Below the chateau of Lavardens, half way through a long day of bringing in the wheat, the farmers gather to eat a well-earned lunch in the shade of the trees.

The horse waits impatiently as his master feeds the cattle.

Le sport à Paris, hammer thrower. Alternative sports, Paris style.

The foire aux oies is an annual event, held in Riguepeu, a small village in the Gers, where geese of all shapes and sizes are on show. Walking in a procession and on display with lots of other types of fowl.

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

“How are the hemorrhoids?”  A life spent on stilts is hard on some parts of the body.

No gavage. The old lady wants to feed her ducks their daily ration of maize, but they have other ideas.

Masked Ducks. Even in confinement, a duck's got to have fun.

Apples baked on a bed of wafer-thin pastry, generously sprinkled with armagnac. All agree that it is delicious, but is it called a Tourtiere Landaise, or a Croustade Gasconne?

Even farmers celebrate their birthdays. 

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