The Loire Valley and especially Blois
We rode past this frame along the Loire at Chaumont. Emmanuelle et Philippe are promoting cycling as an art of living through a project called BFP which is aimed at combining cycling and art. We’re waiting to see what happens next! In the meantime, you can like their Facebook page. Nous avons vu ce cadre …
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We did a little round trip by bike from Chaumont to Amboise yesterday, delighted as ever with our power bikes. This was the view while eating our ice creams – the Saint Hubert’s chapel built at the very end of the 15th century where where what are thought to be the bones of Leonardo da Vinci …
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You can just see the spire of Saint Nicolas in the distance on the left. On aperçoit à peine la flèche de l’église Saint Nicolas à gauche au loin.
This is one of two horizontal fountains comprised of slowly rotating metal balls by Pol Bury in the Palais Royal gardens ni Paris. They were installed in 1985 in the Orléans Court, between the Constitutional Council and Ministry of Culture about the same time as Daniel Buren’s columns which you can see in the background. It’s …
I was standing in front of the main post office in Blois when I saw this horse and cart go by followed by a very modern bus! J’étais devant la poste principale à Blois lorsque j’ai vu cette carriole suivie de près d’un bus moderne !
When we got back from our June holiday, we had to cut the wisteria right back but it seems to have liked it because it’s having a second flowering. Lorsqu’on est rentré de nos vacances du mois de juin, nous avons dû tailler sévèrement la glycine mais on dirait que c’est une réussite car elle a fait …
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I was very surprised when I came across this house this evening on my way back by back from eating an ice cream next to Blois Castle (see below). It’s not the shape you usually see here! J’étais très surprise lorsque je suis tombée sur cette maison ce soir en rentrant en vélo du centre ville …
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I love this flower. It’s called Russian Sage or Afghan Sauge. It’s scientific name is Prevoskia atriplicifolia. It looks a lot like lavendar but grows much higher. J’adore cette fleur dont le nom scientifique est Perovskia atriplicifolia. Elle est parfois appelée « sauge d’Afghanistan », « lavande d’Afghanistan » ou « sauge de Russie ». …
There is probably a sad story behind that snowflake considering the state of the paintwork. Il y a surement une histoire triste derrière ce flocon de neige vu l’état de la peinture.
I stopped to take this photo of Château de Chaumont on my way to Amboise today. It is always so photogenic. The sky cleared later on but this evening it’s quite overcast. Hope it doesn’t rain for the Bastille Day fireworks! Je me suis arrêtée pour prendre cette photo du Château de Chaumont aujourd’hui en …