01/09/2017 A few photos from yesterday, and some from the garden today.

Maximum temperature 19C, minimum 11C.  5 km/h NW chilly wind with 17km/h gusts.  It has been raining on and off since lunch time, will measure it tomorrow.

We stopped here at Angoulins for lunch yesterday.  Excellent meal and we enjoyed sitting in the sun.

Next door was this fancy looking supermarket so we decided to take a look...

Very upmarket and spotless...

but we had to laugh at the name of this wine. LOL

We then drove on to Châtelaillon-Plage as I wanted a few photos of the beach...

as above...

as above.

Driving home; I have taken photos of this dragon on the roundabout before, but it looks like it has had a new coat of paint.

Autumn Crocuses / Daffodils...

As above.

Bumble Bees covered in pollen

House Sparrow, Male.

Red Admiral...

As above

I was delighted to see this little moth again, Pyrausta purpuralis

Today's root veggies from the garden.

28/07/2016 A drive past Cognac to La Rochelle and back. All photos taken from a moving car.

Maximum temperature 26C, minimum 14C.  17 kph NW winds.   Light rain not measured yet.

Major obstruction on the road but a job that needs doing.

Maize, sunflowers and grapes all in the distance.

Vineyards of Cognac

Grapes as far as the eye can see in every direction.

Tolls on the road.

Saw this lotus parked but then....

filling up with fuel; look what was parked in front of us.  Anyone who has been following me for long knows that we are big Porsche fans.

 Plane trees are a common sight in France.

Ghost signs.

I have taken photos of this 'dragon' before on a centre island in the road, but here he is again!