This was taken from the Bishop’s Garden in Blois on Friday when it was so cold. The fir tree you can see is in the shared garden of the apartment building where I own a holiday rental so I probably own about 1/8 of it. Such large trees are quite rare in the medieval part …
Category Archives: Parcs and gardens
Fleur-de-lys
Unfortunately the facade of Château de Bouges, which we cycled to this week from Château de Valançay, is being renovated but we were able to visit the interior and the grounds and admire the neo classical formal gardens with their low boxwood hedges in the form of fleur-de-lys, lined with linden trees. Malheureusement la façade …
Lungwort – Pulmonaire (Pulmonaria longifolia)
Day #10 Postcard from Copenhagen
Today was our first day in Copenhagen, somewhat marred by the overcast sky and three short downpours. I decided to wait for a sunny day to visit the Little Mermaid. The last photo is the tree house at our home exchange in Bagsværd, 13 k north of the city. We cycled there of course and …
Postcard from New York – The Frick Collection
Henri Frick (1849-1919) made his fortune in coke and devoted his later years to building up an incredible collection of high-quality masterpieces which he housed in a buillding that he built as a museum that would be open to the public after his death. Unfortunately he only lived there for five years. You can only photograph …
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The Weeping Willow – Le saule pleureur
I love the tender green of this weeping willow on the edge of the Loire near Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire. J’adore le vert tendre de ce saule pleureur au bord de la Loire près de Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire
Postcard from Australia – Our House in Adelaide
This is the beautiful home exchange where we’re staying in Adelaide. I don’t know what period it comes from but I love the design, not to mention the garden. Voici la belle maison à Adelaide où nous faisons un échange-maison. Je ne sais pas de quelle époque elle date mais j’adore la réalisation sans parler …
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Italy in Blois – L'Italie à Blois
You may remember the photo of the statue of Diane of the Chase taken in the royal park behind Blois Castle when the weather wasn’t the best. We went back on a sunny day and I was able to take this photo if the Renaissance façade of the castle with its beautiful Italianate galleries. Vous vous rappelez …
Joan of Arc Again – Jeanne d'Arc encore
I know that I posted a photo of this statue of Joan of Arc by American sculptress Anna Hyatt Huntingdon in December but we went back to the bishop’s garden in Blois so I could take a better photo. Remember it’s the sculpture that was too good to be the work of a woman!!!! Je sais …