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Festival de cerfs-volants 2012 au parc Anne Frank****Somain international kite festival

There is nothing better, especially in summer, than visiting local farmer's markets. The Natural Princess gives a whirlwind showcase of one of her favorites, the Litchfield Hills Farm Fresh Market.

Bill Duesing, the Executive Director of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut, took time out of his busy schedule to talk with us about his passion for sustainable agriculture and creating a vibrant local food system.

Somain 2011-La ducasse du Marécaux sous un ciel maussade. Le crazy surf a toujours autant de succès au près des ados .*** Somain 2011 funfair . The crazy surf is back !

Montigny-en-Ostrevent, les Médiévales , September 25th, 2011the round table knights take part in a tournament .Middle-ages re-enactment **** Les chevaliers de la table ronde prennent part à un tournoi .

Two fire spitters at Montmorency castle festival on September 25th , 2011.***Deux cracheurs de feu aux Médiévales du château de Montmorency, Montigny-en-Ostrevent (Nord -France)

On Saturday , September 3rd, 2011, 9.25pm, in Somain (Northern France) , five of us observed orange balls high up in the sky . The balls seemed to fade moving to the West . As soon as they faded , other balls appeared low on the horizon.The phenomenom was silent. When observed with binoculars, the balls seemed to be vibrating following their course . One hour later , there was a strong wind followed by a thunderstorm , so we think it could be something linked to it."Ball lightning may be an atmospheric electrical phenomenom, the physical of which is still controversial. The term refers to reports of luminous , usually spherical objects which vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter. it is sometimes associated with thunderstorms , but unlike lightning flashes , which last only a fraction of a second, ball lightning reportedly lasts many seconds."

What's better than a kitchen store? A kitchen store hosting a summer tasting with The Natural Princess! Here are some highlights from the event. On the menu was Strawberry Salsa. Visit TheNaturalPrincess.com to get the recipe.

The Natural Princess heads to Wild Carrot Farm in Canton, CT

The Natural Princess visits Waldingfield Farm in Washington, CT to pick an early summer favorite - sugar snap peas.

The Natural Princess creates an easy, quick cooking recipe for fresh sugar snap peas.

Pilou, a young male canary , started singing last Tuesday.

I saw this playful puppy in Le Petit Moulin shop-window in Douai. The shy puppy looked cute too .

Pour ceux qui vivent loin de leur ville , un peu d'air du pays

le joli chant d'un canari Malinois***the lovely song of a Malinois canary