Posted on December 16, 2020
Round here, if you want some holly for a seasonal decoration, you just have to go and collect some from the hedgerows.

Posted on December 9, 2020
A clear contrast between calm and turbulent waters at the weir on the River Vienne in Chabanais.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Water
Category: Landscape Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Chabanais, Reflections, River Vienne, Water, Weir
Posted on November 25, 2020
These unusual purple flowers were in a seed mix we sowed in a raised bed a couple of years ago.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Blue or Purple flowers
Category: Flowers Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Flowers, Purple, Wild Flowers
Posted on November 18, 2020
There is something serene about these white orchids, especially when set against a black background.

Posted on November 4, 2020
Purple and violet are the key colours in this wall-hanging of a peacock, quilted by Madame and now taking pride of place in our daughter’s new home.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Purples & Violets
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, embroidery, Peacock, Purple, Quilting, Violet, wallhanging
Posted on October 28, 2020
This little grasshopper helps the natural order of things by feeding from an orange poppy.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: 90% One Colour
Category: Flowers Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Close-up, Flowers, Grasshopper, Orange, Orange poppy
Posted on October 21, 2020
Cee is lookung for a combination of orange and green for her Fun Foto Challenge this week. With the stem invisible, this wild orange poppy appears to be floating freely against a green background.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Orange and Green
Category: Flowers Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Green, Orange and Green, Orange poppy, Poppies, trompe d'oeil
Posted on October 14, 2020
I believe that this variety of rose is known as Eglantine and it’s a very old one. It’s also pink, with a yellow heart, so suitable for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pink & Yellow
Category: Flowers Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Pink, Roses, Yellow
Posted on October 8, 2020
No, not that kind of cat house.
There’s a ginger cat that roams freely round our little hamlet. He belongs to one of our neighbours, but a couple of other residents also keep it well looked after,
So well, indeed, that this improvised cat kennel has recently appeared outside the front door of one of them.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Tiny houses
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Cats, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Tiny, tiny buildings, Tranquility Base