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Verre de vin rouge !

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They still in lockdown :shock:
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Felix wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:43 pm They still in lockdown :shock:
It's Sunday in France.
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Taipan wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:51 pm Verre de vin rouge !
Sticking a little flag in it is not something I've seen before.
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Pirahna wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:49 pm
Felix wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:43 pm They still in lockdown :shock:
It's Sunday in France.
August. And Sunday.
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Pirahna wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:49 pm It's Sunday in France.
Ah like that. I passed through a few villages in Switzerland a coupld of years back that was the same. Was desperate for Diesel and some supplies. Even there bloody Lidl's were shut
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weeksy wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:55 pm
Pirahna wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:49 pm
Felix wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:43 pm They still in lockdown :shock:
It's Sunday in France.
August. And Sunday.
Everyone's fucked off to the Med for a month. Shops/bars in villages and towns inland are operating on a skeleton staff if they're open. Many are closed.
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Spotted this recently.
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Pirahna wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:49 pm
Felix wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:43 pm They still in lockdown :shock:
It's Sunday in France.
On the plus side this is my evening view as the sun goes down..

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Taipan wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 9:10 pm
Pirahna wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:49 pm
Felix wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:43 pm They still in lockdown :shock:
It's Sunday in France.
On the plus side this is my evening view as the sun goes down..

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Taipan wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 9:10 pm

On the plus side this is my evening view as the sun goes down..

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Funny as the last time i spent the night in France (2017) this was my not to dissimilar view

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I also learned that day the Mossel went into France :lol:
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Just a sunflower growing in my garden.

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I see your sunflower and raise you a Bee -

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The Bees are really keen on these sunflowers - as you can see the florets are just starting to open.
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Is that a smallish sunflower or a big bee :shock:
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May I leave a partially random Facebook video here?

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Trinity765 wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:32 pm May I leave a partially random Facebook video here?

It's difficult to imagine how he didn't ask for that. :shock:
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Thought Noggin had a monster ??
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slowsider wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 12:44 pm Is that a smallish sunflower or a big bee :shock:
It's not a huge sunflower - only about 6" diameter.

Mind you we do have some very large bees about.
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