Sunday, July 12, 2026

12th July 2026...Dying trees


After many weeks of temperatures up in the high 30s . No rain since 10th May...the landscape is beginning to change, so many indigenous trees are drooping and dropping leaves..







Saturday, July 11, 2026

11th July 2026...Cone head !


This is a type of praying mantis....but it has a cone on its head...hence Conehead..
He had his photo taken on the cats brush for scale.

Monday, July 6, 2026

6th July 2026...Sun damage.Fire, Flowers


This is sun damage to an Ash tree.


Fire still going day 3

Some of our Bigone/Trumpet vine.

Sunday, July 5, 2026

5th July 2026....FIRE !



We have been very aware of the risk of fire after am enormous amount of time without rain and temperatures in the high 30s.

This is the closet fire we have seen the smoke from its between Bedarieux and Lac Salagou.