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Breakfast in Cazelles is always a calm, relaxing,
contemplative sort of experience. |
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The view to the south from the front of 'Les Marguerites',
seen here in late afternoon sunshine. |
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Time for a pre dinner aperitif avec David and Janet Hill who
are in the process of renovating what used to be Margaret's 'remise'.
(barn) |
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A wide angle showing progress so far; there were no windows
or doors at all when they first bought it. |
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Same place, different time of day. Dinner may still be taken
outdoors on some evenings, but not all, in September. |
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One of my 'must do' cycle routes is along the Canal du Midi.
What should normally be an easy ride was made hard by virtue of a strong
head wind. |
| A few weeks earlier, a fire had spread quickly through
nearby woods and vines. |
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It's 'Vendenge' time, or harvesting the grapes. This at a
nearby producer of a very fine desert wine, St. Jean de Minervois.
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This is a praying Mantis, almost squashed by my front tyre. |
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Down the chute, the start of the annual magical process. |
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Minerve, well worth visiting in spite of its tourist 'honey
pot' attraction. |
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Minerve from the eastern approach, set in rugged Languedoc
limestone scenery. |
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Wine is sold 'au ferme' from huge vats in a manner more like
a petrol station. |
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Back at the ranch, Margaret is building steps down to the
(now completed) pool. |
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This, chaps, is a cricket. of a North African kind
related to the common or (hopefully not) garden, locust. |
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Moi, seen here in Minerve where I was calling in on Margaret's
friends, Claude and Christine. |
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