This is our neighbour’s cat, the birdcatcher. He sits perfectly still, blending in with his surroundings and totally ignoring your existence. Voici le chat de nos voisins, Ce chasseur d’oiseaux reste parfaitement immobile en se fondant dans le décor tout en faisant abstraction totale de notre existence.
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A Strange Collection – Une étrange collection
This is not a garage sale but someone’s surprising private junk collection on the bike route from Onzain to Veuves! Ce n’est pas une brocante mais une collection privée de veilles choses sur l’itinéraire vélo entre Onzain et Veuves !
A Bird's Eye View – Vue d'en haut
This view is taken from the same level as Blois Castle overlooking the market street below and Blois Cathedral in the distance. Cette vue est prise du même niveau du château de Blois surplombant la rue du marché et la cathédrale de Blois en arrière plan.
The Yellow Vineyard – Le vignoble jaune
After the Bordelaise mix on the vines earlier in the day, I was worried about why this vineyard was covered in yellow but it only turned out to be buttercups which seem to be everywhere this year. Après la bouillie bordelaise sur les vignes plus tôt dans la journée j’étais inquiète de voir ce vignoble tapis …
Three Irises – Trois iris
Our irises are out at the moment. The surprise is the last one because I’ve never seen it before! Nos iris sont tous sortis. La surprise est la troisième car c’est bien la première fois que je le vois !
The Busy Garden – Le jardin peuplé
We cycled past this busy little garden on our way from Onzain to Veuves on Sunday. The windmill actually looks more like a pigeon house from the south of France. The second photo shows the house that belongs to the garden. Note the weathervane on the top of the roof on the left. Nous sommes …
La bouillie bordelaise
As we cycled towards this wall, I thought it was a painting until we got up close and I realised that the blue is due to bouillie bordelaise, a pesticide consisting of copper sulphate, slaked lime and water used to prevent mildew. Mildew was first observed in 1878 on grapevines in the south-west of France. …
Clematis in the Holly – Clématite dans le houx
The clematis had climbed 2/3 of the way up the holly before I realised what was going on – it was supported to grow on the wall of the garage on the right! But in fact its chosen path is much more exciting. The holly is also in flower which means we’ll have lots of …
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Célestine Citroën
My friend Celestine Citroën came to visit yesterday with her master, Simon from Loire Valley Time Travel which offers private tours of the Loire Valley aboard Celestine and her sister Claudette. I thought she added some class to our quiet street. Ma copine Célestine Citroën est venue me rendre visite hier avec son maître Simon …
The Cherry Tree – Le cerisier
This stunny flowering cherry tree is halfway down our street. I never get tired of it. Cette belle cerisier à fleurs est à mi-chemin de notre rue. Je ne m’en lasse pas …