A different Spyder...

Photographed by Elizabeth at last weeks Richelieu brocante...  (She always likes photographing Spiders)

It would be FUN touring on that in this hot weather.

Personally I think it looks a smart machine. It is made by Canadian company Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP)

Brocante and Bees

After an early morning trip to take our guest, Peter, to Limoges airport, we went down to the Richelieu Brocante.

It's a bit like Elizabeth; it's always on the move! This year it had changed location again and was being held in the Avenue Pasteur and around the statue of the man himself... It has never been in the same place twice since we have been here BUT at least the items for sale had not changed much!

We found a couple of comfortable bike seats for Peter...

And when we were leaving we came upon a man with a stick and a small bag, hugging a tree...

What was he up to? He was trying to collect a swarm of bees.

After some discussion it was obvious he needed a bigger container so Elizabeth trotted off back to the Brocante in search of a box... Two eventually turned up and, whilst the man prepared the box, I held onto his stick!!!

and then the box...

There were still a lot of bees on the tree...  So he made use of the second smaller box...

We couldn't be sure whether he got the queen, but the bees certainly had an appropriately labelled large box into which they were flying...

However not long after that, the remaining bees swarmed from the tree...

We will probably never know the outcome as the man was just passing through on holiday. He had recently lost the queen from one of his hives and was prepared to make the 70km trip back home if he had secured the queen....

We bid him 'bonne chance' and left him watching the bees...

You just never know what you'll find at your average Brocante!

Hard work.....

Two brocantes in one day...  You just have to tire out your visitors some how... We do know of others who will have exceeded this number, but for me two is more than enough!!!

With much improved weather from yesterday, we set out to the Richelieu Brocante this morning. I am ONLY looking...

In the afternoon, as we have in previous years, we went to the Teuf Tuef Club Scorbe-Clairvaux car rally and Brocante, where we met up with Jean, Nick and Lulu.

There was a very good turnout of old cars...

Several nice minis...

The usual collection of 2CV's

Including this one with a nice addition.

We want one for our France 3!!!

Some superb Tractions.

And the usual American beasts. This one I could have taken home...

The brocante went on and on... You can only look at the superb range of goods on sale for so long before your eyes and your wallet get tired...

Having said that, we had a good day and, surprisingly for us, we made purchases at both brocantes... I personally put it down to too much sun...