Dimanche Le 17 Aout #2

 After lunch , a walk around La Borne village.

And a visit to a small museum/gallery in a beautiful little old church 

The big bowl may be related to vinegar production, but most of the usual historical display wasn't out

These were described as Fountains ...but the heads are lids ( I have read elsewhere a description of the exhibition) and there is a hole at the foot.. possibly for a tap..it could be a Vinaigriere? 

Beautiful sculpted hands by a different maker

Older artisanal work not officially on display!

But still beautiful 

This is a roof finial

And a highly decorated jar.

Then a long drive back... slightly longer but a faster road, but starting at 3pm there was far more traffic than the morning. However nothing to the amount of traffic streaming north at the end of their holidays!

We had a stop on an Aire...much needed shade in the middle of a parched prairie of stunted sunflowers and stubble. 

We passed some irrigation pools..with nothing but a little vegetation in the bottom...and great rivers reduced to not much more than a trickle...

There may be rain this week...which would be good, at long last. Of course the 4 day cycling race Tour de Limoges starts on Tuesday....