This is typical of “wet” part of Poitevin Marsh which is riddled with small canals offering many cycling paths. Cette photo est typique du marais poitevin “mouillé” qui a beaucoup de petits canaux et de nombreux pistes cyclables.
Category Archives: Water
A sluice gate in Sologne – Une vanne en Sologne
Sologne is full of marshland and ponds. Dykes have been added along with sluice gates to fill and empty ponds as needed. The second photo shows a dried pond. La Sologne est pleine de marais et d’étangs. On a rajouté des digues et des vannes pour remplir et vider les étangs au besoin. La deuxième …
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Highwater Steps – Escalier de crues
My friend Stuart from Amboise Daily Photo has often published photos of highwater markers. These steps are on the Vienne side of the Loire in Blois. They start at 2 metres and end at 7 metres. Mon ami Stuart de Amboise Daily Photo publie souvent des photos des indicateurs de crue. Cet escalier se trouve sur …
Petite cascade sur la Cisse
Little cascade on the Cisse River seen when cycling. Petite cascade sur la Cisse vue du vélo.
A Water MIll in Chouzy – Un moulin à eau à Chouzy
Built on the Cisse, the village of Chouzy-sur-Cisse has many old watermills. I love the reflection of the window in the right-hand canal and the little coloured flower pots. Etant construit sur la Cisse, le village de Chouzy-sur-Cisse a de nombreux anciens moulins. J’aime bien la réflexion de la fenêtre dans le canal de droite …
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Early Autumn Reflections – Réflexions au début d'automne
We weren’t expecting to be able to cycle today after yesterday’s rain but the sky was blue all afternoon. Nous ne pensions pas faire du vélo aujourd’hui après la pluie d’hier mais le ciel était bleu toute l’après-midi.
The Windmill & the Pylon – L'éolienne & le pylône
Which do you prefer? the windmill or the pylon? Que préférez-vous? l’éolienne ou le pylöne ?
Fisherman at Dusk – Pêcheur au crépuscule
I once had a jigsaw puzzle with a fisherman in it that looked just like this. I wonder if he caught any fish. Autrefois j’avais un puzzle avec un pêcheur qui ressemblait exactement à celui-ci. Je me demande s’il a attrapé des poissons.
Postcard from Germany: Denis Papin in Hann Münden
I’ve been looking for connections between Blois and Germany since we arrived here three weeks ago on our cycling holiday. Imagine my delight when I discovered, quite by accident, that Blois’ very own Denis Papin, the inventor, built a steam-pump powered paddlewheel boat, probably pedal-driven in 1704, and as a demonstration, used his steam paddlewheeler …
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Postcard from Germany: High Water – Crue
For the next month we’ll be cycling in Germany so instead of photos of Blois, Loire and chateaux I’ll be posting photos of Germany that have some sort of connection to the Loire Valley. Like the Loire, the Moselle is subject to flooding. Pendant un mois nous serons en Allemagne en train de faire du …