The leaves are falling faster than the figs this year. If we pick them when they are plump and come off the tree fairly easily, they will continue to ripen in the house. This is a green fig variety that nevers gets any darker so it’s not always easy to know when they are ready …
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Shaggy Donkeys – Anes du Poitou
This shaggy race of donkeys from the Poitiers area is very old. These ones live at Château de Villesavin. Le baudet du Poitou est une race d’ânes très ancienne originaire de l’ouest de la France. Ces spécimens sympathiques habitent au château de Villesavin.
Before the Hail – Avant la grêle
I took this photo at the apple fair in Mont Près Chambord on Sunday. Five minutes later, it hailed! Very unusual in autumn. J’ai pris cette photo à la Foire aux pommes à Mont Près Chambord dimanche. Cinq minutes après, il tombait de la grêle ! Très inhabituel en automne.
Castor or Coypu – Castor ou ragondin
This photo is obviously not taken with my iPhone 🙂 but by Jean Michel with his 300 mm x 2 lens. We don’t know enough about castors and coypus to know what this one is. Evidemment cette photo n’a pas été prise avec mon iPhone 🙂 mais par Jean Michel avec son objectif 300 mm …
The Country Oven – Le four de campagne
I can imagine all the village of Bury coming along on Bread Baking Day! J’imagine tout de village de Bury se réunir ici le jour de la Fête du pain !
The Potted Tree – L'arbre empoté
Now take a good look at that tree on the right. I specifically took the photo to include the church on the left so you can see how big the tree is. I have searched the Internet but can’t find anything about it’s origin. I’ve certainly never seen such a big pot! The church is …
Giant Holly – Houx géant
This amazing holly bush (see photo below) is in Molineuf next to a B&B called Moulin des Charmes – and charming it is! Ce merveilleux houx (voir photo ci-dessous) se trouve à Molineuf à côté d’une chambre d’hôte qui s’appelle le Moulin des Charmes qui correspond bien à son nom.
Closerie Roofs – Toits de closerie
All the roofs are ours except the last two on the left. Tous ces toits sont à nous sauf les deux derniers sur la gauche.
CDP Theme Day – Out of Focus
This month’s City Daily Photo’s theme Out of Focus which is a bit of a challenge for me because I am one of those people who likes their photos to be as sharp as possible. Since my photos are always taken with an iPhone, I used Instagram to blow up a sharp photo then I used …
Sunset over Blois – Coucher de soleil sur Blois
I hesitated to take a photo of the sunset over Blois with my iPhone as we drove back from the forest near Chambord today but fortunately Jean Michel insisted. J’ai hésité à prendre une photo du coucher de soleil sur Blois avec mon iPhone au retour de la forêt à côté de Chambord aujourd’hui mais …
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