Nothing is better than a communal preen. Followed by a dustbath and a snooze in the shade.

Melons or lemons? The men seem to know which they like

La fête champêtre du village. Tout le monde sont là, avec toujours les mêmes suspects à la buvette... Disponible en A3, A4 et maintenant sur toile de 100cm x 70cm

Beware, a herd of papis may be ahead and they don't move very fast. A troupeau is a herd.

Café Le Coin in Trie-sur-Baïse.

When the moon is right and the rain allows, the roads and fields are filled with tractors.

Heavens, wine growing has certainly move on since my day.

WC Fêtes ... and the moral is: never pluck blackburries near the toilet block.

Dirty, dusty and tired, but happy to bring the hay in.

Fourcès is a beautiful bastide village in the north of the Gers, with a circular 'place' that is set around where the old chateau used to be.

The secret to Boeuf Bourguignon is to marinate it in red wine. 

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. Available as greeting card as well as on large-format canvas. 

When you're retired and too old for la chasse, this is a good alternative.

When hunting for moles, one should always remain vigilant.

The annual flower market in the beautiful bastide of Tillac.

Watching me, watching you. 

Before machines took over, wine picking was a happy family affair, rewarded by they 'casse croute' under the trees.

Catching up on gossip at the local butcher's.

Someone left the gate to the chicken run open again.

This young gigolo has caught the eye of the ladies, much to the annoyance of the head of the herd.

To proof its provenance, the Gascon Noir chicken is sold with much of its black feathers attached and is dressed in blue with a waxed mediallion and is a very fashionable bird in Paris

Captive wood pigeons are set in the canopy of the trees to draw in the migrating palombes. This clever chap has trained his pigeons to also entertain them.

This poor chap couldn't duck under the radar.

When hunting for cépes you need all help you can get.

The beautiful Canal du Midi runs from Toulouse to Sete on the Mediterranean coast. Available as A4, A3 and A2 giclée prints.

When the French say that they're doing 'La tournée des grands-ducs', it means that they are going on a classy drinking tour of all the best joints in town. An upmarket pub crawl.

Rugby players. What's in a name? By the way 'Gaillard' means strapping, big built.

A regular dose of red wine will bring the colour back to your cheeks.

This well-built farmer's wife knows how to get two geese home from the foire aux oies. Indian ink, using a brush.

The ducks of South West France speak Langueduck.

This black sheep has seen that one of the herd has gone off on its own and comments on it, oblivious of the irony.

Two can play at this game.

'Chair de poule' is the French equivalent of goose bumps. Playing on the word chair/chaise, this one is not happy about being plucked and now someone has already taken her place.

This cock is not likely to pull a muscle as he takes a beer and fag while watching his horse come in at the Cafe des Sports.

Under the arches of the market hall in Trie sur Baïse (65). Available as an A4, A3 and A2 print

The hunters turn away for a second and the wild boar gets her young across the gap, hopefully.

This pilgrim is perpared for all eventualities