This vineyard parcel has lost all it's leaves already. I took this photo yesterday at sunrise. Pretty soon, all the parcels will look like this.
It looks like our spell of mild weather is at its end. Another rain system is moving in and our temperatures are predicted to drop into the single digits. Celsius, of course.
Yeah, I can't believe it, either. Jeez.
It's nearly over. The warm colors of autumn leaves in and around the vineyards, that is. And although the weather is mild now, we know that winter's chill is near.
The key fobs to our Peugeot are acting up. I think they need new batteries. although we put new ones in, we can't seem to get them to work. Ken's planning to have the oil changed in that car pretty soon, so he'll add key fob batteries the job and let the pros do it.
Well, sort of. It's more of a Lone Poplar Tuesday. But what the heck. Tasha's in there.
Today's a holiday. That makes it a hunt day. We have to be careful out there. Speaking of which, a week or so ago Tasha, while inside the house, started barking to tell us there was somebody or something outside. I opened the door and heard a loud squawking and the sound of wings flapping unusually close. I went downstairs and outside and there was a male pheasant in the road. He was heading out to the vineyard, and he was not in a hurry. He was a beautiful bird, his colors shone brightly as he pranced down the road. I wonder if he's still out there.
This is the tilleul (linden) in our back yard. It's a nice looking tree, but it stands a little too close to the house. So, this winter, our landscaping contractor will give it a serious pruning. Worry not, these trees don't mind agressive pruning. You see them all the time in town squares and city parks all across France. Paris is full of them. I'm looking forward to it.
Our morning lows got lower for a short time, but look to be climbing again. Highs remain in the comfortable range, for the time being. Tomorrow is Armistice Day, another holiday in France.
This is pretty much the same view as was in yesterday's post. That one was taken about three weeks ago. I took this one yesterday from the same spot (out the guest room window). Whole vineyard parcels have dropped their leaves; others are still holding on. Orange is quickly giving way to brown.
In general, out temperatures are pretty mild for mid-November. That's nice, except for the rain that often comes along with it. That said, the forecast for the next few days looks relatively dry. We're having a nice arrière saison, as they say. This morning is foggy and we're socked in. Still, we can't really complain.
This photo is from the 20th of October, a view from our guest room out over the vineyards to our west. Most of these leaves are gone now. Temperatures are still mild, but a couple of windy days was enough for the leaves to drop.
Ken's choucroute was delicious yesterday. So much so that we're going to eat the leftovers today. But that won't be the end of it because we froze several kilos of the stuff to eat all through fall and into winter. It's nothing like what comes in a can or a bottle. As you probably know from his blog, he buys raw 'kraut, rinces and blanches it, then, either cooks it or freezes it for cooking later on. Yum!
