The mountains and the surrounding trees are mirrored in the lake

we are on our favoured route that we choose to take

the sun is bright and low in the sky

i am wondering how fast seven months has passed us by

The walk was at Puydarrieux today

the chasse dogs and guns were about

we soon left without delay

they were flushing the sanglier from the corn

milou looked apprehensive and very forlorn

we went back to Castelnau, marc milou and i

and as luck would have it, her four legged chum was passing by

Tonight is magnificent

the lake is cast in pink

the countryside is set on fire

as the sun does slowly sink

For the very first time this year

a crunchy carpet of frost does appear

nether the less it is beautiful clear and bright

at last after days a distinctive mountain view in sight

There is great diversity of hedgerow and trees

planted a few summers ago, for all to please

willows, oaks, poplar, maple, hawthorn and birch

these are a few that we found on our search

cypress weave there way up the hill on either side of the lake

slightly different formation subject to the direction you take

Hundreds of plovers take to the sky

pee-wit, pee-wit we here them cry

apart from the birds on  shore and lake

it is eerily silent make no mistake

a buzzard high on a tree

glides silently over Milou and me

It is very cold, we will have snow this weekend we are told

the rainwater is streaming off the land

to ever full gulley's with muddy banks to expand

there are icy droplets in the air

a redstart flits from post to post seemingly without a care