Private property – Do not enter. Not without a boat anyway! A lot of the rivers are overflowing their banks with all this rain. This is in Huisson-sur-Cosson, a village between Blois and Chambord where we went walking today. The next photo shows the wash-house to the right of the first photo and the following …
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The Mossy Throne – Le trône moussu
We went for a long walk today with lots of mud and moss. At least it didn’t rain although we couldn’t take one of the paths because it was completely under water. Nous avons fait une longue promenade aujourd’hui avec beaucoup de boue et de mousse. Au moins il n’a pas plu mais on n’a …
Out at last! – Enfin de sortie !
I hadn’t been out since our walk on Sunday but we got a small window of sun early afternoon and went to get some building materials and buy a few things at Biocoop. It rained for a bit then the sun came out again. It’s probably going to rain all day tomorrow. Sigh. Je n’étais …
A Rusty Welcome – Accueil rouillé
A souvenir bought back from a holiday long ago? A nostalgic Brit? A find in a secondhand shop? Who knows? Un souvenir ramené d’un séjour à l’étranger autrefois? Un Britannique plein de nostalgie? Une trouvaille dans une brocante? Qui sait?
CDP Theme Day – Smile – Sourire
This is not a recent photo of me and my son but I think it’s my favourite photo of a smile. Could a mother look more indulgent? For other takes on this month’s City Daily Photo theme, click here. Ce n’est pas une photo récente de moi et mon fils mais je pense que c’est …
The Vineyard Walk – La balade vinicole
We went for our usual winter Sunday village walk this morning before the rain set in. We chose Chargé near Amboise and were delighted to find ourselves on a walking path through a very large vineyard. I wasn’t quite expecting the bridge in the second photo. As I am afraid of heights I had to …
Left to Ruin – Laissée à l’abandon
I always think it’s a pity to see houses left to ruin while new unimaginative houses are springing up everywhere. I thought we would go back into lockdown in February but instead the status quo has been maintained while closing all non- European borders as well as non-essential shopping centers over 20,000 square meters. The …
I’m in the vegetable garden – Je suis au potager
This is probably the coolest transmission station I’ve ever seen. Today was the first time I saw this side of it though – I’d only seen the two sides in the second photo that I took a week ago. Quoi de plus sympathique que ce poste de transmission! Mais j’ai vu ce côté pour la …
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The Vine Cross – Croix feuilles de vigne
The Vine Cross is known in heraldry as a Foliated Cross or erroneously, an Ivy Cross. Curiously, it is not a common Christian symbol. I was not able to find any information on this cross in front of the church at Rilly-sur-Loire (below). La Croix feuilles de vigne n’est pas semble-t-il un symbole chrétien répandu. …
Snowdrops but no snow – Perce-neige sans neige
When the ground is covered in snowdrops, you know that spring is a possibility! I’m getting ready to sow my first seeds of the year particularly since another lockdown is perhaps on the cards. Lorsque le sol est couvert de perce-neige, vous savez que le printemps est possible! Je prépare à semer mes premières graines …
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