Busy springtime for the birds this year

 Every year Birds nest and have chicks in our old buildings and barns, this year we have our usual sparrows and house martins but missing are the little owls but instead for the first time we have Kestrels! One of our guests has kindly sent me some photo's of when they were very small and he managed to catch the mother in the nest too.

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Waterways of the Marais Poitevin (40 to 50 km from our gites)

 

The waterways are great for exploring by all different types of boats but rent a cycle or by foot are just as good

Local Beaches warming and bracing themselves for the tide of holiday makers

 

Chatelaillon and one of the beaches at Fouras 

Spring time at the gites and Landrais

Its warming up, the sun is out, the migratory birds are back, the landscape has turned to a nice shade of green and the flowers and trees are starting to show there true colours and blossom. I love this time of the year in the Charente Maritime.   

 

Happy New Year

 

Wishing all our Guest's past and future a Happy & Healthy New Year in 2025

Cognac Music Festival (73 km)

 Over the week many artist played including :- Deep Purple, Gloria Gaynor, Pretenders.

Francofolies, La Rochelle, 25 km.

 Live music fills the air in La Rochelle. Sting was on the first night.