Re-looking the colombier

during clearance work

logs resulting from cutting the bushes down to size

the view from the house after clearing the vegetation away

We've recently finished clearing back the overgrown bushes from around the coloumbier (dovecote) which had grown into small trees.  As it is a south-facing aspect it suddenly made the building appear with a warm glow of the sun in the morning.  The only sad thing in terms of appearance is the overhead power cable which runs across the fields to the house and we haven't yet found an economic solution for improving this look by putting the cables underground.