02/02/2018 Yesterday's photos today! We had a glimmer of sunshine so I headed out into the garden.

Maximum temperature today 7C, minimum -3C. Misty and heavy frost  North Westerly winds; 7 km/h with up to 17 km/h gusts.

We had 7 mm of rain yesterday which brought January's total rain fall to 206 mm.

Hellebore.

Bergenia Cordifolia

Hazel catkins.

Cotoneaster.

Crocus.

Snowdrops with a camellia bud on the far right.

Viburnum.

Fennel.

Parsnips straight from the garden.

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.

02/08/2017 Photos hard to come by today. I cut the lawn, so all the flowering weeds have gone that the butterflies love!!!

Maximum temperature 31C, minimum 14C.   12 km/h NE winds with 16 km/h gusts.  Dry.

Calendula.

Lonely little petunia......

A not very good photo of a Speckled wood butterfly.

Roses...

White crab spider I think (Misumena vatia)

As above.

Unknown, but I do not like the curled abdomen, bet it stings!

Fennel in the vegetable garden.

Figs.

Granny Smith Apples.

Quinces

Freshly dug potatoes and parsnips.

A squash hiding under the leaves.

Last but not least the moon hiding behind the clouds just as the sun was setting.  A hand held shot.

24/07/2017 A few quick shots in the morning, we have been in Angouleme all afternoon and nowhere where I could take photos!

Maximum temperature 24C, minimum 15C.   24 km/h NW winds with 39 km/h gusts. 13 mm rain measured this morning.

Calendula and bee.

Gatekeeper female -she seems to have a little wing damage....

A different Gatekeeper female....

and a male.

A Shield bug that I cannot identify further!

Bee in a pumpkin flower.

Choisya ternata flowering for the second time this year.

Echeveria....

And the second Echeveria flower that I have had this year

Hydrangea.

Finally in the veg garden - Haricot beans in the front, chard left back, carrots far right back and if you look carefully, you can see the fern from the fennel between the carrots and haricot....

Spring onions in the front and more carrots behind....

and under all this green are some excellent parsnips.

Sunflowers by the side of the road en route to Angouleme.