It's that time again .......a quick round up of the last month at Vue de Duras.
At the end of the month, autumn is definitely in the air. The temperature has dropped, we have had a drop of rain and the woodburners are lit on a regular basis.
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| The mornings can be misty |
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| The pond was cleared on a sunny, autumnal day |
We've had a couple of visits to Bordeaux...
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| A rainy Sunday afternoon in Bordeaux |
We've had visits from friends...
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| Geoff, Judith, Lesley, me and Dave on the above, damp Sunday afternoon! |
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| We also had some lovely weather in October - breakfast on the terrace. |
and family.....
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| with Vera, Mike, Anthony and Emily in Bordeaux on not such a rainy day! |
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| with Denis and Margaret, on a warm , late October day |
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| Picking the La Periconne grapes by machine, in the sunshine, at the bottom of the garden |
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| La periconne merlot |
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| A Duras balloon |
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| Hugh and the newly painted shutters! |
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| Checking the guttering - note the un-painted shutters! |
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| A spectacular sunset |
And as usual, a quick round-up of wildlife spotted this month.....
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| A praying mantis on the wall |
Thanks to Denis for the next two photos.
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| The gite toad doing its job! |
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| A close up of a very small tree-frog |
and missing from the wildlife photos is one of the cranes, making their autumn migration southwards - we're
still trying to get a decent photo!
