Oh, deer!

21-10-2010
Originally uploaded by cspatrick

From the dolmen, we walked up to a stone semicircular wall with a bench inside where we enjoyed a splendid vista across several valleys and we could see our friend, Séte in the far distance. Oddly enough, there were fires near Séte which made the mountain island appear to be an erupting volcano. We returned to the priory, and on the way in the same field where we saw the doe and fawn, we now spotted a large buck. If possible, zoom in on this picture to get a good idea of the size of his antlers. Splendid!

On our return trip to Montpellier, Anne stopped for petrol at a large new grocery store alongside the new highway. She had no problem getting fuel – the gas shortage does not appear to extend to the countryside.

It was after 6:00 before we got back to Montpellier. From Elisabeth’s street, I walked back to the apartment, stopping twice along the way – first at the English Corner Shop to see if the owner got my email from the other day, and second at the bakery, to inquire as to whether Roger had been in, and to buy bread if he had not. When I inquired about “mon marie” (my husband), she replied that he had been in and had bought “une baguette,” so I thanked her and left.

While I was gone Roger played chess, losing almost all his games again. He said he left a bit earyl as he was beginning to get cold – he usually stays until about 6:00. He hadn’t realized just how cold until he got back to the warm apartment, but the games are played on stone tables with the players seated on stone benches. The sun disappears behind surrounding buildings and leaves the players in cool shade around 5:00. He will soon have to start wearing his spiffy new jacket!