“The broom car” is a dedicated car that follows the bridal and guest cars from one location to the other. It usually carries a trail of pans or tins. We saw this more sophisticated version in front of Château du Rivau near Chinon last weekend. Below is the well-beloved Renault 4L built between 1961 and December 1992. …
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Chilling Montrichard – Farniente à Montrichard
The hot days continue but I found a shady spot in Montrichard – not like the cyclist who was under the umbrellas which collect heat. I was at the café opposite which is on the shady side. Les journées chaudes continuent mais j’ai trouvé un endroit à l’ombre à Montrichard, à la différence du cycliste …
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Town Hall in Tours – L'hôtel de ville à Tours
The town hall in the city of Tours, built between 1896 and 1904, always makes a great photo. The window boxes are stunning as usual. You can see a close-up of one below. La mairie de Tours, construite entre 1896 et 1904, est très photogénique. Les jardinières sont toujours aussi merveilleuses. Vous pouvez voir un zoom ci-dessous.
Vines & Roses – Vignes et roses
I love the tradition of growing roses at the end of the rows of vines. I photographed these on a rather hot bike ride to Cheverny and back on Sunday. J’adore la tradition de faire pousser des roses au bout des rangs de vignes. J’ai pris cette photo au cours d’une promenade à Cheverny en vélo …
CDP Theme Day – Blue : Bleu
This month’s City Daily Photo theme is blue, so here we have blue sky and blue water – the Loire – during the last day of an unusual heatwave with temperatures well into the thirties every day. Today we are back to normal! The skyline is Blois with the castle and church of Saint Nicolas on …
Pre-Rain Light – Lumière avant la pluie
A Visitor among the roses – Un visiteur parmi les roses
The Sage Eater – La mangeuse de sauge
This sage or salvia is the latest addition to the garden but we found no fewer than twelve large slugs eating its leaves. Cette sauge est la dernière addition à notre jardin mais nous avons trouvé pas moins de dix loches en train de manger ses fleurs.