Silver Washed Fritillary Butterflies Copulating
Great Banded Grayling — Villa Ndio
Cactus Flower
Wall Butterfly — Villa Ndio
Cactus Flower — Prickly Pear
Villa Ndio Thistle Pod
Villa Ndio Grasshopper
Found along the driveway, well hidden among the twigs and leaves. I have it on good authority that this is Anacridium aegyptium
The Sea and the Sky from Gourdon
Into the First Quarter of the Flower Moon
A Visit to Corsica — Part One
We used the Villa Ndio visit of my daughter Kristina and her husband Julian as a ready excuse to spend a few days, for the first time, in Corsica. We planned a three-day trip to include sailing on a car ferry leaving Nice and arriving in Bastia at the northern end of the island, but returning from Ajaccio to the south, over to Toulon. We stayed two nights at a bed and breakfast not far from Bastia. The third night was aboard the ferry to Toulon. Here is part one of a short description of our experience. A gallery of photographs is included at the end. Continue reading “A Visit to Corsica — Part One”