Just a photo of our favourite river in spring taken on the cycling path. Juste une photo de notre fleuve préféré au printemps prise depuis la piste à vélo.
Category Archives: Loire River
Blois in Spring – Blois au printemps
This photo was also taken from the bike path in Blois yesterday. In another month, those trees will completely obscure the view. Cette photo est également prise depuis la piste cyclable à Blois hier; Dans un mois, les arbres en premier plan cacheront totalement la vue.
A Boat and a Bough – Une barque et une branche
Just look at that sun and blue sky! It was 22°C today and we were back on our bikes for the first time this year. This was taken during our tea break opposite Cour-sur-Loire. Regardez ce soleil et ce ciel bleu ! Il faisait 22°C aujourd’hui et nous avons chevauché nos vélos pour la première fois …
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Busy Beavers – Castors bucherons
We only ever see coypus in the Loire, but we know there are beavers as evidence by this tree. The second photo is taken from the other side. Nous ne voyons que des ragondins dans la Loire mais nous savons qu’il y a des castors ; cet arbre en est bien le témoin. La deuxième …
The Lone Swan – Le cygne solitaire
I can never resist taking photos of swans. They glide along so elegantly. The spires are Saint Nicolas, with the Blois Royal Castle and Foix Tower on their right. Je ne résiste jamais à l’occasion de photographier un cygne. Ils glissent sur l’eau si élégamment. Les flèches sont celles de l’église Saint Nicolas, avec le château …
The Icy Billabong – Le billabong glacé
This may be the last “icy” photo for the season as today was the beginning of milder weather with no temperatures under zero predicted for the next couple of weeks. Because it was Australia Day yesterday (sorry, I’m a little late), I’ve named this post after a well-known Aussie word, billabong which is a body …
Icy Lace – Dentelle glacée
Jean Michel took this photo. I would certainly not have taken the risk of going that close to the icy Loire. C’est Jean Michel qui a pris cette photo. Je ne me serais pas risquée à m’aventurer si près de la Loire gelée.
Loire & Ice – Loire et glace
After a week of negative temperatures, the Loire is beginning to show a few superficial signs of frost (frazil ice for the specialists) wtih these little bits of ice carried along by the current. Although it’s nothing like the ice jam on the Loire in 2012 and 1987, the low water level and the continuation …
Flea Market in the Mist – Brocante dans la brume
There is a flea market in Blois on the second Sunday of the month. I thought this stall looked very attractive with the mist over the Loire in the background. It (the mist) didn’t let up all day. I found a silver toast rack and a DVD of Edith Piaf. Il y a une brocante …
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Mist in Chaumont – Brume à Chaumont
When we arrived back in Chaumont after our 12 km loop to Rilly-sur-Loire today, we had still not seen the sun and it was 4°C! A notre retour à Chaumont aujourd’hui après une boucle de 12 km avec Rilly-sur-Loire au bout nous n’avions toujours pas vu un brin de soleil et il faisait 4°C.