My neighbour’s arum lilies are always earlier and more spectacular than mine but this year, with most vegetation more than two weeks behind, hers are even more impressive. Mine have only just come out of the ground. Les arum de ma voisine sont toujours plus précoce et plus beaux que les miens mais cette année …
Category Archives: Les Grouets
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 …
Pointed Roofs – Toits pointus
After a very cold and rainy Sunday with a repeat performance today, the sun suddenly came out around 4 pm so I took a long neighbourhood walk. Après un dimanche froid et très pluvieux avec la même chose aujourd’hui, le soleil est sorti soudainement vers 16 h. J’en ai profité pour faire une longue promenade …
Green & White – Vert & blanc
We are having a heat wave – warmest September ever with 32 degrees – so we waited until after dinner to go for one of our lockdown walks. The temperature had dropped to 24. Nous subissons une vague de chaleur – le mois de septembre le plus chaud connu avec 34 degrés. Nous avons attendu …
The Pink Bike – Le vélo rose
We went on one of our old lockdown walks today and came across this bike. It’s more the sort of thing you’d find in Germany than France! Nous sommes tombés sur ce vélo aujourd’hui en faisant l’une de nos vieilles promenades du confinement. Cela ressemble plus à un décor en Allemagne qu’en France!
Covid Confinement Day 51
Today I walked down the road to the mini market to buy fresh asparagus and strawberries grown locally. I am so looking forward to going to our regular market again – Saturday week I hope! The number of deaths in our area is now 51, one more than yesterday, while the number of new deaths …
Covid Confinement Day 32
Amazingly I have two photos today that aren’t flowers, gardens or houses. Our usual market in Blois is closed until the end of lockdown, but mini markets have been set up two days a week in different neighborhoods. This one is next to the church in Les Grouets, in the same street as us, but …
Rain Forest Road – Route du rain de la forêt
This isn’t really Rain Forest Road but some Australian friends staying in the area assumed it was. “Rain” is actually a dialect word for ravine (the middle consonant was dropped as it often is in French) as this part of the forest behind our street is full of hills and dales. Le terme “rain” provient …
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City Daily Photo Theme Day – Play (never too old!)
After a recent snow storm I went walking in the forest with my neighbours. Never too old to play! For other takes on City Daily Photos Theme Day of Play, click here. Après une grosse chute de neige récemment je suis allée me promener en forêt avec mes voisins. On n’est jamais trop vieux pour …
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Over the Wall – Par-dessus le mur
Just look at that sun! The advantage with mobile phone cameras is that you can see over high walls! We had never seen the gable on the left. Regardez-moi ce soleil ! L’avantage d’un appareil-photo téléphone est de pouvoir voir par-dessus le mur. On n’avait jamais vu le pignon à gauche.