Plan d'Eau, Saint Christophe sur Roch 79410 CHERVEUX

What is a Plan d'Eau?
Many Deux-Sèvres villages in South West France have recognised the need to provide local water-based facilities for leisure activities for both local residents and tourists. Several areas have invested in parks with artificial lakes, woolands walks, beaches, recreational games, fishing, picnic areas and swimming. These places are perfect for lazy family days out, and they are not usually crowded or expensive, Swimming areas are cordoned off and usually have lifeguards in attendance.
In total there are 17 Plans d'Eau in Deux-Sèvres, ensuring that there is at least one within close proximity to all local communities. This particular one is

Saint Christophe sur Roch 79410 CHERVEUX
Water toboggan, swimming, mini-golf, tennis, fishing (top category), pedalos, games and picnic area, camping, restaurant
05 49 05 21 38
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Satallite picture here

http://www.campster.fr/object.aspx/36561/Camp_Du_Plan_DEau_De_Saint_Christophe

This place made me understand why so much of the best art has come from France and why all the best artists seem to have spent time in France. Every thing an artist needs for inspiration is right here..................

The sunflowers of France

The sunflowers are grown for oil, they were every where.

Back from France this evening, can't tell you how wonderful it was to sit in the sun every day and not worry about the weather getting cold, or wet, or both. I have posted the drawings I did there and hope to show you my many photos during the week. Have to check on the garden now, noticed my budlia bloomed while i was away and some of my black currants are ready for picking. looking forward to catching up during the week :-)

Art Sunday; Sketches from France

I arrived back in my house at about 6 this evening.
I know its a bit late for Art Sunday, and I didn't prepare any thing for this week before I left, but what I have done, is practise my drawing while I've been away.
And here they are. 
I've posted them in the order I drew them. I believe I see an improvement in my drawing as the week progressed.
I've had a wonderful time,
taken loads and loads of photos,
all of  which will all be posted eventually,
but for now
...............my drawings.

Song saturday; King of the Road.

I used to love this song, its so old, I can't remember the last time I heard it. It seems like an appropriate song to post just before I leave for my little holiday.

Art Sunday; Koi

Japanese Koi by Azrael-Nekhbet

Its very late/ early morning, and I should be in bed. Tomorrow I’m off to my sisters in France for a couple of weeks. Last time I was there was Easter and she had just bought a whole lot of assorted goldfish for her garden. What I remember most about that holiday is happily wandering around her pond, netting fish, swapping fish from one pond to another and setting up display tanks to show off the best of the fish. Which is why I thought before I leave, a quick Art Sunday post devoted to the beautiful Koi would be appropriate. It’s a little early but  better than not at all. Enjoy the Koi.....................
    

   Koi Symmetry by celestriastars

Both of the above from
 http://www.arted4life.com/nature-art/koi-fish-drawings

  These three below are by Susan Rose

   These three are from here all from here

http://lpkaster.com/koipaintings.html

and this is a Japanese drawing from here

http://janzaremba.com/blog/index.php

 

Africa an the radio. just pottering, have computer on doing virus checks etc, have radio on in background................became drawn into some sort of 'phone in' thing on the radio .............sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so many people phoning in and saying stuff like 'sick and tired of being asked to give to africa', very sad but why is it our responsibility to keep bailing them out? ', reason for the famine is nothing to do with us, they have too many children', it's always happened in africa its natural, its the way they live, its because of corruption in their own country', the list is endless.. there was one woman trying to reason with these ignorant people, but none of them would listen, they ridiculed her. What a bloody sad world we live in, what bloody awful people we share this country and our planet with.