29/08/2017 In the garden again and Nigel did go shopping.

Maximum temperature 31C, minimum 20C.  10 km/h NW wind with 26km/h gusts.  Dry.

The forecast was wrong, it was actually cooler today thanks to some cloud cover.

Bee on the garlic chives.

Busy as a bee - Pumpkin flower...

as above.

Small White.

As above.

Graphosoma Italicum...

As above.

Common Purple & Gold (Pyrausta purpuralis).  This moth is very, very tiny.

Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)...

As above...

As above...

As above...

as above in take off mode :-)

Allo Jardin, Nigel went to see them about cutting our big hedge.  I used to do it but it is such hard work!

Shopping at Lidl.

25/03/2016 Not a good day for photos almost continuous drizzle!

Maximum temperature 12C, minimum 5C.  38 km/h SW wind.  1mm rain measured this morning.

 Chaffinch male.

Greenfinch female

Robin keeping its distance.  I was surprised to see it, usually it is gone by the middle of March only to return again in winter.

Gob-stoppers in Intermarche!

Old house in the main street of Chasseneuil.

Shopping in Lidl - no holiday here on Good Friday, only Monday.

In Lidl...

as above.

17/03/2016 A quick trip to buy some specials in Lidl and around the garden,

Maximum temperature 12C, minimum -2C. 23 km/h E wind.  Dry.

Blue Tit at the window yet again.

First sighting of 2016 :-)

Common Lizard.

Female sparrow checking the sky, maybe for sparrow-hawks!

Male Sparrow.

As above.

Calendula.

Broad bean flowers.

Daffodils

Unknown! Possibly alyssum?

Dandelion.

Vinca.

Reflections on the shop front...

and lots of trolleys.

24/02/2016 More rain!!! The opening of the new Lidl store.

Maximum temperature  16C, minimum 7C.   40 km/h SW winds.  11 mm rain measured this morning.

Is this rain ever going to stop?

Gold finch trying to take a drink.

Robin being more sensible with clean water.

Wood pigeon on the wires.

A rescued camellia from the garden.

Lidl entrance...

Bakery...

Wine, beer and fridges at the very end...

the tills....

New trolleys.

It will look good when the trees grow outside.

23/02/2016 Another wet day. A couple of photos thanks to Nigel from the local town; the remainder are ones I have taken through the window! A new species to our garden!

Maximum temperature 13C, minimum 7C.  51 km/h W winds.  5 mm rain measured this morning and still raining!

Lidl all ready for the grand new  opening tomorrow in our local town.

As above.

Wonder what he is up to at the top of the crane?

New to my blog - Eurasian Sisken - a lone female.

As above.

As above

Goldfinch.

As above - back view.

Goldfinches, greenfinch at the back and sparrow in flight.

Great Tit.

Chaffinch male.

Chaffinch female.

House Sparrow, male.

Sparrow, female. 

Greenfinch, male.

Kalanchoe in the house coming into flower.