Maximum temperature today 25C, minimum 13C. Rain that was not forecast yesterday but very welcome, 9mm; 10km/h North-westerly winds with up to 27 km/h gusts.
Looking down one of the roads in Rochechouart....
and I just liked this old gate in the same town.
A road crossing in Chassenon.
Six sparrows all trying to take a bath!
and a loner.
Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta).
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas).
Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea)
Colorado beetle the big pest! (Leptinotarsa decemlineata),
House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata).
Cosmos and bug...
Cosmas and crab spider.
Autumn daffodil/crocus (Sternbergia lutea) and bug.
Californian Poppy.
Rose buds.
Sweet Potato flower.
Violas, these have been amazing, flowering all year from early spring and they are now reseeding.
We are away from tomorrow for the next week and as Penny from 'SnapThat' so aptly said, we will be unplugged. No computer, and almost no phone contact.
Bonne semaine. À bientot.
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