On Monday 2 September I joined 30 friends and aquaintances to walk 5 km from le Grand Pressigny, in the Touraine Loire Valley, ending at the home of Jane and David for a walking club 'apéritif de la rentrée'. Super organised and efficient Jane single handedly put on a great spread, as always.
Simon didn't walk, but came to the apéro in Claudette to give both himself and her a little outing.
Jane and David's lovely home.
Sunflower crop.
Sunflowers (Fr. Tournesols).
Sunflowers.
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris (Fr. Linaire commune), a species that signals the change of season from summer to autumn. A species too that I have observed getting less common since we have lived here.
A buckwheat (Fr. sarrasin) crop. Buckwheat flour is quite widely used in traditional French cuisine (eg galettes). There were many honey bees collecting nectar, so I hope there is a switched on beekeeper nearby who is producing the dark strong tasting honey that comes from buckwheat.
The church in le Grand Pressigny.
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