Unseasonal weather... or what??

This time last year we had visitors here enjoying unbroken sunshine and temperatures in the 20C's.

This year.... well!
Our visitors are suffering unseasonally cold weather with strong winds, cool temperatures and rain. That's life I suppose!

To demonstrate just how strong the winds are, here are one or two images of the river Vienne, with waves more akin to Blackpool seafront than a river in central France....

A new business opportunity surfing on the Vienne...

All we can say is this is NOT the usual weather for mid April.

Sorry Mary and Ernie.... it can only get better!!

Slave labour part 2

We posted some time ago about using child labour when available...

Well, lucky for us we have this useful resource available once again! We wasted no time and on their first day here we set Colin's grandchildren to work....

Since the ravages of the severe frosts, this lovely tree has been fighting its way back to life. The dead needles it has shed needed raking  out from under the lower branches.

The two of them made light work of the task and the tree was soon looking much better for its make-over. All that remained was for the bucket of needles to be taken and disposed off in our now much reduced "hole".

Thank you, Jasmine and Jamie!  And your reward? The satisfaction of a job well done.... (!)