08 Feb Les agriculteurs en Colère !!!
It is now week Two !!!! Yes, we should have taken the train, but guess what ? We just did not think about it till it was too late ! It took us almost 3 ½ hours to get to Toulouse last week as the Farmers...
06 Feb Les agriculteurs en Colère !!! The Farmers are Angry !!!
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29 Jan A thick damp fog hides the beauty of ‘the Lot’ !
Photo: Creysse After weeks of rain, swelling rivers whose waters have escaped & flooded surrounding roads and fields, the beauty of this picturesque region is at present quitely hidden within a thick damp fog. The promised sunshine just does not have enough strength to penetrate through...
29 Jan Muddy brown waters swirl with rage !
Normally the river Dordogne is a soothing scene, glinting gently under the rays of light cast from above, as it peacefully meanders its way through the rocky picturesque landscapes of the Lot Valley. However every so often it breaks its banks in anger, sweeping across...
02 Jan In the bleak Midwinter !!!!
M'mm, experiencing nasty weather here at the moment that arrived in Carlucet along with 2018 !! Leaving behind the bue skies and beautiful warm sunshine of 2017, Chateau Lacomte lay eerily quiet as Carlucet was battered with strong winds & rain mingled with a thick...
31 Dec The end of an era and a new beginning
As 2017 has quietly disappeared into 2018, the last, most fabulous of days has turned into rain. The 31st of December 2017 was glorious, heavenly golden sunshine and a gorgeous feel good blue sky a day that dreams are made off, and so warm. As...
30 Nov Surprise underground Secrets !!!!!
I am always wondering what secrets lay quietly hidden & forgotton within the grounds of Lacomté ! The magestic Cedar trees that have stood tall and proud for many hundreds of years, guarding secretly what they have witnessed over the years. I constantly wonder how...
20 Nov Sunset in the Country
As this afternoon's fading light over Carlucet blended into a spectacular sunset I took this photo. The sky was aglow with gorgeous hues of a beautiful autumn sunset, an extremely picturesque end to a brilliant sunny day. For the moment we are enjoying fantastic weather...
15 Nov Hunting Season
Hunting Season is now in full swing and at weekends the unmistakable sound of gunshots warn the wildlife that hunters are about. Whooshing sounds of the chilled November breeze can be clearly heard as it pushes its way through the brances of trees, causing them to...
12 Nov Respect
A very special weekend to remember those that have courageously given their own lives over many years; For those that have been brutally injured and with huge courage & strength of soul have managed to re-build their lives; And not forgetting all of you ...