French Diary

Friday, May 03, 2013

03-05-2013 An Alien in the garden !

This is a type of praying mantis we have seen before but never this colour !

A Kiwi alien !

Thursday, May 02, 2013

02-05-2013 Flowers in the garden…

Wisteria ……a wedding gift.

Judas tree a present from a friend….

Iris’s

Our fennel patch…..self seeded fennel, left to attract the swallow tail butter fly who likes to lay her eggs on them.

pansys

encore le arbre de judas

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

30-04-2013 Our 5th wedding anniversary..

We went to Beziers and saw a film, had a coffee/tea, and came home !

OK, we also had CAKE !!

Sunday, April 21, 2013

21-04-2013 Bike riding !

I have found that i can ride a bike again, the pressure is not too much on my feet, and more weight is on my…….posterior :O)

Here are some pictures up and down the cycle track, (which was the railway years ago….)

Me riding over the “pont eiffel” (which has in recent DAYS been renamed “type” eiffel….whoops ??

look mum Grape hyacinths growing wild…..

A beautiful orchid for which i have no name….

Dave disappearing !

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

2013-04-16 A typical day at Cailho….

We have a new tablet…….and we have a cat………she does not like the beeping of the tablet…..so she snuggled up on my lap when i was using the new table and kicked it off my lap ! fortunately it landed on the sofa…….we now use it in silent mode !!!!

this is the first of hopefully not too many , Egyptian grasshoppers or LOCUSTS eeeek!!

Dave continues with the new grange…..he is installing a small door to give access to the large doors from the inside…..easier than changing the locks on the big doors.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

2013-04-14 Cherry root removal……

Lots of change in the garden, good sun after the rain makes us want to change/finish things.

This cherry died last year and there is no sign of life so…..out it comes !

A good space for my new Heuchera …….

2013-04-14 A walk in the forest….

Eric’s house

This is what we came to see……wild daffodils growing on the cliffs….cant get closer than this without climbing gear !! so forgive the pics you will have to use a zoom again !

This is using the zoom on my camera……at least you can see them now…..

Saturday, April 06, 2013

2013-04-06 Swallows and Snow !

the first swallow of summer…..

hopefully the last SNOW !

5.30am……….sunrise over Cailho.

Sunday, March 31, 2013

2013-03-31 Caroline….

Caroline’s private jet arriving at Beziers (ok its Ryanair really!) Note the blue, blue sky…..it didn’t last !

Relaxing on the terrace……………………………………………….and the day of departure :O(

Caroline and I in the Polygone shopping centre…..

At the top of the lock gate water fall………

Sky is blue and so are we at losing you….come back soon !

Saturday, March 23, 2013

2013-03-23 Birds in the garden.

One of the kestrels who nest here each year.

A brambling (through the window and zoomed in on a bit too much, sorry)

You may need to click on this picture and zoom in on the white rock at the base of the spindle tree…..there you will find a Hawfinch cracking last years cherry stones……their beak has a force of ( allegedly ) 50kg !!