brrrrrr

First ice today on the ponds



with a real white frost on leaves and grass



blessed at the start with a crisp clear dawn and then at the end with a magical sunset

La Bienvenue - morning

Today's photos show some of my favourite outdoor aspects of the property where I am living at the moment - and will hopefully continue to live once the unfortunate legal conflict has been finally (after nearly 3 years now) sorted out

First of all, the house itself (unfortunate about the ugly solar panels! especially as the hot water they produce is not of much use to me since the bathroom washing facilities were removed, leaving the whole house with just one single tap into the kitchen sink)


Some wonderful Oak trees


and the glorious Lime tree (Tilleul)


I love the play of early morning sunlight and this morning it was especially lovely after a slight frost. According to the weather forecast it is supposed to be rainy today - thank goodness they are so often wrong!!

Sloughis under autumn sunshine

Very first post!

Well here I go at long last with my very first blog post! Why has it been so ridiculously hard to make a start? Will it get easier day by day?

I moved back to France for the 4th time in 30 years or so, back in November 2005. This was a seriously bad decision as I have ended up being trapped in a crazy situation through trusting someone who I thought was a friend and buying a property in co-ownership...... but more of that another time

This first photo shows the gate to the track that leads from the house to the road at the start of a lovely October morning.