In The Pink

Daglan village is great at bringing people together to help support funding for Cancer Research. Every October is Pink month where the Commune decorate the trees, shops and homes of the village with lovely pink butterfly’s.

There is also a Marche Rose this Saturday of four or seven kilometres which is organised by the Daglan Gym Club. So put on your trainers and join the fun.

Details are to be found on the many posters around the village.

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The trees look splendid with their pink butterfly’s.

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Decorated tree and windows of the Marie.

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So decorate, donate, and have fun on the walk.

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Congratulations Daglan.

Daglan has been awarded the National Label at the digital level, which makes Daglan the only municipality in the Dordogne to have obtained the honour in 2022.

Eleven actions were taken to achieve this honour:-

3 Wifi points; Tourist Office, Presbytery and the Town Hall.
Website with newsletter.
Discovery trail with QR codes.
Heritage plates with QR codes.
Two school digital boards.
Replacement of school photocopiers.
Fourteen school notebooks.
Terra adventure. https://www.terra-aventura.fr/
Youth area.

Also, Daglan has obtained its third flower following the visit from the Villes et Villages Fleuris Jury. Which is also a rare achievement. Brilliant news and well done to all

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Donkey Friendly Holiday.

What a gorgeous way to have a holiday with a donkey. You can just imagine a much slower pace of walking, stopping every now and again for a rest and to view the lush valleys, hilltop villages, the water glistening in the Summer sun while you picnic for may be an hour or two before continuing your walk.

It has been a long tradition in France to go on a walking holiday with a donkey by your side and you can hire a donkey for a day, a week or a month. Ending each day to a farm, a campsite, gite or hotel.

We have seen a few people taking a donkey holiday in the Daglan area

This donkey was spotted in Daglan village.

The owners of the donkeys will train you in how to look after the donkey. Organise your walk to suit your interests and suitability for the donkey, supply a map of the area and if you want even supply a picnic.

So friendly he was loving all of the attention.

This particular donkey was on a family holiday around the Daglan and the Ceou Valley area.

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Autumn Leaves.

We have just started our second week of lock down and are already suffering from cabin fever. So here are a few pictures of the gorgeous Autumnal changes taking place in the local area to cheer us a little.

Red, Gold and brown falling, swirling drifting down.
 

Shorter days, frosty and wet. Winter is around the corner, but not quite yet.
 

Vivid red, gold and rusty brown bring autumn colours to the vistas around Daglan.
 

Foggy mornings damp, cold and grey soon turn to sunshine with the heat of the day.
 

We have had lovely bright autumn days with temperatures in the high teens and low twenties by the afternoon but the mornings are very cold indeed.

Stay safe and healthy.
 
 

The Season Of Mist And Mellow Horses!

Since we moved to live in France we notice the seasons far more than we did in England. We used to live in a fairly large coastal town with little in the way of nature.

Here in Daglan nature is all around us and once again the seasonal changes in and around the village are magnificent. Autumn is here in full and colourful glory and with it come the mist’s of October mornings.

Taken from the graveyard overlooking Daglan as the mist rises to greet the sun over the forest.
 
Golden trees at the rear of the graveyard are just stunning.
 

These deep reds were photographed as Paul and I walked along the lane towards the river Ceou at the side of the Château.
 

The forest in all its glory.
 

I could not believe my eyes, crocuses in bloom!
 

I Just had to stop for a chat.
 

Or two. So gentle and relaxed, magnificent horses. Just what I needed to ease a stressful day.
 

The Château grounds as the sun slowly penetrates through the trees early yesterday morning.
 
 

Event:-Sarlat 21st October, Grande Brocante d’automne. Place de la Grande Rigaudie from eight in the morning.