Poor light and rain stopped play........

Maximum temperature today 14C, minimum 6C.   Rain most of the day, not measured as yet; 8km/h North Easterly winds with up to 19 km/h gusts.

Far too wet to garden, and not enough light to paint!  The sellers of the barn spent most of the day here sorting out the things that they need to dump, sell or keep, while Nigel helped and moved our things out of the way.  I took a trip to town and to the market, spending the afternoon mostly in the kitchen.

Umbrellas at the market...

Fresh vegetables...

Oysters for lunch.

The choisya ternata yesterday, hope the rain does not do too much damage!

Apple blossoms also yesterday.

Last week driving through La Rochefoucauld and looking up at the chateau.

The same day an avenue of plane trees.

Going back a few days, we went here to try and buy both cognac and pineau...

All we found were lots of cows....

and a lot of bull!!!  Not a person anywhere in sight....

They must be good cattle as there was evidence of prizes all over the place.  Sadly we left empty handed!!

What a beautiful way to end the dismal day at just after 19h00 this evening.

N.B. My new bird blog is HERE 

Part 6 of the birds I saw last year in Africa.

09/09/2017 Nigel goes to market.

Maximum temperature 18C, minimum 12C. 11 km/h NW wind with 32 km/h gusts. 15mm of rain overnight and more today - not measured yet.

Saturday morning market in Chasseneuil...

as above.

Our chemist's shop has just been totally refurbished and has had a face-lift outside.  So much smarter inside and out!

This is the main road through Chasseneuil; we enter the town from the road on the left

Coming into the main road from our direction - there used to be traffic lights here, but they stopped working 5 years ago!  Then the whole town was bypassed, taking away the endless queues of heavy  lorries. 

Now it looks as if there is a  (small) new roundabout being added - can you see the painted circle on the road in red?

Market day means oysters for lunch with cider - yum yum.

The only shot  I got of this rainbow out of the back door before it faded.  

A little later the setting sun...

As above.

If you are interested Part 3 of our holiday in South Africa is up and running on my other blog.

15/04/2017 Busy day in the garden, and at the market this morning but forgot the camera! A few rushed photos this evening.

Maximum temperature 16C, minimum 6C. 12 kmh NW wind.  Dry.

Bee on the Choisya ternata...

as above.

Looks like we are in for colder weather, hope the young cherries survive!

Wild Bluebell....

and cultivated bluebell.

Red robin.

Bearded Iris.

Market day and oysters.

I seldom bake but I made a ginger cake for Easter!

30/07/2016 A trip to the local market.

Maximum temperature 28C, minimum 14C.  23 kph NE winds.   Dry.  

Chasseneuil

The local cinema.

  

The Saturday morning market.

Oysters and mussels.

The village well.

Hibiscus in the garden at home...

and a rose....

and what is maybe a pumpkin or a squash! Unlike any I planted so it could be a hybrid.

Oysters for lunch.

21/05/2016 The local market.

Maximum temperature 27C, minimum 10C.   35km/h SW winds.  Rain this evening not measured yet.

Flowers in the Mairie's garden.

The boulangerie was quiet today!

Cheese in the market.

Artichokes.

Clothes.

Handbags.

Flowers.

Fruit.

Odds and ends.

Vegetables...

as above.

Ducks, chickens and other poultry.

Oysters...

Which we had for lunch.