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

Café allongé. A long coffee. Allongé also means laying, or lounging.

Christian Dehors, a distant, country cousin of the more famous Parisian couturier, has launched his own line of outdoor clothing for the fashion-conscious farmer. Dehors means 'outside'. Available as an A4, A3 and A2 print.

Old shepherds never die, they just get a stairlift.

To each their own task. 

Old or new, one always says 'hello' in the Gers.

Like farmer, like cow. 

Instinctively we lift the pedal when we see a gendarme car, especially when we see a lot at the same time! Available as an A4, A3, A2 print and on canvas.

The shepherds of Bordeaux have taken something out of the winegrowers book and automated their shearing. A grape plucking machine has been adapted to shear sheep.

The electric lines reminded me of sheet music as I listened to the jazz festival in the valley. The birds creating notes of an ever-changing melody.