Almost a full moon tonight with our lovely weather vane next to it. The weather vane was made by the previous owner who was a locksmith – hence the key. His wife was a secretary.The full moon is actually on Friday and will be a blue moon, which occurs when there is a second full moon in …
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The Broken Weather Vane – La Girouette cassée
Well, maybe it was premonition when I posted the weathervane in Granada. The first thing Jean Michel said when we got up next morning in Blois was that our weathervane was broken! Fortunately he’s an excellent handyman and it’s right as rain again! Peut-être que c’était une prémonition lorsque j’ai publié la photo de la …
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Postcard from Granada – The Weather Vane
As you know, I love weather vanes. This is one of a twin on a university building in Granada. Comme vous le savez, j’adore les girouettes. Celle-ci fait partie d’une paire sur un bâtiment universitaire à Granade.
City Daily Photo Theme Day – Best Photo for 2014 – Weather Vane Boat – Girouette gabarre
I asked our readers to choose their favourite photo for 2014 and then chose one from among their suggestions that I think is typical of the Loire. This weather vane in the pretty little village of Cour sur Loire depicts a gabarre flat-bottomed boat. From the Greek karabos meaning shell, refers to several types of river boats in various places along the …
Roofs & Windows of Fougères – Toits et fenêtres de Fougères
Yesterday through the archway, you could see some of these roofs and windows but this photo shows all the different sized roofs and windows to perfection as well as weathervane and clock. Hier on apercevait quelques toits et fenêtres à travers l’arche mais ici on voit clairement toutes les différentes tailles de toits et de …
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Cupid on the Roof – Cupidon sur le toit
Fougères Castle has two weathervanes – I’ve already posted a photo of one of them depicting a cock and a moon. This is the second. I like the way there are two arrows. Le château de Fougères a deux girouettes ; l’autre que j’ai déjà publié représente un coq et une lune. Voici la deuxième. J’aime bien …
The Cock and Moon – Le coq et la lune
In the weathervane series, traditional slate roof on the castle in Fougères sur Bièvre. Dans la série des girouettes, toit traditionnel du château de Fougères sur Bièvre.