Wednesday, April 29, 2026

30th April 2026...WA number 18 !

We wanted to try out a new restaurant.....and headed towards Carcassonne.
This restaurant advertised vegetarian options... unfortunately the owners were under the impression that vegetarians ate fish...🫩
I was eventually given the only true vegetarian choise they had...a cheese salad followed by veggie burger.....non protein, just "vegetable galette" burger.

The scenery was beautiful and a walk around the side of the lake enjoyable.

Starters... Dave, a cream of mushroom and bacon , with a poached egg in the middle.
Me, Green salad and goats cheese.
Daves main....Sole with risotto and exotique sauce (we didn't ask!)
My main, veggie burger 🍔 

The chips were great!


Daves dessert, Strawberry tart.
My dessert
Crème brûlée 
Yum 😋 

Some views of the lake...




Saturday, April 25, 2026

26th April 2026...A very long walk. .


We went for a hour and a half walk, 2.3km walk.
Which is further than I have walked in years!
Around what was a circular, pine forest track. Now during the last few years the trees have been felled, and more were lost in February to the storm Nils.
So in some places its devastated, but nature is fighting back, and many species which couldn't grow under the darkness of the pines are starting to grow....here are the photos.

Pine trees new growth, vivid green and I believe edible?

One of the many tree clearing machines 
Dave walking through the forest...not!

A rock rose...

How it was before.



One of the many views

Rock rose (different variety)
Rock rose, I think this one was called Sage Leaf Cystis?



The wood.

Facing our direction 









Birds eye view of the damage hanging over our road...still !

Violets

Violets and wild alpine strawberries. 

Early spotted orchid.


Not sure of his ones name.

Saxifrage 

Tracks of the machines 

Milkweed?

Sisyrinchium.. I think 🤔 
Just below Pierre's house, a whole stand of pines removed several years ago...nearly all green now.

Purple flower... possibly another squill?

What we collected from the track.

Rock roses


Wild Lavender 


Strange old dear...wearing a good friends sun hat!


Wild Lavender 




Friday, April 24, 2026

25th April 2026...local flowers

Variegated Ceanothus in the garden.

View

Rosy garlic

Rose chafer beetles on Photina Red Robin flowers

Portuguese Squill ?