Sunday 4 November 2012

Rain, rain go away ...

It seems like it’s rained pretty much non-stop since the early hours of Thursday morning.
Le Pré Vert is in the Aigronne valley. Early Saturday morning we drove to the dechetterie at Le Grand-Pressigny,  and then, in the opposite direction towards Charnizay, en route for Le Breuil aux Gittons and another delicious lunch.
We thought we’d see some water in the fields but were surprised by just how much…
Looking towards Le Grand-Pressigny from the bridge near La Forge.







The football pitch,  Le Petit-Pressigny.

Le bief, Le Petit-Pressigny.








The lavoir, awash with water.

The overflowing bief at the bottom of the garden.

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    1. Thanks for the lesson, Susan.

      I needed to look up the phrase so now I'll know the context in which to repeat it :o)

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  2. Good grief, it's even worse than when we were there. I hope the rain has stopped now.

    I suppose you will be on your way home now, or soon anyway, so safe journey back.

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    1. Thanks, Jean. We had heavy rain until Calais but sun in Staffordshire. What a wonderful welcome!!

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  3. OH DEAR!! Looks a bit damp out your way.....!

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    1. Just a bit! Still it could have been worse. the leak in our terrace seems to have been sorted!

      Stay dry...

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  4. DAMP? Not damp Colin... SOGGY! Very, verry, verrry soggy!
    I have no sympathy though for the farmers who cultivate the floodplain, rather than leaving for grazing or hay. The ploughing has created a rise at the field edge and a hollow in the middle... result, now that the river has gone down a little is that, between the bridge and the poplar plantation there is now a visible river edge on the lefthand side that matches the righthand edge by the road.... leaving in the middle a lake that won't drain for weeks. There are newly planted crops here that will not now come up... and the field will not be dry enough to re-work until the late Spring... what a b#**~y waste! Until two years ago, this was a regularly mowed hay meadow!
    'Nuff said!!

    Anyway... safe journey guys.

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    1. Thanks. We're home now but the heavy rains continued until Calais!

      I think you have some better weather forecast for next week.

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    2. Yes... possibly?! Meteociel and the Nouvelle Republique both say rain on Wednesday!
      And it is getting very cold....
      Emptied the plastic tube rain gauge today... 96mm between Sunday last and today... most of whic was from Thursday on!!

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  5. Hello Gaynor:
    Gosh, water , water everywhere!! France does seem to be awash and an awful lot of low lying water on the ground and all rather grey and dismal as a result. Thank goodness for the delicious lunch which must have cheered you both.

    We wish you safe travels as you make your way back to the UK and hope that the next half term will speed by!!!!

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    1. Thanks Jane and Lance! Me too.

      I hope the weather in Budapest is better.

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  6. That's a lot of rain and a lot of water! What a shame, but if it's any consolation, it's raining here in Spain too! (Not sure what it's like in the UK though...hopefully not cracking the flags!)
    Just posted about Lurais. My little cottage is just outside the village on the road to Angles sur l'Anglin - Les Basses Granges (number 3) - do give it a wave if you ever pass by, won't you?
    Axxx

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    1. I certainly will make it my business to look out for it!

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  7. That loooks so miserable.
    I agree with Tim about irresponsible land use....those type of meadows were a buffer and have now become sumps.

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    1. You're right, Fly.
      We've noticed planting differences since we bought the house in 2009.

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  8. Our cats were issued with wellies!
    Guess when our 10 stere of wood was delivered?! Yup yesterday! So now we have a huge pile at the end of the drive where we usually park the car--ground was too soggy to go up where we usually stack it. On the plus side it is all nicely tarped so shifting can wait until we get some dry weather.

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    1. Hope the weather inproved and your tarps do their job :o)

      Wellies are an essential item. I have a pair in the UK and another in France!

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    2. Odd how two homes a good distance apart tend to breed duplicates of everything... sunny morning at the moment... MORE HEAVY RAIN forcast for tonight... and then Thursday!

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  9. The beauty in the rain. Dropping by from " Best post of the week. My entry: Hated my life! willyouhearfromme.blogspot.com

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  10. Oh wow that looks very wet, I thought we had had a lot of rain but nothing like that!!

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