'Spring' on the Balcony

We only have a tiny balcony but to my delight when I returned from the UK there was this small but very colourful display of dwarf Narcissi and Grape Hyacinths. Enjoy too.

Au revoir, a bientôt.. Bonjour UK

Suitcase packed..off into the square to enjoy last drop of sunshine. Although it sounds like UK's weather has cheered up a bit too...Great!

Déjeuner chez Ken

A lovely sunny afternoon spent with Ken and Spring at Labastide Esparbairenque.
Hurry home Rosie and Hope to catch the wonderful Mimosa and Cherry Blossom!.
Spring is now very bored with all this intellectual chit chat...scraps of food she wants not words!! A girl might as well get some beauty sleep!


Michael and Emmanuelle's house looking picturesque with Mimosa in full bloom..

Port Nouvelle on a lazy Sunday afternoon

A glorious day at Port Nouvelle on the east coast of France. Sand and sea beautifully clean and clear. A good time to visit before the holiday crowds arrive.


A bracing walk along the pier to the lighthouse. Now you see him...
Now you don't! Man overboard;-)


A brave swimmer...sun is warm but the sea is not!

A solitary catamaran...beautiful!

The day Lagrasse nearly caught fire

We decided to visit Lagrasse in the Corbieres region famous for its wines on Saturday. First impressions were good....a very pretty little village. Very tranquil and picturesque. It was a glorious sunny day...just the sort of day you would think 'lets have a fire, burn some of the grass along the banks of the river'!! NO!!

Picturesque sights.




Small but charming cemetery. I do like a nice cemetery.


As we came towards the river we could here the crackling of a fire and then we could smell smoke! And then we could SEE smoke!

Yes...someone had thought 'it is a good day to start a fire. Everything nice and dry..a bit of a wind to get it going!!' Looked a bit ominous to us..in fact looked a bit out of control!!


The house directly behind the fire was a bit too close for comfort! Hope she didn't have any washing out!

Then we passed the local priest on his mobile... we thought perhaps he had a direct line to you know who or was he is calling the fire brigade?


Yep...obviously not with direct line..he was phoning les pompiers! Thank the lord for that! I bet they were just having a nice cup of tea!
Because it did get a bit out of control.... the wind changed direction..as it does when you light a fire!
and caused a bit of a stink and a smoke screen across the village.......glad we came early otherwise we wouldn't have seen it at its best! In fact we wouldn't have seen it at all!!







From the safety of the bridge the locals cannot believe it! We will visit again...hopefully when it is a smoke free zone! And who set the fire away.....was it:
a) A man b) Un Homme c) Message from God (a man by all accounts)!
Somehow I don't think a water pistol will help but good thought little boy:-).

Viva Las Vegas

Couldn't make it to Las Vegas in the flesh but was there in spirit...gin actually!
I thought the picture above was very fitting for 'The Corpse Bride'
Oh! and a glass of vin rouge...bon sante to the happy couple.
Thank you for sharing your special day Charlotte & Paul...Have a lifetime of happiness..and may all your troubles be 'Little Ones'!:-)
Decided not to overdress...red hat to match the wine and pink PJ's with little pink hearts on!

Cheer up you two...it might happen!

And it did!!

Spring has Sprung:-)

First to flower on the balcony. A big Happy Birthday to my niece Emma- Claude.