Fighting hoopoes at La Forge

These are two male hoopoes fighting over a female, in the Spring.

Vintage Car Fair, Lesigny, Indre et Loire 2009

There are many vintage car rallies around our area of France, this is one at Lesigny a village near La Forge. I was especially interested in the TR3 and TR4's.

Summer Wedding at La Forge

Our neighbour's daughter at La Forge got married this summer, she looked beautiful, it was an amazing summer day and the bride was picked up in a horse and cart to take her to the church- a truly magical wedding day.

Pictures at La Forge this summer 2009, when we won the prize for 'Best Garden in the Village'.

Wine Tasting in Chinon

One of the interesting things you can do when staying in this area of the Loire Valley is visit the local wine growers. The Loire is famous for its white wines and sparkling whites but also has some really good reds like Chinon, Saumur and Bourgeuil. Wine is stored in caves like the one above. Here is a video of the cave in Chinon which we visit to buy our wine in bulk. Chinon is a lovely riverside market town not far from us at La Forge (Yzeures sur Creuse). The video is taken in the wine cellar or cave, where you can taste and buy the wine.

Swallows at La Forge

Every year in the 'grange' building at La Forge we have a family of Swallows who return from South Africa to lay eggs and bring up their babies. This year they had 3 lots of young throughout the summer, so by August there were over a dozen swallows flying around the courtyard. Here are some photos and films of them with the babies.

Orchids at La Forge

There are many different varieties of wild orchids at La Forge. Here are some of them.