The featured image this month is the tiny hamlet of Chantier which lies across the fields from my home.
Easter weekend – I have been having a big drive on the furniture this weekend. Used up the last of the white paint for a third coat on the table leg and the frame of the side board. Also got the armchair and the smaller of the two setees painted with the tint/protection. I am very p[leased with the results. I will work on the large setee tomorrow, Easter Monday.
8th. I had an interesting visitor to my garden today. The Western Yellow Wagtail. Very handsome. I was too slow getting out the camera so it is now sitting conveniently close by in case it returns. So in the meantime I have resorted to an image downloaded from the internet.
13th The dining room furniture is now finished. The chairs are stored in the spare room for the next 30 days to allow the paint to cure properly thereby reducing the risk of paint coming off in the process of daily use. I am rather pleased with the outcome. It really lightens up the space.
15th Over the last two days I have worked on refurbishing the small corner cupboard. Covering the old back and red paint with the same off white as the dining furniture, re-mounting the brass and adding new pieces and adding strip LED lighting.
As the weather improves it will be time to move into the garden next!
19th We have now had four weeks with less than a cm of rainfall. Apart from ever increasing dust levels from our unpaved road the farmers have resorted to irrigating their crops. In addition the unusually cold nights in early April have had an impact on the vineyards resulting in predictions of a poor year for wine.
21st Lovely early morning walk to “Le Berceau” which is the old part of the village of Berceau across the fields. The village is full of lovely old, well restored, stone cottages which looked good in the early morning light.
And tucked away in a corner, shades of the villages agricultural past.
22nd Work started on the garden with re-sealing of all the wooden planters and supports and decorating otherwise rather boring plant pots. Cassidy was keen to get in on the act!
25th The work in progressing on the social housing element of the development. However it is difficult to see how this can constitute 14 dwellings!
26th Cassidy in his two new collars, hand made by a crafter and very handsom and efficient.
29th The cereal crops are growing fast a breeze will roll across them creating a wave like illusion with multiple shades of green. This is from my garden, over the back fence as the sun was going down. A true “Sea of green”
30th Early morning walk revealed that the Hawthorn (or May) was out. These blossoms have a colouful scarab visiting them. Now according to the Olde English saying – “Ne’er shed a clout till May is out” we can now discard our winter cloths.
There are Barley, wheat and Maize growing vigorously……
….plus vast fields of sunflowers which are going to look amazing by August.
And on the way home delightful light through the leaves and seads.
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