Windows

The architecture in the Dordogne is rich and varied. Everywhere you look you can find interesting designs and the way’ new’ works with the history of the old buildings.

Windows

Lavender

Our planting of Lavender outside on the front terrace is proving a great success. Guests are not being pestered by midges and are commenting on the fact that nights spent with the bedroom windows open are cool and restful. More lavender planting to come in the Autumn.

lavender

Meadow Flowers

The countryside is looking particularly beautiful at the moment. More and more farmers are leaving a strip of their fields and allowing the most beautiful wild flowers to grow and bloom.

meadows

Star of Zanzibar

With all the glorious hot weather we have been having our tropical water lily ‘Star of Zanzibar’ is in full flower. It really is a most beautiful lily.

purple lily

A Secret Garden?

Tucked away in our wonderful villages are beautiful  doors that leave you wondering what lies behind. A secret garden?

Wooden Door

Fete season

The fete season is in full swing and villages are continuing to add their ‘adverts’. This chateau and tractor appeared during the week in readiness for the weekend fete.

Hay chateau and tractor

Sunsets

This time of year brings the most wonderful sunsets. It’s really difficult to choose which photo to post as they are all diifferent but equally beautiful.

sunset

Hummingbird hawk moth

The lavender on the front terrace is stunning this year. It is alive with the most beautiful hummingbird hawk moths. We didn’t know what they were at first and so, thanks to google, we and some friends did research. In flight you can see their huge proboscis and lovely colour. Stationary they look very dull but the caterpillar is distinctive.

hummingbird moth 002

Sunflowers

With temperatures in the mid to high 30s  the sunflowers are really blooming. The fields are stunning and so colourful.

sunflowers

Farm fetes

The French do have the most wonderful ways of advertising their local rural fetes. One of my favourites is the accessorised  ‘tractor’ made from bales of hay.

Farm fetes

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