Rugby Landais. These shepherds have put their stilts to good use!
Rugby Landais. These shepherds have put their stilts to good use!
In Les Landes, the ground was marshy and filled with gorse. So shepherds used stilts to get around without their clothes getting muddy, or torn. They could also keep a watchful eye on their herds from a higher viewpoint. The rugby player is wearing the colours of Mont de Marsan, the prefecture of the department.
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.
Ever tried putting with an egg? No matter how flat the greens are, this is going to be a very long game!
Clearly, this fisherman is not having any luck. Time for Plan B
Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts.
The great wines, floc and armagnacs of Gascony have been nurtured over the centuries by the super powers of the gascon vignerons.
Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts.
After a couple of glasses of this classic Gascon aperitif you need something to lean on.
We all know the ‘La vache qui rit’ cheese. But you often see them sorting their rubbish. Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts.
WC Fêtes ... and the moral is: never pluck blackburries near the toilet block.
Rugby Landais. These shepherds have put their stilts to good use!
