The Bagsy Blog: Ob-La-De, Ob-La-Da

Monday, 2 December 2013

Ob-La-De, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles

Desmond has his barrow in the market place...
Molly is the singer in a band...

Another cold day backed by almost wall to wall heavy rain was not to deter us in our continuing discovery of Gascon and beyond. OK, we didn't venture too far from home but did manage to enjoy some of the local village goings on.

First thing on show this morning, this nifty
SHIELDBUG

joined us for breakfast but search as I may was unable to give it a name.

L'Ancien Presbytère in the rain.

One thing I enjoy, wherever in the world, are Local Markets

so was more than happy to take up Hugh's suggestion of where to go today.

Not surprisingly the first stall inside the Covered Market was
LE CANARD

perhaps that's why the village motto is
Ay Up Mi Duck

Of all the produce singularly my favourite is
FISH and all that is taken from the sea such as these OYSTERS.

Even better just a short way along the counter and something I
may have bought under a different set of circumstances, a fine
OCTOPUS - delicious!

Seems numbers of customers were low due to the prevailing
weather conditions.

FUNGI a-plenty.

OLIVES

and Chiefy who was at pains to tell us about his wife's
HOME-CURED HAMS.

A 'drop' of ARMAGNAC Sir? - hic!

NO thanks, we'll settle on the
PAIN (Bread) and

more CANARD but this time of the BEST kind - CONFIT.

Through the Main Door across the Square to the Church
which warrants more investigation later.

PAIN DEPICES

Still plenty of PAELLA left along with PIZZA

MOULES along CHICKEN and CHIPS

A few CAKES for tea before heading off to look at the

CHURCH
impressive from the front but little else going for it.

LA VILLE HOTEL and MONUMENT to the

FRANCO PRUSSIAN WAR

This tiny Plaque, looking like a later addition will be worthy
of more investigation when time allows.
By now the rain had stopped and a drive through the local
countryside was though well worth a go.

For 'starters' there was this interesting looking Church which like

the one before turned out to be a case of expensive

Fur Coat but no Knickers!! If you get the drift?

NOW! this looks more like it and promising.

A quick stop to investigate and found that all c16

were

CATTLE EGRET

Now that added a little more interest to the day, not to mention

another closer encounter with a

RED KITE

This GREAT WHITE EGRET was in a field with a Grey Heron but both took to the wing before getting the camera to focus from the car window. Time to return especially as the Rugby League World Cup Final was on late afternoon followed by Wales v Australia something Hugh was unlikely to miss.