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Calf’S Head
Posted on March 2, 2023
With one eye on the calendar and the other on Bushboy’s ‘Last Photo On The Card’ challenge, on February 27th I took a perfectly pleasant picture of an oak leaf encased in ice. “That’ll do nicely”, I thought to myself.
However, the following day we visited our local butcher (a proper butcher, not a counter in a supermarket). When we entered the shop, one of the butchers was setting about this with a very sharp knife.
We’ve seen worse.
The new car
Posted on February 2, 2023
One of our near neighbours is something of a car enthusiast. Given that the most common form of automotive transport in these parts is a small white panel van, this turquoise Porsche Carrera is pretty much guaranteed to stand out from the crowd.
The Hand Of Buddha
Posted on January 2, 2023
I spotted this his bizarre looking item in one of our local supermarkets. The pink circle is actually a polystyrene basket, but those yellow tentacles are the Hand of Buddha.
It’s something I’ve never seen – or even heard of – before, so I wasn’t particularly inclined to shell out fifteen euros (about the same in dollars) to discover what it tasted of.
Apparently, it’s a citrus fruit that has an aroma of lemon blossom, no juice but a mild, sweet pith which can be eaten raw or zested.
At that price, I’ll just take their word for it.
November’s Last Photo
Posted on December 2, 2022
I was struck by the contrast of this brightly coloured dead leaf set against the green moss on the top of one of our raised flower beds.
October’s Last Photo
Posted on November 1, 2022
Autumn is now well advanced, but this borage has appeared only recently. We have seen a few in the past couple of years, all emanating from a bag of mixed wildflower seeds that were sewn in, and until now confined to, raised flower beds, but this one obviously jumped over the side and managed to make its escape.
September’s Last photo
Posted on October 2, 2022
A misty start to the day highlights the dew that has settled on this intricate cobweb.
July’s Last Photo
Posted on August 1, 2022
This is part of the ‘deli’ section of our local village shop – the Superette’.
If you’re wondering what museau de porc is, let me enlighten you: it’s pig’s snout.
I am not making this up. Or eating it.
June’s Last photo
Posted on July 1, 2022
Yesterday we went on a coach trip. It rained all morning – although fortunately it cleared up later – and at the side of the road I saw this foxglove, complete with raindrops.
May’s last photo
Posted on June 3, 2022
April’s Last Photo
Posted on May 1, 2022
In our son’s garden in Oxfordshire, I was struck by the almost luminous bark on this tree.
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