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September 23, 2020

Today I received a message from WordPress to let me know I have been blogging for 9 years. I can hardly believe it ! When I started this blog I was hoping I could at least keep it up for 1 year. A big thank you to all my followers and viewers !!!

**CALLISTEMON OR BOTTLEBRUSH TREE (picture taken in Arizona)**

Have a great week !

August 16, 2020

SILENT SUNDAY

**AGAVE IN A BEAUTIFUL POT (found in apark in Arizona)**

December 7, 2019

I LIKE !

**ONE OF THE COOLEST DOORKNOBS I SAW ON OUR TRAVELS IN ITALY**

Have a great weekend all !

December 5, 2019

AN OLDIE

November 24, 2019

SILENT SUNDAY

**DESERT ROSE OR MELTED SAND** (TUNISIA)

October 27, 2019

SILENT SUNDAY

October 8, 2019

THE ARDECHE IN FRANCE (3)

The village in the Ardeche where we spent our holidays last month was called Vals-les-Bains, it has only about 3500 inhabitants but it was once very famous for their water that has good influence on your health and the spa’s they had, it was like the spa’s we have now, only less modern. They once were visited by the rich and famous, we were told even King Louis the 14th came to Vals with a horse and carriage to improve his health, today they just have normal tourists from all over the globe.

They have an old natural source in the middle of a park that is spraying every 6 hours. We went to see it one day and it was quite fun, we were all waiting for the water to start spraying, lots of people got wet ofcourse as they came too close to the spray.

**AND IT GROWS UP TO 6 METERS HIGH, SOMETIMES EVEN TO 8 METERS HIGH**

If you know it started spraying for the first time about 200 hundred years ago I think it is quite amazing.

Have a fun week and thanks for stopping by.

September 28, 2019

THE ARDECHE IN FRANCE (2)

Today is about the houses and flowers. Most people there have flowers on their balcony’s or near the front door, as we were there in September many of them looked a bit tatty cos of the drought and the ban to use water. But nevertheless the houses still looked stunning.

**Hanging geraniums are quite drought resistant.**

**VERY OLD ROOF TILES MADE OF BASALT THAT FORMED WITH VULCANIC ERUPTIONS ABOUT 8 MILLION YEARS AGO**

**THESE ARE THE MODERN DAY TILES THEY USE FOR NEW HOMES**

**FIRST SIGNS OF AUTUMN, PARTHENOCISSUS** **OR RED IVY, THE PLANT TURNS BRIGHT RED IN AUTUMN.**

**PRETTY AS A PICTURE, THOSE FLOWERS COMBINED WITH THE PINK WALL.**

**THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER CALLED THE ARDECHE**.

**THESE LITTLE** **LIZARD WAS EVERYWHERE** **ON THE WALLS**

**LOVED THIS HOUSE WITH THE PINK WALLS**

**THE ROSES WERE GONE OFCOURSE BUT THEY LEFT A LOT OF BOTTLES FOR THE BIRDS**

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND !!

September 24, 2019

THE ARDECHE IN FRANCE (1)

Last week we returned from our holiday in France, this year we visited the Ardeche, known for the many rocks, a popular holiday destination in Summer and full of French charm.

The Ardeche is situated in the South-West of France, a 1000 kilometer travel for us.