We had hoped to move into our new house up in Brittany by mid-March, but that was not to be. Various things delayed our departure from Castelnaudary. So, by 2nd April, we are still in the rented gite 5Km from the town centre, surrounded by our packing cases.
Our last trip out before France went into complete shutdown was a drive through the hills along the route to Mirepoix. We took a picnic lunch and enjoyed watching the birds of prey swoop and dive through the air. On our return journey we stopped by a farm where the owner had put a Pyrenean Mountain dog to do the job for which they were bred, i.e. guard the sheep. He didnt seem to be unfriendly towards us, but then we aren't wolves!
We have pleasant views from both the kitchen and bathroom windows.
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| Wild anemones in the lawn. |
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| View of the Black Mountains from Bathroom window. |
A RED squirrel visits the garden regularly, as do magpies, a pair of nesting blue tits, and a multitude of different coloured butterflies, all scuttling away when 3 different cats prowl through, and just before I can get my camera out to photograph them! In the field alongside the property we see an egret, and peregrine falcon.
Luckily there is a boulangerie in the village, and I take the very pleasant walk down there daily for some exercise. There's always something interesting to see.
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| Ant's nest. |
I muse on this little heap of gritty sand pushed up through the path by all those hundreds, thousands even perhaps. There they are busily living their lives free to travel where the whim takes them. Whilst here we humans are with time to stroll by and observe them. Normally we would be whizzing somewhere most probably by car, in too much of a hurry to notice all the other life around us.
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| Village Chateau |
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