Three ponies.

Inspecting the newly mown lawn.

An autumn-flowering tree.

A walk in the park.

Visit to Lac de L'Astarac (the reservoir on the Arrats river).

A visit to the nearby medieval village of Pessan.

The locals like to flaunt themselves.

By the church at the top of the hill.

Inside the church.

Later examination of this photo revealed a ghostly apparition gliding across the image.

Relxing in a shady spot outside the curch.

A pretty view.

One of the local's comes to greet us.

A pretty doorway.

Master of the water butt.

The war memorial.

Wondering the medieval streets.

Local artwork.

Leaving the medieval town.

The restaurant at Pessan.

A day out in the Pyrénées.

A shady "spot pique-nique".

Lac de Génos-Loudenvielle dans les Pyrénées.

The village of Loudenvielle where we stopped for ice cream.

Back at base - a walk to the weir.

A visit to Castelnau-Barbarens - the local restaurant.

View from the top of the castelnau looking south towards the moulin and the Pyrénées in the distan...

Intrepid explorers.

Getting our bearings.

The church at Castelnau-Barbarens.

We had the good fortune to be there on a day when God was in residence.

A visit to the nearby abbey at Boulaur (Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de Boulaur). A view of the chapel.

Gathering for the local village fete at Mazères centered around the communal bread oven.

The oven is hot and the bread is ready to go in.

A visit to the pretty village of Simore.

A visit to the pretty village of Simore.

A visit to Lac de la Gimone.

Sun on the dam at Lac de la Gimone.

Back home and relaxing after a hard afternoon's shopping in Auch.

Early evening sun around the moulin.

The front garden with the park behind.

The view south.