Yesterday’s planned itinerary to the mediæval town of St. Céré turned into a slight disappointment. Admittedly, being the Ascension public holiday, St. Céré was basically closed along with the rest of France, though in typically Gallic fashion several locals were…
Tag: damselflies
A World Apart
Posted in 2011 Spring Tagged with: damselflies, dragonflies, Figeac, France, nature, orchids, Rocamadour, travel, wildlife
Luché-Pringé
There are two rivers called the “Loire/Loir” in France: there’s the main “La Loire” (female) and the more minor “Le Loir” (male). Le Loir is a tributary of La Loire. La Loire is the one everyone has heard of; this…
Posted in 2011 Spring Tagged with: damselflies, dragonflies, France, nature, photography, travel, wildlife
Snaketails in the Forest
There are dragonflies called Snaketails or, rather, there are dragonflies named Snaketails by our American cousins. In the British English world, the Green Snaketail (Amerispeak) is the Green Clubtail (Britspeak). Naturally, the French-speaking world and the German-speaking world have other…
Posted in 2010 New Forest Tagged with: butterflies, damselflies, dragonflies, England, nature, New Forest, photography, travel, wildlife
Lunch Emergency
Mike seemed keen on getting a little exercise having another week working back in Blighty so we went and dragged him out for a bike ride. Like us, Mike is also fascinated by wildlife so our trip turned into more…
Posted in 2010 Spring Tagged with: damselflies, France, Marais Poitevin, moths, nature, orchids, travel, wildlife
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