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Last On The Card: Paris In August
Posted on September 1, 2026
It’s almost an article of faith to assert that the city of Paris empties out for the month of August, as the population heads south for the summer holidays.
It’s not entirely true of course: some people take their holidays in July, and there are always tourists around. Nonetheless, from personal experience Paris really is much quieter in August.
I took this photo one evening last week, sitting at a pavement table sharing a pichet of rouge with the much-beloved. It’s on the Boulevard d’Hôpital, which is one of the main east-west arteries on the left bank of the Seine, in the centre of Paris. Normally there’s constant traffic and the pavements are crowded, but I was pleased to capture this moment of relative tranquility.
Last On The Card: Silk Tree
Posted on August 2, 2026
I know it also goes by other names, but here in France it’s known as a silk tree. We have one in our garden and, against all the drought-induced odds, it has flowered.
Last On The Card: Big Beast
Posted on July 3, 2026
As noted elsewhere today, we’ve got the payseagiste in, with his big brute of a tractor, and here it is.
To give an idea of scale, that blue cylindrical thing on the left is a rotary airer and its about two metres high. Looking out on progress today, I can report that the beast is taking no prisoners…
Last On The Card April 2026
Posted on May 1, 2026
About six or seven years ago, we (i.e. Madame) sowed a wild flowers mix in a couple of our raised beds. The most successful of these proved to be the orange poppies. They returned and proliferated for the next couple of years before their numbers dropped steadily and, as I recall, last year there were none. Now, however, they’re coming back and there already five, of which this was the first.
Last On The Card January 2026
Posted on February 1, 2026
This is the last photo I took in January, although it was only during a particularly cold snap, as far back as the 5th.
Last on the card: Golden leaves
Posted on November 1, 2025
Autumn colours are everywhere at the moment, but this tree in a shop’s car park was a particularly fine specimen, especially in the sunshine.
Last On The Card: The Fallen Leaf
Posted on September 2, 2025
After a period of strong wind and heavy rain, this oak leaf ended up on top of the wall of one of our raised beds.
Last On The Card – July 2025
Posted on August 2, 2025
This is Poppy, my niece’s chocolate brown Labrador puppy. Daft as a brush, obviously, but here she had found a (relatively) quiet corner during a frenetic children’s birthday party. I was already there….
Last Photo March 2025
Posted on April 1, 2025
These white pansies have just returned for another season in one of our flowerbeds (yes it does need weeding).
Last Photo: Their day is done
Posted on March 2, 2025
I spotted these past-their-sell-by-date roses in the main (i.e. only) square of our nearest village.
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