A very disappointing visit with 4 friends to the ornithological reserve Le Teich - despite a good time of year and time of day classed as excellent by the reserve, we saw very few birds. The high point of the visit was seeing a Water Rail at just a few metres away, the first time I have photographed this species.
The 20 february I visited the exhibition of illuminated sculptures in the gardens of the Bishop's Palace in Limoges. It was a fine night, the only one of the week without rain, and we spent a pleasant hour or so amongst the impresive sculptures.
Friday 15th December I spent a very enjoyable day at the Beaublanc stadium watching some matches in the WTA Ladies Open. I saw the end of a doubles match then the 1/4 final between Christina Bucsa and Lois Boisson and later the 1/4 final between Harmony Tan and Anna Blinkova.
It is mid November, so it's time for the jazz festival Eclats d'Email, a week and a half of high quality jazz in Limoges (note : "email" in French is enamel, for which Limoges is famous, not electronic mail !). As an accredited photographer I attended 10 concerts during the 2023 season, the first was friday 17th, saxophonist Laurent Bardainne and the group Tigre d'eau douce in the Opera theatre in Limoges. Superb ! I loved his music. More to follow.
