Double jonquils, white amarylis, and white primula, also 18th century French jug with clematis, pansy, field daisy, and honeysuckle, paintings by Tessa Bennett.

 

2 paintings of flowers by Tessa Bennett.

Boletus mushrooms, known as cepes in France, found in a small wood in South West Central France today..

Boletus  mushrooms -  known as cepes in France. They are  good to eat, these were  found in  a  small wood in South West France today.

French boletus mushrooms picked today in a small wood in South West Central France, ready for eating.

Edible boletus mushrooms, picked today in a small wood in South West Central France.

The small faces of violas in France.

The small faces of violas in France.

French Irises. Painting by Tessa Bennett.

Irises in a French garden.     Painting by Tessa Bennett.

A striped snail, French lizards, and Irises - a painting by Tessa bennett.

A tiny striped snail makes for the garden!

A lizard makes friends.

Irises, a painting by Tessa Bennett.

A lizard takes the sun on an ancient wooden window frame.

Flowers in the grass.

May blossom and the Northumberland countryside. A blackbird looks for worms amongst the grass. Three paintings by Tessa Bennett.

Four Pears, painting  by Tessa Bennett.

Six Apples, a painting by Tessa Bennett.

Hydrangeas in a French antique pottery jug,  painting by Tessa Bennett.

May blossom,  and the glorious fields of  Northumberland  beyond.

A nesting blackbird scratches and pecks for worms in the mown grass.