The Loire Valley and especially Blois
We had a very windy walk today along the coast at Point Lonsdale on the Bellarine Peninsula. The wind on the pier was so strong that the seagull in the photo was literally suspended in the air. No wonder the Port Phillip Head’s Rip is so notorious! Nous avons eu une promenade très éventée sur …
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This kookaburra was sitting on the fence while we were having our coffee this morning in Coff’s Harbour while the galahs were at the feeder in the tree a little further down. Ce kookaburra trônait sur la clôture ce matin pendant que nous prenions notre café ce matin à Coff’s Harbour pendant que les galahs se …
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I was so busy packing yesterday that I didn’t have time to post. I thought these sheep and lambs would be a good transition between the Loire Valley and our 6-week holiday in Australia and India. From now on, I’ll be publishing postcards of our travels. This photo was taken just next to Blois. J’étais tellement occupée …
Isn’t this the most amazing gate? I think that the birds and beasts are representative of the area – the heron and ducks can be seen along the Cisse and the Loire, Onzain is a wine-growing area (touraine-mesland), which explains the grapes at the top and the crayfish on the gate on the right comes …
I went walking in Les Grouêts today and found this B&B, guarded by a lion (and a dog!). Je me suis promené aux Grouëts aujourd’hui et j’ai trouvé cette chambre d’hôte surveillée par un lion (et un chien !)
We seem to be feeding a lot of birds these days and this morning we saw a new one – a goldfinch. Unfortunately we only had time to get my iPhone and had to stand back from the window so we wouldn’t frighten it away. The video below has probably captured it better. I like the way it …
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We wondered why this nuthatch was not frightered away by our presence until we realised it had caught its tongue in the fatball mesh. Jean Michel carefully cut the mesh and the bird flew away. We hope it managed to get its tongue out of the remaining mesh. Nous étions surpris de voir que cette sitelle n’avait pas …
This year, we have noticed a very large number of swans on the Loire. We don’t know why so many have suddenly appeared but it would seem a good sign naturewise.. Cette année, nous avons remarqué un nombre important de signes sur la Loire. Nous ne savons pas à quoi c’est dû mais il semble …
We had some much-needed rain this morning. This little critter was obviously enjoying it too. La pluie ce matin était vraiment la bienvenue. Cette petite bestiole l’a bien apprécié aussi.
When I walked out the gate this morning, this cat, which I have never seen before, was walking along the middle of the road. When it saw me, it immediately sat down and eyed me off! Lorsque j’ai franchi le portail ce matin, ce chat que je n’ai jamais vu, se promenait en plein milieu …