Not sure if this elaborate spraying monster is for water or some other substance but of late it has been pretty redundant!
It actually goes the whole width of the field (you can just about make it out here), should perhaps try and get to other end to see what propels such a beast! How do they keep it driving straight?
This staggering tree trunk can be seen on the D13 road to La Celle Guenand just outside La Grand Pressigny.
Just after taking this photograph we saw two fallow deer running over the field in the distance and on into the woodland beyond. What amused us was the sight of their white bums bobbing up and down as they ran off, as if nature had played a bad joke on them, making them easy targets for chasseurs who are currently out in force.
We went out for a walk yesterday afternoon and noticed our neighbours kaki (persimmon) tree is over-laden with fruit. A great deal of it is hanging over their fence onto the river bank walk in the village. They will probably not be harvested as the house is the holiday home of our friends Mike and Pat who probably won't be back over in time to take advantage of such a good crop. They are happy for anyone to use them rather than seeing them going to waste.
Pauline found a recipe for a persimmon tart here if anyone is interested.
It was the 22nd of November but you'd never have known - no jacket required (was that not a Phil Collins' album),what a great month we've had!
Travelling back from Loches on Sunday we were pleasantly surprised by the sight of these sunflowers on our 'short cut' road off the main road at Ciran (D212 to avoid Liguiel). It was a beautiful November's day and made us feel so lucky to be here in the Loire Valley.When we got back to Barrou we picked the last of our lettuce and strawberries from the garden although don't know why I'm blogging this as we used to do this most Novembers in Scotland (not).
Recently one of our neighbours invited us round to his garden to view the nest of what he called Japanese bees, apparently very aggressive and dangerous - especially to honey bees.
Then when we were over in La Rochelle the paper 'Sud Ouest' carried a two page article as the story of the month on these 'Asain Hornet' nests, with the heading 'Sus aux envahisseurs'. They stated that 66 nests had been found in the La Rochelle area.
Then when we get back quite a few people are talking about them - scary videos on Youtube,people dying after being stung - the honey bee population is under threat -the world will end! Was going to investigate it further before posting but notice Susan, ( 'Days on the Claise') who is better qualified to comment, has posted an item today on them under the heading 'Nija Wasps'
