Eighth day of our vacation based at the La Porcherie gite. I think we are getting into the swing of this holiday lark.
Yet another nice day, weatherwise so we decided to go explore Landes Pierre du Mas.
Once again the pond impressed with its quiet beauty.
It’s refreshing to be able to visit such places and to have them to yourself.
Not just the tranquility of the pond and the paths around its perimeter but also the beauty of the heather illuminating the mound.
Just a few feet of elevation makes all the difference and changes your perspectives.
There were many brightly coloured lizards here, but they were much to fast for me to photograph, so you will just have to take my word for it.
Even the lichens and moss, covering the rocks, has an inherent beauty. Providing a subdued contrast to the vibrant floral display of the heather.
We had taken some stale bread to the pond, hoping to entice the fish to put in an appearance. We were out of luck, the suitably softened crusts floated across the pond, driven by the gentle afternoon breeze. Apparently of no interest to the fish. However, it did prove to be attractive to a large crow who performed some impressive aerobatics and a fair emulation of a fish eagle plucking soggy bread from the surface of the pond.
The fresh air and exercise set us up nicely for the BBQ planned for our evening meal. The only fly in that particular ointment was the bottle of wine that we opened to wash it down. It was so decidedly bad that I tipped it away, the only bad wine of the whole holiday.
WrAnTz 