04/02/2016 A trip to Chasseneuil, Champniers and a couple of birds. Also had the fruit trees pruned today.

Maximum temperature 10C, minimum 0C.  39 km/h SW winds. Dry. Well sort of there was a bit of drizzle!

The experts came to prune all our fruit trees today, full days job!

Nigel surveying the 'damage'.

Old tractor in Chasseneuil.

Lidl has its signs up :-)

En route to Champniers.

Champniers - Angouleme's Industrial area.

Decathlon, sports shop - two warm winter vests and a good pair of walking shoes.

La Rochefoucauld Château in the distance.

Shopping at the supermarket on the way home.

Greenfinch.

Great tit.

07/12/2015 A trip into the local town.

Maximum temperature 17C, minimum 7C.   52 km/h S wind. Dry and very mild.

Still some autumn colours around.

A trip to the dentist - no problems :-)

Hmmmm they have been pruning the trees.

The new Lidl getting closer to completion.

Meanwhile this low loader was waiting outside....

for this huge grader....

going up......

made it - no space to spare!.

More autumn colours.

I cut the grass when I got home and much to my surprise there was a peacock butterfly flitting around in December.