Category Archives: Oleander

an appetite for Morocco and lizards …

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Food,Photography & France

Today, I rescued a lizard from drowning. Not once, but twice. This is unusual as I am normally the lizard pallbearer. Lemmings may have been cleared of suicidal tendencies, but the lizard’s tendency to ring down its own curtain has … Continue reading →

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The weather man says clear today…….

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Food,Photography & France

Forecasting is, at best, an imprecise science. Sitting in the garden this evening the light is soft and beautiful. Summer’s end is hard to accept when corners of the garden are illuminated by the incarnadine glow of  geraniums in full … Continue reading →

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