06/11/2017 A trip to the physio and shopping.

Maximum temperature 11C, minimum 3C.  10km/h NE winds, 20km/h gusts. Dry.

First stop was the dechetterie (dump), garden rubbish here...

and the electrical good are being collected opposite.

One of the very old Canadian carvings.  I seldom get to see this chap as the shrubs are usually as high as he is!

The post office in Chasseneuil looks like it is getting a face lift, or maybe a roof lift!

En route to the physio driving through Massignac...

as above.

Cattle by the side of the road.

A serious road obstruction, luckily one of the wider roads for us...

Cleaning out the ditches, they are pretty good about this each year.

Some signs of autumn but not a lot yet...

As above.

We stopped off to shop at Leclerc supermarket on the way home, Star Wars seems to be in evidence ....

As above.

Traffic jam in Tapponat :-)

The sun was a bit high when I took this, and only with the little hand held Samsung, but I thought the sunset was an interesting effect  if nothing else.

It has been a long day and I did not get a good night sleep last night.  Will catch up with all your comments tomorrow.  I am heading to bed!!

Bonne nuit.

16/01/2017 Shopping around and a couple of photos from the garden.

Maximum temperature 8C, minimum -1C. 47km/h SE wind. 9mm rain measured.

Apart from the two photos in the garden, all photos taken from a moving car with a wet and dirty windscreen.

Blackbird and a sparrow.

Sparrows in flight.

First stop the dechetterie (dump).

Road hazard number one.

Patriotic.

Road hazard number two.

My pet hate, wind turbines.

Land being cleared.

Lanterne des Morts.  Lantern of the dead in a cemetery - a lighted lamp supposed to serve as guide to the deceased.

Gond-Pontouvre, in the distance.

26/09/2016 A trip into the local town.

Maximum temperature 23C, minimum 9C. 11 km/h NE wind. Dry. 

Two way road....

not much room.

We stopped at the dechetterie, (recycling). Always so clean and tidy.

A wooden carving peering out from the shrubs!

The parish church of Saint-Saturnin from the XII century. 

The local town hall and Mairie.  Not sure when this was built, but the first mayor that I can track down was in 1899.  The building has just been cleaned and is looking wonderful.

The local railway station has also just been restored.

I was impressed with myself last night - this courgette souffle looked and tasted amazing :-)

18/08/2016 Join us on a drive to Angouleme.

Maximum temperature 26C, minimum 16C.  27 km/h SW  wind. 2 mm of rain overnight.

First stop at the local dechetterie (dump)...

where we also saw this crane with a dustbin hanging from it !!!

On our way to the city...

Under the road - can you see part of the fountain on the top?

This wall painting has been on my blog several times but I love it...

Narrow streets; beware of loosing a wing mirror!

Never seen this wall painting before, looks like 'Star Wars' has arrived.

A drive by shot of a street....

The Town Hall....

See history Here

Place des Halles (market)....

and the view from the top of the hill overlooking the railway.

Driving back home, hope these are tied on well!!

13/05/2016 Still raining!!!!

Maximum temperature 17C, minimum  10C.   35 km/h SW winds. 3mm of rain measured but we are having continuous drizzle.

Collected my new wide angle lens today very exciting. As you can see the tiling is still under cover!

Drizzle on the windscreen!

 A trip to the dechetterie (dump).

I will never get used to post and telephone boxes not in red!

Bee on the borage - again.

Choisya ternata.

Must have been some pollination going on as I see we have baby granny smith apples :-)

Even the snail is in his house out of the rain!

Snapdragon.

Sweet William.