Tag Archives: France

Our highest field

Posted on 16 September, 2012 by Kathy

The drought and heat of the summer are finally having repercussions on the land here. Apart from a couple of storms, we haven’t really had any rain since the beginning of June. The lack of water means that the grass … Continue reading →

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WordPress weekly photo challenge – Near and Far

Posted on 8 September, 2012 by Kathy

I took this whilst out hiking in Le Valgaudemar in the French Hautes-Alpes.

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Sheep by night

Posted on 24 August, 2012 by Kathy

The days are already a lot shorter and now when we bring the sheep back down to the barn at 8pm it is almost dusk. It’s very dusty, very hot and the sheep, like us want to get home as … Continue reading →

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Rent a mountain

Posted on 14 August, 2012 by Kathy

One of the things I love about hiking is that you never know what you’re going to see. We were expecting this view over Le Lac de Serreponçon, Europe’s second biggest artificiel lake: But we didn’t think we’d find such an enormous flock of … Continue reading →

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