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| spring on the quay |
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| now |
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| the boat is usually on a stand - hope it's water tight |
You
may have heard of the two big ‘tempêtes’ that we’ve experienced here in the
past week, Carmen and then Eleanor. While we have been far enough inland to be
saved from the worst, we did have winds over 110kph on new year’s day. And it
has been raining. Now all that water from up country is reaching us and ,
despite flood control measures above Bergerac, this is the highest the river
has been in our six winters in Ste Foy.
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| the chateau hides behind the trees above the river in summer |
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| now the swans can almost swim up to the front door |
At
the height of summer, and it was a hot one last year, the river was so low that
the bed was exposed in places.
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| it was a dry summer |
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| the boat ramp has disappeared |
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| These are the tops of trees - there are rose bushes beneath them |
Now
we are experiencing road closures along the riverside on both sides of town and
some unlucky people have flooded basements. Graham has just checked our cellar - no problem.
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| a bit tricky on some roads |
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| hope they moved their wine from the cellar |
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| people ride their bikes and walk their dogs along here, normally |
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| today ! |
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| garden gate onto the riverside walk |
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| the quay at Ste Foy la Grande - a sunny spot to admire the view |
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| Just as well the town is built nice and high |
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| usually, cars park here on market day |
We
have the good fortune to be fairly high above the quay so we are not worried,
but the amazing sight of water up to the village carpark on the other side has
brought out lots of sightseers.
Hoping for the glorious blue sky days to return soon.
meilleurs voeux à tout le monde
***
and I do love this joke. It says “Yesterday, a carp was snapped at 140kph
! The suspect is still on the run. If
you have any information, please contact the gendarmerie”.
