Animal
This cute little calf was born on Sunday 7th January just before Our Lass left for school, leaving her with a last little treat for the christmas holidays. He's worth a million, just to look at and he's only part of our treasure.
Vegetable
This heather, of the Erica genus, "A Scopa" in Corsican, is found from one end of Corsica to the other. It's tiny white flowers and leaves compose a herbal tea which is excellent in treating gout (tried and tested on the Big Bear!). It's wood is used for confecionning pipe bowls. Most rural households make a homemade broom from its branches.
Mineral
Dry stone walling is the typical, traditional building method in most parts of Corsica. Houses, garden walls, outbuildings, animal shelters... The stones are held together by the hardening of the dried soil and the pebbles which are used to wedge the stones into place. This wall seems to be in need of a facelift! The orange ribbon was left there by Father Christmas!
Have you guessed what the treasue is yet?
