This photo was NOT taken today but the last time – many moons ago – that the sky was blue. