CONTRASTS!!!
I took this picture today, 6th November, it rained again for much of the day. We have had 950mm of rain this year compared with 520 last year. Its our 5th day in the house and the builders are trying to render with the rain making it a very unpleasant job!
It is 3 years to the day since I took the second picture. We had just viewed the land that started the dream that is now evolving. The house is fabulous despite one or two teething issues, we can both envisage the pool completed in front of the gites, Le Chene is taking shape too.
What is extrordinary is the change in this years weather. Winter 2005/6 was very cold and dry, our first here. Late spring 2008 was one of the wettest on record, mainly May/early june, a hot summer followed,broken by the current wet Autumn. Instead of red trees they are yellow, less prolific in colour and it is so wet.Who knows what winter will bring. Normally we pick olives late november/early December in biting cold temperatures. This recent spell of weather, bought on the back of a Tramuntana wind, has taken most of the leaves off the trees and is playing havoc with the vines, fruit trees and Olive Harvest let alone our souls!! The difference in the land scape in the 3 years is extraordinary. The second picture of Karen was taken 6/11/2005 and the third 20/11/2005.
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