20/09/2017 More wood cutting and only a few garden shots.

Maximum temperature 20C,  minimum 8C.  7 km/h SE wind with 17 km/h gusts. Dry and quite pleasant :-) 

An unusual positional shot of a Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

As above.

This common wall lizard does not look comfy but it seemed quite happy posing on the edge of the compost bins

The Peacock butterfly looks so dull with closed wings...

Here is is again being bombed by a bee...

After about the sixth bombing the butterfly gave up and moved....

here to give me a beautiful shot. (Aglais io)

There are fairies and elves living in our garden.

Le gendarme beetle on the lavender (Pyrrhocoris apterus).

Rose bud.

Pumpkin.

Sweet potatoes, carrots (yellow and orange) and tomatoes.  The largest sweet potato weighed in at 1.11 kg (2.3 lbs)!!

27/08/2016 Light rain forecast for tomorrow, I hope it is true! For this reason we had a barbecue today and will have the leftovers tomorrow to celebrate 35 years of marriage.

Maximum temperature 34C, minimum 18C.  25 km/h SW  wind. Very Dry. 

An early cycle ride by Nigel past St Sornin Church and war memorial, the sun was low and behind the church....

Past the restaurant at Taponnat-Fleurignac,...

and the remains of an old archway.

Back home he cooked the joint on the Weber..

Which we enjoyed outside under our new umbrella...

Smoked Salmon for starter...

Roast meat and veg for main course.

Small white on the Lavender just in front of us....

and bombed by a fly!!!!