26...Shrines and Beautiful Normandie

Mary in a box

Although a secular country now, many if not all french villages and towns have these shrines built during the time they were a proudly Catholic country. Some are rather interesting designs...........

Pink Jesus



 The one in our village has just been painted and he has become very salmon pink!

Suddenly, sunny days here have bought a lovely warmth and the countyside all around us is blooming.



Cherry Blossom



Apricot Blossom

In my garden every day brings new suprises.

Wood anenomes, Celandines and Daffs

The whole of our woods are a carpet of these flowers...I forget every year how georgeous it is.



St Germain d'Etables

Over the hill and not far away is a wonderful viewing point where you can sit and look up and down the valley. On the other side of these hills is the Avenue Vert where you can cycle from Dieppe to Paris. We last did this cycle with friends in June a couple of years ago, and in parts it was like cycling through a little paradise.

Jade my work experience student is back for another two weeks, so tomorrow it's back into the studio for a full on week of potting and gardening.