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Not talking about Chris, who took this photo, but the three deer he spotted early in the morning at the bottom of the garden. We know that deer live in the woods above le Ban de la Roche, as we very occasionally see them when out walking. But it's unusual to see them in the garden!

Every year the wild cyclamen pop up in varying quantities in different parts of the garden. I was a bit worried that they shouldn't be flowering in February, but a bit of googling reassured me that any time between September and February is normal for these hardy little things. It looked spring-like in Talloires today, but the temperature was a nippy 3 degrees. Fortunately for our Feb halfterm ski...

We had a group of Belgian paddle-boarders staying in the Garden Flat last weekend. Thank you Gunther for sending us this amazing photo of you taking part in the Gla Gla Race. Held in January of each year on Lake Annecy, the Gla Gla Race apparently attracts the world's best paddle-boarders with competitors flying in from as far as Australia.

Angon Waterfall (cascade d'Angon) is a 40 minute walk up above the house, through the woods. On Sunday, with a gaggle of 5 pre-teens, and temperatures just above freezing, we decided to cheat. So we drove up to the village of Verel and parked there. Then the girls just had to walk down about 10 minutes to the waterfall, and another 20 minutes down to the house. The waterfall was absolutely spectac...

This photo shows the exact location of Le Ban de la Roche. It's taken in January from the Roc de Cher nature reserve, which overlooks Talloires. In the foreground you can see Talloires port on the left, and Talloires beach on the right. Both are great spots for swimming in the Summer. Behind the house you can see woodland, which is riddled with hiking and running trails. And in the background ther...
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