I asked our readers to choose their favourite photo for 2014 and then chose one from among their suggestions that I think is typical of the Loire. This weather vane in the pretty little village of Cour sur Loire depicts a gabarre flat-bottomed boat. From the Greek karabos meaning shell, refers to several types of river boats in various places along the …
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Island View from Chaumont – Vue d'île depuis Chaumont
The Loire River is full of little sandy islands. This is the view from Château de Chaumont at 5 pm in winter. TOMORROW IS CITY DAILY PHOTO THEME DAY. THE THEME IS “BEST PHOTO OF THE YEAR”. CAN YOU HELP ME CHOOSE? JUST GIVE THE DATE OF THE PHOTO YOU LIKED BEST IN A COMMENT. …
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Cedar & Glass – Cèdre et vitrail
I don’t know the story of this stained glass window at Château de Chaumont but I love the two trees – the one in the scene itself and the great cedar behind. Je ne connais pas l’histoire de ce vitrail au château de Chaumont mais j’aime bien les deux arbres celui sur le vitrail et …
The donkeys meet – les ânes se rencontrent
Merry Christmas. This is my son visiting for a few days. Joyeux Noël! C’est mon fils qui nous rend visite quelques jours.
Chocolat Gourmand
Hot chocolate and little goodies for afternoon tea at Max Vauché’s in Bracieux, the local chocolate maestro. The hot chocolat was a little disappointing though. Chocolat chaud et gourmandises au goûter chez Max Vauché à Bracieux, réputé le meilleur chocolatier du coin. Le chocolat chaud était un peu decevant.
Suburban Santas – Pères noël de banlieue
I always get a kick out of the Santas on the houses at Christmas. You don’t find them in Paris of course though we used to see lots when we spent Christmas in Normandy. Cela me plaît toujours de voir les pères noël sur les maisons. On ne les trouve pas à Paris bien sûr …
Coffee at the Market – Café au marché
We were a little worried when we moved from Paris to Blois that we might have trouble finding a good coffee vendor but we needn’t have worried. Every Saturday, we have our coffee break halfway through the market, sitting at trestle tables protected by an awning if the weather is miserable. And we love the people …
L'oriel
Unfortunatelyl, I can’t quite make out what the bas-relief represents on the little oriel of the façade of our local château de la Vicomté aux Grouets.. Malheureusement je n’arrive pas à savoir ce que représente le bas-relief sur la fenêtre en oriel de notre château local de la Vicomté in Les Grouets..
Spindly Trees – Arbres grêles
This photo was NOT taken today but the last time – many moons ago – that the sky was blue. Cette photo n’a pas été prise aujourd’hui mais la dernière fois – il y a des lustres – que le ciel était bleu.