7th, the high temperatures since have turned the soil into rock hard. The total rainfall this year is 687mm which is much higher then normal.
      Have a good week Diane

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  2. Beautiful photos as always Diane. Congratulations to France!

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    1. Thnaks Penny. A good weekend all round :-) Take care and enjoy the week ahead Diane

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  3. So much to celebrate. Congrats on the World CUp win!

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    1. Thanks a very happy France :-) Enjoy your week Diane

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    1. Thnaks Emma, lots of shouting at home but we ahd the right result for us. Take care Diane

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  5. Love the fireworks, Diane. And, the sunflower; I can never get them to grow for me.

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    1. I have had them in the garden but I just like to see the filds of them. So spectacular. Take care Diane

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  6. Happy celebration! Love fireworks! Congratulations for France winning this year's World Cup! Sunflower and sunset are gorgeous!

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    1. Thanks Nancy it was a good weekend :-) Keep well Diane

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  7. Congratulations to France for winning the World Cup. Enjoyed your post as always Diane. Have a great week :)

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    1. Thanks Denise, you have a good week also. Diane

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  8. Lots of happiness represented in these photos. ;-)

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  9. A happy time all round for France Diane. You were lucky to have a view of the fireworks 🎇 Happy new week ahead ✨

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    1. Grace we were quite close to the fireworks but the trees seem to have doubled in size this year!!! Have a good week Diane

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  10. You can't look at a field of sunflowers and not smile.

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    1. I could not agree more, the happiest flowers I know :-) Enjoy your week Diane

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  11. Wow....loving the sunflowers and the firework pics. Beautiful. I planted one sunflower this yr and it did not come up. Matter of fact the garden just has not been the best this yr. I think I know the issues and I plan on working on that.

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    1. Our garden is not doing well this year either. First too much rain, then the storm, followed by a fortnight of dry very high temperatures!!! Next year will be better :-))))) Take care Diane

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  12. I am in the same boat going further behind. Well done to the French Football team. We enjoyed watching the match.

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