2009-03-22 FIRE FIRE FIRE !!!

Fire under Dausse, yes it was where we walked yesterday !! This was about midday, flames can be seen going towards the left......


Get the fire brigade.........6 fire tenders.
This is for anyone who thinks the access road to Cailho should be limited to donkeys only !!!
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and two 'Canadair' (water planes) later........



plus Batman and Robin !!

and the fire is under control........... another big hole in the forest.

More shots from the other camera

2009-03-22 Mothering Sunday walk

We went for a walk, not so mountainous this time, and found this strange plant growing in the woods and beside the river, in a big clump.....as yet I don't know what it is, perhaps we will revisit it, to see if it grows up any more. Anyone got any ideas what it could be??
OK............ I've found it .......Purple Toothwort - Lathraea clandestina

2009-03-21 A Walk from Karls to Cailho....

We had Ann to stay and thought as the weather was so good we would go for a walk, Karl stopped for tea , and we cadged a lift up with him. Karl joined us for a walk back down to Cailho via Dausse (of course) and the men were put to work shifting a tree stump.

Four men and a log..........
Dave and Karl were asked to help remove the remainder of a tree which was dangerously close to Frederic and Almuth's garage, the other guy is a visitor.

2009-03-16 Kiwi & Shepherdess

Sheep and the shepherdess outside the house...........

Kiwi has been acting like a kitten since Squeakys disappearance, we suspect murder !!

So, since Squeaky's not here any more, Someone has got to do all the naughty things, like getting into the BIG BOX and nicking the food .............yum yum !!!

and sunbathing, in the garden, preferable on top of some herbs !!

2009-03-10 Wood gathering

Some of our tasks like gathering firewood, sound far more romantic than the reality !!
This tree has lost a vital part.........we've probably burnt it by now !
PS this is not the way it was supposed to happen, we didn't realise this tree had been entwined in the next tree for years, and the live tree had grown branches through the dead one, so it stayed hanging, instead of falling !!!

The bootful of bootaful booty .

Dave making short work of some longer bits................
The truth of this is, we spent about 2 hours collecting and cutting (already fallen) chestnut wood, got about a stere ( m3) and a half , which is about 70€ worth !!

2009-03-05 Lower Terrace gets a face lift........

As usual in reverse order !!
Lower Terrace in about the same state as it is now, small wall along the front to bring it to nearly level, chippings put down, just awaiting the stone topping. (sounds like a cake!!)

'Stone Henge' as it was affectionately known, has been removed, took 3 guys to shift it !!

Starting the work, a little bit of snow in the air, but some sun later, stones removed from terrace , 'Stone Henge; still in place.