A Warm Day

It's nearly four years since we bought La Basse Cour - four years, how did that happen?!!

It was the Saturday before Christmas when we collected the keys aftera long and difficult drive across snowy Normandie - thanks again Honda CR-V four wheel drive system  It was a sunny day and, even in mid-December, we could feel the warmth coming back off the south wall and we sat on step and had lunch. The building runs east to west and the south wall collects all the heat so today during a sunny spell in late November some summer insects came out to soak up the sun and admire the new lime pointing.

A red admiral warming itself

Red-veined Darter Dragonfly

The last leaves of the Blueberry have turned scarlet

Some more common creatures were out enjoying the sun as well:

Jess warming herself on the terrace wall

Pip was unimpressed at being woken up by the photographer for this picture  ....

26th November - not sure if we'll get any later sightings of butterflies this year ......