direct hit

 despite being under these pines for over two years this is the only pine cone that has landed in a bowl

 no shortage of pine cones

 a well chewed cone maybe the squirrels nick them out of the bowls!

 this bowl is the fullest and the level isn't going down

 an example of the damage done by the fire that eventually kills of these oak trees

 this is the pine stump carved by the master carver woodpecker it seems to be leaning more and more

is this a sculpture or a piece of junk waiting to go to the scrap merchant?

a boar on the other side

 if you blow up the photo you might see a boar on the other side of the ravine, or at least a glinting eye, it didnt cross the bridge

 a spiders web at the entrance to the tunnel shows that no large animals have gone in

 this is an old olive stump so there must have been an olive grove here sometine in the  past

 this is only the third lavander plant I've found in the park

the water in the bowl in the open seems to be turning green I'll keep an eye on it

water running into sanglier bowl

 after the rain the water is running quite fast into the sangliers drinking bowl

 I've started rolling up the wire of the electric fence that kept the horses in as they wont be back again

 not as much rain as expected but the puddles filled up, a strong mistral wind means clear skies

 and good reflections

 interestingly when I set up the camera yesterday it was still functioning on infra red  minutes later is was back on colour, I don't know why , light levels maybe

pine marten checking out the bowls

 that pine marten is the most regular visitor at the moment he seems to check out each bowl

 the mossy bowl is never full it must leak somewhere , we are expecting heavy rain so we'll see

 I cleared out the puddle sculptures in order to monitor the changing situation

lime,cedar,pine and oak

ceramics in nature

 I decided to try photographing ceramic pieces up aucoustier instead of with the usual white background its an interesting experiment

 that green pool is mysterious

 I used to know a lot about geology now I just see a pretty stone

 a misty drizzly day today

that woodpecker is a master carver

strange scratched marks on the rocks

 strange markings on the rocks  wild boar?

 nice reflected  pine tree despite grey skies and some rain

 the recent winds brought down this oak tree that apparently survived a fire started by local kids 15 years ago, there are a few of them slowly dying off.

 the woodpecker has had a go at carving it

the puddles seemed to disappear beneath the fallen oak leaves but now they are reappearing as the leaves shrink and darken with the rain 

dogs and the pine marten

 there was alot of dog activity in my absence at night

 and day, just look at those flying ears

 the pine marten was around again jumping from bowl to bowl

 met up with this ageing hound who was a bit of a softy

 morning sunshine

 water is running into this bowl fast enough to cause ripples

 interesting colours developing on the sides

 these raindrops havent finished dropping