Here is where they meet again and disappear under the drive.
this is the 2 ends of drain pipe and the newly lowered excavation pipe.
these are the 2 ends of drain, empting into the road
and the same 2 pipe ends from further away, you notice whos car gets to be in the drive these days !!!
Please cross your fingers !
This is an Ash tree we have in the 'new' garden, i have never seen the buds before, they look like small bunches of grapes.......
This is the bunch of violets I picked myself for Mothers Day (UK) and Grandmothers Day (here).
UNDER the fire, he's going to be the next log....................meanwhile......
Kiwi thinks this is the best place..........cats !!
Perhaps if i lie still , they will come and greet me?
On the other hand, perhaps it's safer in the house, i think they are aliens!!!
Double click on these for a better view!
More Mimosa, just on the road down to St. Etienne.....
This picture is especially for Christian et Francine (who's house is in the background,) and for lovers of Mimosa everywhere...........these trees must be over 20ft tall !
more mimosa, it everywhere this year, the whole villlage smells of it....
Pierre and Dave arriving at Cailho, with Roger and Cheryl's chestnut wood, after this there was an hours journey over to le Sahuc.
if you double click the picture, you MAY be able to see the snowdrops !! the purple ones are violets, they have flowered all winter ....
This cheeky bluetit was on the fat almost as soon as I had tied it up !
Ahhhhhhhhhhh..........mint sauce.......
this is the view the other way towards the staircase, which can be formed to fit any(most) shapes! Each step can be individually moved, then you have to fit the right tread of course....
Dave is also having a lesson !!
later Jon asked me to read him a story, but did he want an English book........of course not, so this is Granny Jane struggling to read in French, Jon helped by nodding vigorously every time i got it right, and correcting my pronunciation when i didn't !!!!
This is Jon's outfit for the Mardi Gras, he discovered that if he huffed inside the 'eyes' steamed up !
Well at least Stephan was working !!
Ah here come another two, and the one holding the camera of course........reversing a motorculteur into the cave like this is a 2 man job, its very tricky !
BUT look at the VIEW !!!!!!!!!!! it still takes my breath away, literally when the wind blows.....
