July - November 2022
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The beginnings of a water garden.
Les débuts d'un jardin d'eau. |
Views around the park - tall trees along the river bank.
Vues autour du parc - grands arb... |
Views around the park - looking towards the stables and the water garden.
Vues autour du ... |
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Views around the park - the mill with a tall aspen tree next to the granary.
Vues autour ... |
Views around the park - trees along the bank of the mill stream.
Vues autour du parc - ar... |
Another pretty red rose planted by Mme Bertheau (the previous owner of the property).
Une... |
An evening out in Auch.
Une soirée à Auch. |
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The cathedral in Auch.
La cathédrale d'Auch. |
Mid September - a relaxing afternoon in the park.
Mi-septembre - un après-midi de déten... |
November is here and we are preparing firewood for the cold evenings. This is the view towards the m...
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Beautiful surroundings for cutting firewood.
Bel environnement pour couper du bois de cha... |
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The reciprocating saw makes short work of cutting logs up to 16cm diameter.
La scie alter... |
Building a fire. We start with some large logs which will burn for about 5 hours.
Constru... |
We place intermediate size pieces on the logs and then build a small "starter fire" on top. Once the...
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A good blaze.
Un bon flamboiement. |
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Thermoelectric fans make the wood stove more efficient and help to distribute the warm air around th...
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Our environmental monitor indicates a very cosy 25 C at about 4m from the stove...
Notre ... |
... and nearly 21 C at about 12m from the stove.
... et près de 21 C à environ 12m du p... |
We now have a stream with a good flow of water running through the water garden.
Nous avo... |
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A pretty sunset.
Un joli coucher de soleil. |
Morning mist and Autumn colours in the park.
Brume matinale et couleurs d'automne dans le... |
A beautiful November afternoon.
Un bel après-midi de novembre. |
Autumn colours in the trees along the road.
Couleurs d'automne dans les arbres le long de... |
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The plane trees are very tall.
Les platanes sont très hauts. |
A beautiful view along the valley of the Arrats.
Une belle vue le long de la vallée du A... |
"Twin props and two pots." We use the stove to heat water for the washing up.
« Deux hé... |
Keith and Paul's photo album
Une jolie rosier rouge miniature de n...