23 May 2010

Pique-nique in May in La Châtre



This was our second pique-nique and the sun shined down on us and after a while it became rather hot on the spot! 26 degrees Celsius in the shadow and of course a lot more in the sun.
Luckily we had a suntan lotion with a high sun factor to protect us.
It didn't however protect Aurore from the dragonfly ('libellule' in French, 'trollslända' in Swedish), as you can see. I didn't protect her either but on the other hand the 'threat' wasn't to serious.


It has been some very fine days with sunny and warm weather and I hope it stays this way.
In the background we had some young men fishing in 'Indre', the stream or watercourse traversing La Châtre and other small cities in the area. There are some fishes, even though not particularly big - but eatable.
I know that Aurore used to fish when she was a child and adolescent living in La Châtre.
Personally I have never fished!
The sun and summer has finally arrived to France and La Châtre but one can't be sure it stays this way.
I saw in the weather forecast that the Nordic countries also enjoys sun and warmth but it seems as if this will change next week.
On the whole I prefer the climate here in the center of France (or further south) than that in Sweden, even if the summer in Sweden can be terrific.

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