Tomato Time
Posted on August 1, 2023
We’ve got a good crop of tomatoes in our greenhouse this year – and there’s more to come…
The water hammock
Posted on July 28, 2023
The box that this item came in described it as a ‘hamac de piscine’ (‘swimming pool hammock’). Helpfully, the English translation of hamac contains two Ms, which qualifies it for Cee’s latest Midweek Challenge 9as, of course, does ‘swimming’).
The image is no David Hockney, but I liked the framing provided by the sides of the pool, and also the brightness of the colours on a sunny afternoon.
Out of place
Posted on July 26, 2023
This street lamp – and the very modern design of the wholly impractical balcony next to it – is actually rather incongruously placed in a cobbled street in the medieval part of the town of Saint-Junien.
Into the mix
Posted on July 22, 2023
Looking down into the stainless steel mixing bowl of our food processor.
Japanese Garden
Posted on July 20, 2023
The city of Toulouse, in southern France, has a number of parks, of which the Japanese Garden is one of the most famous. It’s not Monet’s Giverny, but it’s pretty good, even if the red bridge may be a little derivative.
Two keys
Posted on July 15, 2023
Front door and postbox. Counter-intuitively, the key to the postbox is bigger than the one for the front door.
Sweet William
Posted on July 13, 2023
A Side Of Venison
Posted on July 12, 2023
A few years back, we visited a safari park in central France, where this noble beast kindly presented us with a side view.
These Boots Are Made For Riding
Posted on July 7, 2023
Last weekend, we went on a voyage (coach trip) to Chateau Montpoupon, near the city of Tours, so north of here but south of Paris.
The chateau has been in the same family since 1857, although it originally dates to much earlier than that. However, as well as the house itself, there’s a very extensive stable area. The family has a tradition of being very involved in equine activities, especially hunting, as this room (and there are several more like it) illustrates.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: beginning with the letter B or W
Dried Flowers
Posted on July 5, 2023
I’m no expert on gardening of any kind and I’m especially useless at remembering the names of flowers (unless they’re roses or daffodils), so I don’t know what this is called. It flowered in the spring and now the petals have dried into this interesting form.
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