29/07/2017 In the garden once more!

Maximum temperature 29, minimum 13C.   14 km/h NW winds with 19 km/h gusts. Some rain this morning but not measured.

They are back :-) Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Parent in front and baby behind...

Wow, Mum has got me a caterpillar...

Yum yum.

Common blue (male) - (Polyommatus icarus)

(I think; there are so many similar blues.) ...

As above

Graphosoma lineatum.

Jersey Tiger Moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) on the green tomatoes.

Just down the road from the house...

Taken with the little Samsung so not very sharp!

19/07/2017 A few quick photos from the garden and the promised photos of the cars on Sunday last

Maximum temperature 28C, minimum 16C.   11 km/h NW winds with 16 km/h gusts.  A light shower that has not hardly wet the rain gauge.

Stargazer Lilies

Common Wall Lizard - (Podarcis muralis).

Love is in the air - Graphosoma lineatum.

Two Citroen 2CVs,  MGB and an  Austin-Healey Sprite with another 2CV. 

The 2CV above returning from the rally.

Porsche 996 and an Alpine-Renault A310

An immaculate Chevrolet Corvette

Somebody owns a very old race car - it looks a little different to the F1 cars of today's car racing!

Porsche 911carrera.

Panhard Dyna convertible .....

and returning from the rally with the top down

MGB GT

Two Porsche 996s back to back.

Mini.

Renault Alpine and I think the one behind is also a different model Alpine but someone may correct me on this.

Austin-Healey Sprite, MGB, Opel, Austin-Healey Sprite

No apologies for the number of Porsches, we are Porsche fans!!!

18/07/2007 I cut the grass and Nigel the edges, so the garden is looking much better today!

Maximum temperature 33C, minimum 18C.   26 km/h SE winds with 50 km/h gusts.  Dry.

Last night's sunset, not the most spectacular but quite pretty.

Echeveria flower.

The rose bush is still flowering.

Calendula.

Pink Zinnia...

and yellow, but a different type without the curled petals

This stargazer was a present from one of our French neighbours many years ago. it flowers religiously every year.

Gatekeeper butterfly  (Pyronia tithonus)

Syromastes rhombeus (I think)

Graphosoma lineatum.

Possibly as simple as a Green Shield Bug!!

Our first ripe tomatoes.

The same 'little' pumpkin I showed you several days ago... and still growing!

Fresh from the garden today; yum yum.

10/06/2017 Busy in the kitchen today so photos at a minimum.

Maximum temperature 27C, minimum 11C. 10 kmh NW wind.  Dry

Rose.

Day Lily.

Fritillary, not sure which from this very quick photo.

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)

As above.

Shield bug, (Graphosoma lineatum)

Trichodes alvearius.

Wasp.

Seeds from one of the Acer trees.

Potato flowers.