A corner of France

On the left, a big pile of rocks.  On the right, a dirt wall that needs a nice dry stone wall in front of it to stop it  from crumbling. ...

I have been busy during the last week or so, installing a couple of radiators in the house.   Although the heating in the living room is pro...

The recent unpleasant combination of snow and ice was forecast to be on the way out.  Yesterday the temperatures stayed above freezing, and ...

For all those avid followers, here is the promised picture of the wonderful corrugated iron gates, displaying themselves proudly right in th...

The cultural differences between the French and British attitudes to government are too great to go into here, even if I thought I understoo...

This pic was taken on maximum zoom (21x) and through a window.  A bit shaky, but the best one yet.

We've had a good share of rain this Winter.  Not that I'm unhappy about this: the water table has been low of recent years and the f...