Motorway art. Modern art is quite confusing for many.

We all know ‘The Laughing cow’ cheese. It’s literally translated from the French brand ‘La vache qui rit’. This cow prefers frying.

At the Cannefour, one canardly believe the choice.

Les plombiers Landais.  (The plumbers of Les Landes)

Plombiers sounds almost like palombières, which are the huts used to hide while hunting wood pigeons (palombes) in Les Landes.

So, ‘Volaille’ means ‘fowl’, ‘vol’ means ‘fly’, ‘ail’ is French for garlic. So ‘Vol’ail  ! Easy, eh?

Ah, Nature, miles from everything…  no noise…  no stress…   hmm, no signal…

Porc de France. ‘Porc’ is pronounced with a silent c and rhymes with Tour

Dancing her way back from the market.

A little word play. ‘Mon Pote âgé’ translates as ‘My old mate’. but ‘Mon potager’ (which sounds exactly the same) means ‘my vegetable patch’.

Quille de neuf, or Quille d'un oeuf ?

Quille is a skittle game played in South West France, very similar to those played in the UK. The nine 'quilles' can be knocked down in different formations to win different points. These ducks have created their own version. I hope the egg is hard boiled!

In gascony, the time seems to go slower. More time to enjoy the pleasures of life.

To each their own task. 

These old rugby players have joined up years after their last match together. The old scrum-half feed them the beer as he did the ball, all those years ago.

Playing on the phrase ‘Elevé en plain air’, which means 'raised free range'. This happy duck is being raised in a Gers landscape. 

A fete lunch can take its toll, if one doesn’t pace onself. This chap has obviously had too much ‘apéro’, wine and armagnac.

This mushroom hunter is surprised that he feels rain… It is known that mushrooms often grow beneath the palombières in the trees. When a hunter has to go, he doesn’t waste time or reveal himself to the pigeons. We see grey cranes passing overhead en route for the corn fields.

The angel's share, or 'la part des anges' is the small volume of alcohol that evaporates while a spirit matures in the barrel. These gascon angels are making the most of it!

This chubby chappie needs all the help he can get to jump clear of the oncoming cow...

A tisane is an infusion, often herbal tea. This waiter is providing his happy customer with an armagnac, infused with the flavour and colour of the oak vat.

It seems that all our neighbours have their own way to get rid of moles.

The Gascon landscape like a quilt on a bed. Pillows for the Pyrenees. Sleep tight, mes amis.

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

One should celebrate a birthday, even when we'd prefer to forget how old we are! Available as fine art prints in A4, A3 and A2.

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

A variation on the well-known recipe, this cockerel is being spoilt. The duck at the window is quite jealous!

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

Even a scarecrow has a soul.

"All that Jazz" is a well-known standard, but when we're at Jazz in Marciac, we are surrounded by "All that Gers"...

This wood pigeon hunter has obviously been distracted while preparing for a day in the ‘palombière'. He has everything required for a fine day of apéritifs, long lunch and digestives. Shame he forgot his gun ...

A new use for a confit pot ...

"Be happy that you didn't order the 'Fantaisie du chef!'." A surprising creation from the kitchen. Available in English or French. (please select your preferred language in the menu on the right)

ATTENTION. Big game hunting in progress…

There is some fowl play going on here ...