The maximum temperature here today is 15⁰C, minimum 6⁰C. (Freak weather for December!) Dry now, but rain is forecast for the remainder of the week. South-Westerly winds of 24km/h with gusts up to 48 km/h.
Sunset 04/12/2022
Autumn Walk 01/12/2022
A very late field of sunflowers 01/12/2022
Mum and calf 03/12/2022
Mistletoe 03/12/2022 Sadly too high for me to pick any!
03/12/2022 Possibly Conocybe apala.
03/12/2022 Slime Mould Cauliflower. (Reticularia lycoperdon or Enteridium lycoperdon). Confusing!
03/12/2022 Vitrac Saint Vincent
Vitrac Saint Vincent
- Église Saint-Maixent.
The first stone was laid in the year 1080 under the supervision of the powerful lord of Chabanais. The church of Vitrac in the 12th century was as important as its sister in Chasseneuil.
Also at Vitrac St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum).
Vitrac - Wax Begonias ( Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum).
06/12/2022 Back home in the garden Choisya ternata
Hydrangea.
A climbing rose still in flower and surviving a couple of frosts.
Hot stuff was brought in from the greenhouse (Capsicum chinense Habanero.)
10/12/2022 A survivor picked from my walk on the 1st.
11/12/2022 Our first heavy frost brought the heart-shaped Ginkgo biloba leaves all to the ground
Moon over the rooftops, not quite full.
07/12/2022 very late Eurasian Cranes (Grus grus) flying South.
Christmas deco in Leclerc supermarket.
The berries of the cotoneaster.
Wishing you all the very best over the holidays and I hope that 2023 is a good year for all of us.
My local list of wildflowers. (91 Species 13/12/2022).
wow So many beautiful shots! Wonderful to see those flowers. We had horribly cold weather last whole week, -8, then today suddenly 4C..and it has been raining on and off. Have a fun holiday season!
ReplyDeleteThanks Angie. The weather here is very similar, it has suddenly warmed up a bit but is now wet and windy! Keep well and enjoy the festive season. Cheers Diane
DeleteHello Diane. I picked up a real flavour of France there, even down to the cold and now warm weather the same as here. We have gone from minus three to plus 14 in a few days. Naturally it has gone to wet and windy too. I hope you can manage a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year. And i'm sorry that France didn't win the football!
ReplyDeleteHi Phil, yes we were also sorry about the football. I have never liked it when games come down to penalties, too much luck is involved as well as skill.
DeleteVery odd weather, raining as I type this but quite mild. The wind though removed all the covers off off our wood pile last night. Back on again and I hope it stays put. Have a good Christmas, Cheers Diane
So many beautiful pictures! Wishing you a wonderful Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandi and I hope you also have a great Christmas and New Year. Keep well, Diane
DeleteI’ve never seen mistletoe in nature! Fascinating really! Love all of the blooms. There isn’t anything blooming here, that’s for sure,
ReplyDeleteMarie there is mistletoe all over the place here, but either it is too high or it is the other side of a fence! I hope you have a good tie over the festive holidays, all the best for 2023, Cheers Diane
DeleteHi Diane - love the scenery and photos ... a delightful range of colours and subjects - cheered my heart. I'm just glad our snow has gone ... I too sincerely hope 2023 is better for us all, a peaceful world would be wonderful and where we appreciate each and everyone of us - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHi Hilary, yes peace on earth would be wonderful, but it it ever likely to happen, there is always something ? We are enjoying the milder weather, I hope it remains this way until we get to a warmer climate in January.
DeleteI hope that you have a Happy Christmas. It will be a very quiet one for us and no goose. Bird flu has caused very little poultry on the shelves here at all. We are going to friends overnight for New Year and will see 2023 in with them. Nice that we can stay as we both can have a drink! Cheers and all the best for 2023. Diane
Great pictures, Diane. You could go and stand beneath the mistletoe and all the French farmers who trundle by would stop to kiss you. Now there's an exciting prospect! All the very best for the holidays and a new year filled with joy - David
ReplyDeleteHa David, not sure that would be an exciting prospect at all !!!! Enjoy the festive holiday and we wish you both all the very best for 2023. Bisous Diane
DeleteBeautiful photography, as always from you, Diane. Wishing you and Nigel a wonderful Christmas and a healthy, peaceful, and properous 2023. Stay safe - - - Richard
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard, Thank you for the warm greetings and the friendship. We are hoping by the weekend the news will be better and that you can enjoy Christmas with a bottle or two! Take care, thinking of you both. Diane x
DeleteNice set of pictures. We have had a very cold and wet spring - and although officially summer, everywhere is still damp underfoot and muddy! Hope you have a great Christmas. SM
ReplyDeleteThanks Stewart. the weather here is horrible now. Not so cold wet wet and grey. Wishing you all the very best, Cheers Diane
DeleteI always enjoy looking through your pics. But esp the older buildings. Isn't it funny how mistletoe grows always high enough that you just can't pick it, you have to more of less shoot it out of the tree.
ReplyDeleteHi Pam, and when you say old here they really are very old 😊 I have never yet managed to pick any mistletoe!! Wishing you all the very best have a great Christmas Diane
DeleteMarvelous post Diane! Each photo is a delight. I am a couple of days late wishing you a Happy Christmas, but I hope it was a splendid one. I would also like to wish you both a Very Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise we did have a good Christmas. All the very best for 2023, may it be a great year. Cheers Diane
DeleteGorgeous photos! Hope you're enjoying this holiday season and all the best for the coming year, dear Diane.
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Thanks Amelia, wishing you all the very best for 2023, let us hope for peace in the word. Cheers Diane
DeleteBeautiful photos as only you can do! I'm wishing you both the best New Year ever! xoxo
ReplyDeleteThanks' Sally and a very Happy New Year to you as well xx
DeleteThought I would pop over here to visit your blog, and that first photo is wonderful. Beautiful photo journey through your year, and I wish you many more pretty things to see during this new year. This greeting is too late for Christmas, but I do wish you a New Year full of many blessings.
ReplyDeleteThanks Yvonne, and wishing you all the very best and a healthy 2023. Cheers Diane
DeleteLots of beautiful photos. Looks like you are also having very warm weather. We are also having warm weather but more like 7 or 8 C.which seems very warm after our deep freeze over December.
ReplyDeleteVery strange weather for January but I am sure the frost will return! Keep well Diane
DeleteTa campagne est très belle Diane, merci pour la balade :)
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Merci Nathalie, je suis ravie que cette page vous ait plu. Bisous Diane
DeleteCatkins on the Hazelnut tree - will they turn into hazelnuts? I've never actually seen a hazelnut tree before.
ReplyDeleteThe catkins are the male flowers and they produce copious amounts of powdery yellow pollen. Each catkin actually consists of 240 individual flowers arranged on a dangling stem, and when fully ripe it only takes the slightest touch to release a cloud of microscopic pollen grains. These can be carried over a great distance on a favourable breeze in the hope of reaching their intended target, a female hazel flower. Cheers Diane
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