2010-07-29 Frances and David and flowers

Frances and David came to visit, for 2 nights on their way home from the Var.

Who would have thought sweet potato flowers would look like this, nice aren't they?

2010-07-24 Nikko and Cecile's Party

Nikko et Cecile had a we've sold the house ' party!

This is the way to BBQ.....this is 20kg of mussels....there were another 40kg after this and massive mounds of Lamb (hope it was the one which has been keeping us awake!!)

No need for BBQ tools, use the garden rake !! Dave said they were delicious, Patricia said the best she had ever tasted !!

I made one of my Veggie pies, and there was heaps of delicious salad.

Then the dancing started...........

This one involved the men taking off their shirts !!

Patrick and his brother......peas in a pod !!

SOME people were a little tired when they got in at 2.30 AM !!

2010-07-22 Sunset

We don't get to see many sunsets, as the west is behind us, but this night, the cloud was reflecting the sun as it sank, making a beautiful picture.

2010-07-22 to 2010-07-29 More Windows...

Framed at last!!

How to move a very big stone, dig away underneath, stand well back, then let it drop !!

With the glass in ....note the catflap, and stone wall installed by Dave.

Our view.................FRAMED!

The idea of the catflap being here, is that we can then buy a new 'front' door sans catflap!!

2010-07-22 Two strange birds !!!

Yes i have gone RED !!

A short toed eagle.......again !

2010-07-21 The new back window...

Dave begins the task of removing the first stones from the ' window '.

First one !!

coucou !!

First daylight in from the West side of the house...

Acro props....Just in case....

Daves handy work on the stones surrounding the window outside.

2010-07-21 Royal Enfield

Didiers 'new' bike.......its Royal Enfield........Diesel....500cc that he has just had shipped from India !!

2010-07-20 Garden Produce...

Marrow, Beetroot, Rhubarb, Potatoes (Ratte) and French Beans.......



Me, Sorting spuds for keeping.....



Desiree.......

2010-07-15 Insects.....Good and Bad !

We have a new visitor to the garden, not a colourful Hummingbird Moth, but a Broad Bordered Bee Moth !!!

It flys in exactly the same way as a humming bird moth, which is why it is difficult to photograph....

Broad Bordered Bee Moth...hiding !

Scarce swallowtail, have had plenty of these this year, but very few of the yellow ones.









































Hummingbird moth, not as large as this picture might have you believe..

We think this 'orrible thing is a 'Tong' a french horsefly, it gives a nasty bite which bleeds badly and itches like mad, which is better than the fate of this unfortunate hummingbird moth.

This is what is left after a cicada hatches, that's probably not the right term, but you can see where it has escaped through the back,like a dragonfly.

Here it is again for dramatic effect!

We have a lot of Funnel web spiders this year, don't worry they are not like their Aussie cousins these we think are called Hobos......we think !!

Large cricket....probably a googlie !

2 Greater Banded greylings, on MY peg bag......