A wet afternoon in August

A rainy afternoon here, way up north. We tried to keep the Talpids occupied with a game of draughts (checkers) but it soon turned to hilarity followed by much cheating and the odd sulk by the loser.
 
I have back-blipped an entry from our recent Norman sojourn, on the theme of remembrance. A sombre subject, but I hope that you will find it interesting.