23/09/2018 Photos mainly from the garden.

Maximum temperature today 24C, minimum 13C.  Raining lightly as I type this, the garden will be happy; 23km/h North-easterly winds with up to 51 km/h gusts. 

I am slowly getting through the holiday photos!

House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) having fun.

Bumblebee on the lavender.

As above.

Cosmos and bee.

Autumn daffodil/crocus (Sternbergia lutea) and bee.

As above

Comos and Carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea).

Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas).

As above.

Pampas with a few tall cosmos in front.

Last nights sunset....

and later the moon that has not quite reached full moon. (Camera handheld).

Busy in the kitchen, biscuits and apple and quince tart.

My bird blog

has been updated HERE

17/09/2018 We are back........

Maximum temperature today 31C, minimum 12C.  Dry; 15km/h South-westerly warm winds with up to 36 km/h gusts. 

Just to let you know that we are back and I will visit you all as soon as I can.  Over 800 photos to go through, I will never learn!!  These are a few I took at home today before I start on the marathon!

Thank you for all the kind comments on the last post, as always appreciated.

And down came a spider and sat down beside her...

Cosmos.

Autumn daffodil/crocus (Sternbergia lutea) with bee.

As above minus bee!...

They are all over and so beautiful.

White cosmos.

Californian poppies.

Lonely little petunia.........

Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album).

The return of the Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). A sure sign that Autumn is/has arrived we never see them in summer here.

Rub a dub dub, 6 men in a tub - House sparrow (Passer domesticus).

The common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) on the sedum.

As above.

My bird blog

has been updated HERE

16/03/2018 Catching up with the last two days.

Maximum temperature today 13C, minimum 4C.   15 mm of rain measured this morning and it has been raining heavily on and off again all day; 6 km/h South Westerly winds with up to 16 km/h gusts.  

352 mm of rain so far this year!  The cold is returning again next week!!

Out to buy paint yesterday, the flooded house has left marks so we might as well redecorate!

First blossom of 2018 seen by the roadside, I have no idea what it is.

At Brico 16 where we buy our English paint, I also saw this blossom.  (French paint does not cover as well, or last as long!)

The long and winding road.  Winter wheat planted at the sides I think...

Driving past the Mairie (Mayor's office) in St. Angeau...

and the church of Saint-Michel.

Today's photos of an Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) in the rain...

as above.

Great tit (Parus major) female checking out the stone owl...

as above.

The large and the small. Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) and male chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs).  The yellow back ground is calendula taking over in the uncut lawn!

and joined by male and female house sparrows (Passer domesticus).

Despite the rain we still got a sort of sunset. Thanks to the reflection on the wet road it gave it an interesting look.

12/11/2017 A catch up on yesterday's memorial sevice and some fun photos of the birds today.

Maximum temperature 14C, minimum 5C.  18km/h NE winds, 54km/h gusts. 1 mm rain measured yesterday and 8mm this morning. Foggy and steady drizzle all day. Dismal!!

Wet roads and Autumn colours.

More autumn colours outside the church.

Waiting for the service to start it was cold and very wet!

The Mairie and the war memorial.

Laying the wreath after the service and one minute's silence,

Drinks and a chat in the Mairie afterwards.

This was followed by a luncheon...

Coquille de la mer, the only food photo that was any good!!

The meal was cooked by the local ladies and was excellent

For my French speaking followers. Sorry too long for me to try and translate!!

Today's sparrows enjoying bathing in the drizzle...

as above

As above.

The first time I have made corn bread inspired by Luna. Not something that is common here, but it appears to be in the USA.

N.B.  Because photos are hard to come by in this weather, posts may well be a bit intermittent and not daily!!!!