Photographs from Previous Months

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January
Snow fell on La Vacherie
Snow down the lane
Stuart in the cold
Christmas was still with us
and at a bit of a do
to see in the New Year
and one person got dressed up
Paris in the Snow
Photos by R Logan
Paris in the Snow
Photos from the Internet
Penny taking aim - the boy at the back potted the black by mistake so Penny won
David looking over the Elan Valley in Mid Wales
Nottingham Christmas Market
Ice skating in Nottingham
Snow in Choisy le Roi
Wedding gifts in Uganda
Reflexions - a poor Sunday Lunch
The Army at La Vacherie
Judith at a rather cold Monday Club
a friend demonstrating for retirement age
Jiri, Misa and Anička and Maruska
Cyclo-Cross in Redon - a challenging sport especially for the little ones
February
New Born Lambs
Break Time
Boy loving the mud
The Wheats at 2pm
Jirka and his partner Misa
Prague
me and Alberto
Keelan Chris and Enid and a Happy New Year
Friends Reunited Chris and Paul first meeting for decades
Dad Chris asked wheres's your hair gone? Son Paul asked where did yours come from?
Noah's Arc failed at flooded Redon
The Mid Wales Inn - a lovely place to stay
Aaron the LandLord
Ironbridge
The New Nottingham Station
Rodney on his birthday at The Blue Train, Gare de Lyon
Land Rover on French Plates
The Monday Club La Triskel
PCCB in Nantes
Broadway in the Cotswolds - a picture postcard village
Christelle Thomas - a new member
more new members Enid and Julian
and yet another new member Suzanne Brohan
March
Mimosa in bloom
Bramley Buds early
Daffodils already
Gabby after her accident
a visit to my parents memorial
and the church of my young years
The Outspan School in Uganda
SNCF kept me awake at night
John Carver - they are my size
The magnificence of Rennes Theatre
one of the old streets of Rennes
Josselin Cyclo Cross one rider down
another enjoying a mud bath
a Josselin local hurt in a fall
at least this one stayed on his pedals
don't park in Rodney's space
Hot Cross Buns
PCCB in Laval
Stephen saved this boy's life
a bloody arm thanks to the blood sucking nurse
a flowering cherry at Rodney's place - only good two weeks each year
I Love Paris in the Springtime
Eria Gava is building an hotel in Uganda - a boy whose education I sponsored
April
Bramley blossom
lovely lilac
Wysteria in bloom
St Malo harbour
Stuart and Merilyn's wedding
Charlie preparing to win
The Wine Tasting dinner
April and the floods again
and at last spring arrives
primroses are all over Brittany
children playing - can we have our ball back?
France copies UK Supermarkets
The sad side of Paris - a homeless man
My bank just metres away from the man
Primark explodes in Paris
Disgusting I peed on the floor
Redon to Redon Cycle Race
An excellent full English
Built in Uganda for the Pope's visit 2015
Gordon, Linda and Isla visited me
Scout Re-union in Dubna
The PCCB in Laval
Redon Olympic in full force at the Redon to Redon road races
May
Chris with two little ducks
The English Rose
Golden Poppies
small Breton Dancers in St Jacut Les Pins
Ros and Colin
Alan Wheat at La Gacilly
The Convent St Jacut Les Pins
la Gare, St Jacut Les Pins
Spring has arrived with Oil Seed Rape
St Jacut Les Pins windmill
Baking Bread at La Vallee St Jacut Les Pins
Cyclists invade La Vacherie
Another Wine Tasting
Down by the sea in Trondheim and the colourful wooden houses
17 May is Norway's National Day when everyone is out in their finest
cream tea in York
Perfect Fish and Chips in Scarborough
Rodney at the Giants Causeway, N Ireland
Barnsley Town Hall
Rochefort en Terre on a quiet May day
Suzanne at her 21st Birthday with Michel
Me ready for the Oktoberfest
Looking down a passage towards the Church in Rochefort en Terre
June
Lilies
Bramleys growing well
3 ducks growing
Stuart in his new home
Brian's last day at the Mexica
The garden party
we dressed up as we were in 1953
young birds lost from their nest
new arrival Archie now called Freezer One
Breton women have no need of these new fangled washing machines
Artichokes
Modern apartments in Paris
Memorial to the dead of Africa, Paris
Modern apartments in Paris
Gay Pride Flag at the British Embassy
My near death moment in Yemen when rebels took razor blades to me.
Judith on our Goodbyes to Paula
Gabby, Paul and Beth in Bretagne
The Monday Club BBQ courtesy of the Davies's
John Kellet and fellow traveller Rose at La Ciboulette
Pamela displaying her mood
Me in my new dress
A great guy at the Summer BBQ for at Rodney's Apartments
July
The Tour de France in Redon
Its Breton Band time again
Tomatoes in early July
boats on the Villain
118 118 at MudRunner
BP Scouts in Mansfield
Paris and Gay Pride 2013
Proud to be Gay
Young and able to say I'm Gay
3 different styles
Gay OK?
