Medard - love the photos of the French west coast - sea, wine, sunsets and produits régionaux (especially seafood) - my wife will love it. Hi Matsukaz,if seafood is one of your passions La Tremblade, Charente -Maritimeis is the place to head for, its fish market is a must place to visit, a great ex...

Thank you for taking an interest in my voyage to France David, I hope it will inspire others to visit France and the places that I visited and enjoy them as much as I have done. Corvid did create some anxiety and problems for sure but overall I rate the trip a success, the weather was perfect, givin...

An obligatory bottle of fine Greek red wine

Hi Pete ,nice to read of your adventure. I would have happily sat out a storm admiring those cracking good shots of the Plain Tiger whilst sipping a  bottle of fine Greek red wine.
Well done.

The  Beaujolais We leave Alpe d'Huez early, a good decision as the descent was free from up coming traffic, once at the bottom we made good progress, the road works at Grenoble were tiresome to drive through but once having passed Grenoble no further problems, we stopped at a motor rest area "P...

It is Idaea ochrata - I don’t know where rhe ‘looks’ came from...

Age takes no prisoners Guy and my eyesight has been one of the first casualties.
My school report always read , must pay more attention.

Thank you for the identification of the Moths ,I must say I am very pleased to have found the Pine hawk-moth (Sphinx pinastri) perfect camouflage. Yes all were pictured in France Allan.Moths are starting to interest me more but finding  locations may prove a problem in my corner of the UK. Can you p...

Hello David. Your conversion to the idea of a mobile home brought a wry smile, my advice is don't delay one can never count on the future. I am assuming you are a Francophile so travel in France is easy for you, this website park4night is a "go to" for motorhome visitors to Europe, however...

Thank you one and all, https://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com A  few more for you to test your skills on, the first, I found on a French website ( Idaea ochratalooks ) very much like the Moth pictured JUL_0019 Pierre Chatel , rout Napoelon.JPG A rather large Moth wingspan 22mm plus , perfectly camoufla...

Alpe d'Huez 2070m Continued https://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com Would someone kindly take a second look at this Skipper ,could it be an Alpine Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus andromedae) JUL_4371 6x4.jpg Chalk-hill Blue (Polyommatus coridon) JUL_4041 6x4.jpg Alpine Heath (Coenonympha gardetta) JUL_4195 3x2...

Love the story Roger, I have come across oreilles d'âne and have also been confused, I guess it's a little like Toad in the Hole,and don't ever serve American guests Faggots, another faux pas that we have had the misfortune to explain, yes my wife and I have had our surprises in  France ,our village...

I think I'd struggle with RHD on European roads.

No Problem David you can at least see how close you are to the cliff edge.

Alpe d'Huez 2070mContinued https://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com/ I am sure that I was watching two different species of Skipper, one had a wide wingspan JUL_4371 6x4.jpg the other was smaller more dumpy. JUL_4185 Alpe d'Huez 2070m 6x4.jpg JUL_4179 Alpe d'Huez 2070m 6x4.jpg JUL_4067 6x4.jpg JUL_4061 6...

Motor home travel. We are hoping to get a camper van in the near future for long road trips - will going up places like this trash the vehicle? Hi Matsukaze, Chris,a mobile home is the  perfect means of travelling around Europe,I have driven in the Aips,the Pyrenees and many European countries and h...

Alpe d'Huez We made an early start and took the road to La Grave,  the village was devoid of the usual tourist crowds. We had not travelled far when we had an unexpected treat to delight us, four Chamois were at the side of the road, a great photo opportunity, it’s rare to see these animals so close...

I wish I could see these Marmots scampering around the Mendips. Hi Matsukaze, Dolebury warren would be just the place to introduce them, don't you think ? The Valley above Arsine is one of the least frequented valleys, the animals are not as  timid as other places I visit. Let's hope we can return ...

Thank You both, can I tempt you with a few more ?

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Lovely scenery again, Jim, and I look forward to seeing your images from Alpe d'Huez. As for your trio of Colias, I don't think any are phicomone. The latter two look like alfacariensis and the depth of colour on the first is more like crocea. Thanks for your comment David, always good to have feed...

Hello Alan, thanks for the previous ID, two more I need assistance with, I think one is a Orange Swift.
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Just found this on my garden table - very worn

Hello Deborah, one that's not worn ,for you to admire, found in mid Somerset.
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Welcome visitors to my garden, first this year.
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