When we left home today to cycle to Château de Chaumont (it’s been too cold up until now for much cycling), I was so enamoured of our wisteria that I decided that I would take photos of any other wisteria we passed on the cycle path. The results are below. Which is your favourite? Lorsque …
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The Green Gate – Le portail vert
Today, Jean Michel finished the wooden gate he made to replace the one below on our “little house” next door. Unfortunately I forgot to take a “before” photo! The colour is Basque green. Aujourd’hui Jean Michel a terminé le portail en bois qu’il a fabriqué pour remplacer celui qui se trouve ci-dessous qui ferme notre …
Beneath the Château – Sous le château
What better backdrop for a second-hand fair than Château de Chambord on a sunny day! Quel meilleur cadre pour une foire à la brocante que le château de Chambord un jour de soleil !
Pas de Deux
Seen at the annual May 1 second hand fair at Chambord Castle. Vue à la foire à la brocante annuelle du 1er ai au château de Chambord.
CDP Theme Day – The Heady Smell of Lilac
Not everyone in the world has come close enough to a lilac bush to inhale its heady fragrance. Some people don’t like to have it in their home, it’s so strong. Wisteria, which blooms at much the same time is more delicate. I love both. For other takes on this month’s City Daily Photo Theme …
Last of the Tulipes – Les dernières tulipes
I saw this little garden as I was coming back from the post box in our street in Les Grouëts today. We really are at the end of our tulips. J’ai vu ce petit jardin en rentrant de la boïte aux lettres dans notre rue aux Grouëts aujourd’hui. Nous sommes vraiment à la fin de …
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The Book Cabinet – L'armoire à bouquins
I had already seen similar initiatives in Germany but it’s the first time I’ve seen a “help-yourself” book cabinet in France. This one is on Place Marceau in Chartres. The cabinet, which has a glass door on both sides, is the result of a visit to Spire, Chartres’ “twin town” in Germany by one of …
Spires of Blois – Flèches de Blois
I’ve posted photos of Saint Nicolas several times before, but this is a new take where you can see the flying buttresses and the outbuildings of Blois Castle to the right with Tour du Foix tower. J’ai déjà publié des photos de l’église Saint Nicolas mais ici on a une nouvelle vue avec les arcs-boutants et les …
The Dippy Clematis – La clématite pendulaire
This used to be the prettiest clematis in our street in Les Grouëts – and I still love it – but you can see how luxuriant it was two years ago nearly two weeks earlier! Autrefois cette clématite était le plus beau spécimen dans notre rue aux Grouëts – et je l’apprécie toujours – mais …
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Maison Picassiette
On the other end of the spectrum from Chartres Cathedral, just near the cemetary, is a most amazing place called Maison Picassiette. It is the work of Raymond Isidore, born in Chartres on 8th September 1900. When he was 29, Isidore, a cemetary sweeper, built a little house for himself, his wife and her two sons. When it …