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First Day Of February

I thought it would be fun to create a photo diary across the year taking a photo from the same place on the first day of every month....

Bonne Annee

Welcome to the first day of 2022 - a warm day of 16 degrees. The garden is already beginning to wake up.... a little too early maybe ....

Sorry to disturb you...

While shuttering the cottage in preparation for yet another storm in Brittany... found this teeny tiny bat having a quiet little nap. He...

Geranium Nursery

I've started a little geranium nursery to over winter these gorgeous geraniums . It's a bit of an experiment but hopefully it will help...

Say Cheese.....

This is one of my favourite pictures. I wonder if he auditioned for It's a Bugs Life. In Lizio, a lovely little village near us, there is...

mork enjoying his greens

Mork loving the parsnip and beetroot tops from the potager.

gorgeous giant hibiscus

These are beautiful hibiscus that are the size of a dinner plate.....simply stunning. They come back year after year. Amazingly the...

Elderberry Elixir foraged from the garden......

In the late summer elderberries are in season and at their best. Its a perfect time to make some homemade elderberry syrup! This syrup is...

What do you see....

This is a local landmark to us.... just at the end of the road. It is a communal oven, that has in the past been used to bake bread,...

for those hot balmy days in brittany.....

Nothing is too good for Mork and Mindy..... until they eat it !!!! They do love having their photo taken.

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