A trip to market...

Our local market is very different at this time of year...

no tourist souvenirs, just local stalls nestling together

under the 15th century halle (covered market place) & around the square...

selling lots of lovely produce,

like this wonderful selection of cheese...

home-made tarts & preserves...

local wines & vegetables...

garlic from Toulouse...

juicy tomatoes from Marmande...

delicious clementines from just over the Spanish border...

look at this little fellow is sitting cosily, waiting patiently to go home...

 

This bush is wonderful at the moment, such a lovely splash of colour & buzzing with bees...

Water, water, everywhere...

What a wet winter we've been having! Water everywhere, but our area is not as bad as others in France & the U.K. While walking the dogs today, it was evident how much rain we've had; so many fields were water logged.

Despite all the wind & rain, spring is starting to emerge in the hedgerows...

Our walk takes us through an pretty little hamlet with a secret garden...

& old covered well...

hidden treasures...

& two ancient towers, one a ruin...

the other restored...

The light is wonderful at the moment - when the sun is shining! Colours seem to really be bright, like the turquoise blue of this old copper...

  

or the lichen on the walls...

this yellow was so bright, it looked like gold glinting in the sun...

Spring must be on it's way as les grues (cranes) flew over this week...