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Thursday, April 21, 2011

2011-04-21 to 04- 30 Wildlife and Garden at Cailho

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An Orchid

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Ferns

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spiders, they form in a ball like this and when you touch them they scatter !!

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White early ‘purple’ orchid ?

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lavender

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Navelwort ?

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Garden in April

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The ‘other’ sort of Kiwi fruit, the one which our Kiwi eats (cat) and then hallucinates…….

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Orchid

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Possibly a green hairstreak? feeding on thyme.

 

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Day flying Emperor moth.

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underside

 

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Even Fir trees look good in springtime !

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WARNING………………………….

 

KARINE,  DONT LOOK AT THE NEXT TWO PICS !!

 

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Monday, April 18, 2011

2011-04-13 Wisteria in full bloom.

 

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the best year yet, three years old and going well…….

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A foot note picture……..these are the local sheep farmers, the sheep are behind, the farmers son is driving the quad, his grandmother (the shepherdess , is on the back with one of her dogs) and the sons, son is on the front of the quad……..it took an age to convince the sheep to pass Frederic's Toyota, but they did eventually with a little persuasion from the other dog.

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Monday, April 11, 2011

2011-04-11 Pont du Gard

 

On our way back from the Ardeche, we visit the Pont du Gard….

Warning, you do need several hours to take it all in, the museum and cinema alone took us over an hour and we only skimmed it, you can however just walk to the bridge and back in about half  an hour.

(it costs €15 per car whatever you do, so stay all day !!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_du_Gard

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Roman graffiti !!

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Who’s taking a picture of who ?

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More roman graffiti

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  John & Dave…….look at the legs…..do they run in the family ?P1000973

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Mark and Me on the Pont du Gard.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

2011-04-10 Eleanor’s Bapteme

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Dave, John, Tom, Mark and Jean-Luc, waiting for pizza the first night of the weekend.

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Ele ready to go to the church.

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Uncle Mark and Ele.

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Granny Jane and Ele.

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Jon, Ele, Karine and Tom Sidwick.


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Herve, Jean-luc, Liz, Pete, Tom, Millie, Ele Karine and Jon.
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For the first course………..Jon a la trolly !!

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And for the second…….

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Isn't she cute?

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Dinner Ladies !! Stephanie, Karine and Emily……the Saintsorny sisters…

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Mid afternoon and a nice relaxing game of Boule…….

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Karine looking very ‘St.Trop’  ….Good photo of the photographeress.

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Arthur arriving in time for cake !!

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Millie and Arthur waiting for the cutting of the cake.

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Eleanor and the cake….s    uuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm !!

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Mark lends a hand with the sweeping, whilst in another room others help with the tables…………….