Round bales of hay in an ancient French barn.

Round bales of hay. These unmanageable round bales (formerly square, formerly sheaths) are stuffed awkwardly into an ancient barn in France.

'Large hat and flowers', and 'Black and white', two paintings by Tessa Bennett.

'Lady in a hat with flowers'. Painting by Tessa Bennett.

'Black and white,' painting by Tessa  Bennett.

Swallows prepare to leave France for Africa.

Swallows meet up and prepare to leave for Africa. This photograph shows a few of the many swallows that gather on electric wires outside my house. They will feed up on insects before they fly, and make sure their feathers are in tip top condition.. They have a perilous journey to Africa ahead.

Blackberries and a nest in France.

Nest found attached to a rambling rose twig in France,  possibly a wren's nest. 

A small trug full of newly picked blackberries from  hedgerows in France.

Antique tiles, 18th and 19th century, English, French and Dutch.

 18th and 19th century wall and floor tiles, painting by Tessa Bennett.

Herring gull at the quay side, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England.

Herring gull stands sentinel on the quay side at  Berwick-upon-Tweed,  Northumberland,  England.
Paintings by Tessa Bennett.

The intelligence of a herring gull, you can see it in his eye,  but can he remember?

Skye, the rough haired Jack Russell from Berwick-upon-Tweed, England

Little Skye, a Jack Russell.

Skye would like to sleep.