Beneath this cloud-spread sky you sing head high for some lost mate, or for the joy to thrive through storms, and glide through orchards ripe with apples, cherries, berries, pears and leaves all dappled with the shy sun’s rays…
Song Thrush, Normandy Read Post »
Don’t forget the dusky red garnet, the ephemeral flicker of yellow pyrite, the flash of silver as the water recedes…
Robin, as you sing your red breast swells
between the frosty branches in this wintry glow.
You cock your head and listen to the bells
On Christmas day 1066 William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey. The English and French who were present cheered the new King so loudly that the clamour alarmed and panicked the French soldiers waiting…
A French Christmas, The Log, then and now Read Post »
Discover “Man and Mule,” a poignant fiction by Angela Jane Howard that explores the connection between humans, animals, and nature.
Evénements à la ferme, dans les champs dans les régions, et événements en ligne.
Agriculture Week in France, 13-24 May Read Post »
In fact it’s the same kilometre, Covid19 oblige, one month on from the last post. Trying to make the most of it, hope this cheers people up who are stuck in a small apartment in a city.
Another lockdown kilometre in Normandy Read Post »
Taking advantage of our one kilometre/one hour rule here in France, here is what nature is doing this Spring week in my kilometre. How about checking out your perimetre in your neighbourhood, on your jog, on your walk, or even from your window?
In c…
My kilometre: the hidden riches of a small patch Read Post »
Amateurs d’oiseaux et de la faune, allons-y pour positiver nos vies actuelles en participant au recensement de ces espèces qui visitent votre jardin ou l’arbre ou l’espace vert qui serait tout près de votre domicile. L’heure est à eux en ce…
Isolated but on your marks: join the bird census! Read Post »
At our New Year’s drinks party at the local Mairie (Town Hall) in rural Normandy, our regional MP dared speak up about French attitudes during this period of the longest strikes France has ever seen. She said we are getting a reputation as a nation …
Why Dutch and Belgian Farmers choose France Read Post »
Conditions at present are good to set up anaerobic digesters in Normandy: subsidies for connecting to networks are now available, contract rates are favourable and you can benefit from help from farmers who pioneered the first installations at a mee…
Good conditions for setting up Anaerobic Digesters in Normandy Read Post »
The fall-out from the spectacular explosion of the chemical factory Lubrizol near Rouen on 26th September not only nearly asphyxiated local inhabitants with clouds of soot swirling in the air, it has also infiltrated the soil a…
Lubrizol. deadly explosion in Rouen Read Post »