Rumbles of thunder but little rain - Dordogne pictures

RUMBLES of thunder, a few drops of rain but the sun still shines across the Dordoge as summer comes to an end and people's thoughts turn to la rentrée.

Late afternoon across the Dordogne countryside as the shadows lengthen.

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Irrigation pipes run through the chestnut trees with watering only undertaken outside the warmest times of the day.

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Figs ripening, ready for breakfast.

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The maize field has been harvested as the morning sun rises over the Dordogne.

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Dark thunder clouds rolled in from the south but little rain fell.