And it’s a woman driver! The building behind is the old hospital – Hôtel Dieu which literally means God’s hotel. Et c’est une femme qui conduit ! On voit l’ancien hôtel dieu derrière.
Category Archives: Birds & beasts
A New Visitor – Le nouveau visiteur
We saw this little hedgehog and its mate in our garden for the first time today. My son Patrick who was visiting used Jean Michel’s telephoto lens to take this lovely photo. The little fellow was about 15 centimeters long. We later saw them in our little wood. We hope they’re here to stay because it …
Tiny Blue Tits – Toutes petites mésanges
Today’s photo comes from Clare Lepetit who lives near Cheverny. “These little blue tits were born in the roof of my Loire Valley angels workshop and on Sunday morning they fledged. Sadly, I’ve since found 2 that didn’t make that initial jump successfully. However, these two seem to be fighting fit. Following their photo-shoot they scaled …
Itsy wincy spider – L'araignée gypsy
We found this ittle colony of baby spiders on the back door handle of our car this morning! I was sorry I didn’t have a more appropriate camera. Nous avons trouvé cette petite colonie d’araignées bébé sur la poignée de la porte arrière de la voiture ce matin ! J’ai regrette de ne pas avoir un …
Lavendar Flowers and Cuckoos – Fleurs mauves et coucous
At the moment, the garden is filled with wisteria, pansies and other lavendar flowers and the cuckoos seem to be saying singing all day! Perfect for lunch in the garden. There is a saying in France that when you hear cuckoo, you have to have money in your pocket. It will bring you riches throughout the …
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Morning Visitors – Visiteurs du matin
This photo was taken by our friend and neighbour Françoise Courtet this morning from her bedroom window with her iPhone. The deer was then joined by two others. Since they are very timorous it’s difficult to get any closer. Cette photo était prise par notre amie voisine Françoise Courtet ce matin depuis la fenêtre de sa chambre …
Dry Slug – Limace au sec
We were very surprised to see this lovely slug on very dry ground. Nous étions bien étonné de voir cette belle limace sur un terrain très sec.