Juno Beach were thousands died to save our freedom
The rocky coast of Brittany near St Nazaire
LaFayette parcel with a big black knob from Le Creuset - why was the box so big?
Premiere Inn Caen and the trusting Dutch
Redon to Redon cycle race
a car parked in my ditch
The beach at P nestin
The river at Pornichet
Fanfare Malansac now named Brasseurs de sons, playing free for the Fetes de la Musique
Fish and Chips in Scarborough
A Full English
My son Stephen, my goodness what a handsome guy he is!
August
Flowers at La Vacherie
La Gacilly
Nectarines - first year of production
Stuart supporting me and his children at Gay Pride Vannes
Stuart's Lucy
Stuart's Vincent
Christopher and Charlotte got engaged 2022
Those lazy hazy days of summer with John Carver
Roy Waite's last party
Harvest is ready
Chris at La Guerno
Enid and Chris
Gay Tram in Angers
The Mulberry Harbour in Arromanches
A chilling visit to a German War Cemetery - 26000 dead
The hotest Day of 2022
Bastille Day with Rodney
Tom Daley at the Commonwealth Games
everything was dying in the drought
Brian Essegu who many helped generously to continue his education
Gay Pride 2023 - Redon
Burn out cars in a protest against what?
Malansac Fanfare playing in Redon
September
This 8 year old boy swam 500 mtrs in the Villaine for Eau Libre
Fete des Moulins - St Jacut Les Pins
Water Mill in use at St Jacut Les Pins
a Dubrovnik Street
car parked on the traffic island at La Vacherie
Allaire cycle races with Charlie
Katya and Pavel
Gordon visiting La Vacherie
A visit to the Louvre where remarkably photos can be taken almost without restriction
this crowd was waiting to see ....
the Mona Lisa
patio in the making at La Vacherie
Eau Libre 2014 in Redon
Children as young as 6 have a go in the river
they need to swim 500m but some give up
Oradour su Glane where the Nazis murdered the population
The magnificent Railway Station in Valencia - you can just see the Bullring on the left
Not a sports day but Spanish School Uniform
The wine fest in Rioja and the fountains were full of wine
The French Flag flying at half mast for HM Queen Elizabeth II
HM the late Queen Elizabeth II
HM King Charles III
The Union Flag Flying at half mast for the funeral of HM Queen Elizabether II
October
Bolsover Castle - a gem in an old mining town
Moto Cross at La Vacherie
A giant of steam at the Roundhouse in Derbyshire
home made apple pie
English invades France
That woman's car on a UK road - no tax, no insurance
Me and friends at Network Russia 20th
grapes grown at La Vacherie
cranberries ready for Christmas
Alan looks out over the Gulf of Morbihan
and now I'm number 3
my son Stephen delighted to be in Montenegro
I'm proud to be from Montenegro
Brian and Martin painting La Vacherie
Keelan Tuck the hooker
Steak and Kidney Pudding at La Vacherie
Mike Bygrave's tree gone
Fete des Marrons Redon
Cyclo Cross at Questembert
roast beef perfection
autumn has arrived at La Vacherie
4G has arrived and maybe soon 5G
Me Ian and Eric in Barnsley for the first time in almost 60 years
November
La Vacherie Bramleys on display in Redon
Two little ducks? NO they are gourds
Fetes des Marrons now more of a fun-fair
Spain
Rob and Elaine in Spain
in a Spanish Market
Liverpool
ISAAT Students raising money to visit England
Chestnuts on sale at the Fete des Marrons in Redon
Dima, Pavel and Katya visit La Vacherie from Dubna
The restored Windmill at St Jacut Les Pins
Chris - I love John Lewis
Keelan playing Rugby
Baby Eva, daughter to Katya and Dima
children enjoying themselves at the Fete des Marons
PCCB singing their best
Hornets nests at La Vacherie
Gordon and Linda got married in Farnsfield - few guests due to Covid
Rodney and the Nantes Elephant
Red Amarylis - Christmas is coming
Conway Castle at Night
The John Rylands Library in Manchester
Rough seas at Morecame - we didn't stay long
December
Flooding at La Vacherie
Christmas at La Vacherie
Santa in France
Belfast City Hall with Union Jack
digging up the traffic island at La Vacherie
Christmas in Nottingham
No-one came to pick me up!
The first La Vacherie Wine Tasting
Roy Waite's last party before returning to the UK
Chris and his new car
La Gacilly with the Autumn floods
The Santa race in Brighton
The chilling graves of children at Aberfan
Christmas is here at Abbey Cwm Hir
Abbey Cwm Hir gardens always beautiful
Christopher Vincent Logan, Rodney's Dad, sadly deceased in November 2021
A familiar site during the Covid Eperdemic
My lovely friends Misa and Jiri with their two lovely daughters
Chris and Judith Christmas 2022
A wonderful Christmas Flowering Cactus
my neighbour's cat
snow 2022 at La Vacherie
Christmas Lunch at La Vacherie