I don't know how July got to be nearly over before I got round to writing this blog!
Its now over a month since all our offspring came to visit - sorry for not publishing a big thank you for my prezzies and most of all for the visit. I settled down a couple of days ago to find some lovely photos of them all, and discovered that the camera must have had a fault and only photos of Orla have appeared!
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| Orla and Susie asleep in the shade |
Orla was poorly when they first arrived - very hot and grumpy, but by the end of the holiday she was feeling well enough for a quick dip in the pool.
Sorry Tom, Ellen and Matt, Dave and Nicole - there seem to be no pics of you!
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| They should just be visible on this photo, a barbeque on the Saturday evening. (Except Dave who was half way through a cycling marathon in Malvern at the time!) |
Since then we had a visit from some more of Hugh's ex-work colleagues...
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| Ben, Rebecca and Wilbur |
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| Chris and Sara (on their return visit) with Sandy and Michael |
We have not managed many planned days out, but we did manage to get to Chateau Malle in the Sauterne area of the Bordeaux vineyards.
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| Chateau Malle |
We have, as usual, been looking out for our local wildlife
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| A shy tree frog - we've seen few of these this year. |
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| A toad in my wellie - a good job I always give them a shake before putting them on! |
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| Clouded yellow butterfly |
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| A deer in the vines |
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| An amorous (and very noisy) frog! |
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| The object of his desire? |
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| A mole cricket - scary looking thing! |
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| A swallowtail butterfly |
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| A lovely photo of a rainbow captured by Marguerite, one of out lovely guests thank you! |
And finally, some rarely seen wildlife in the swimming pool!
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| Hugh on his retirement/birthday/father's day present - not so wild life! |
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| Couldn't resist! |
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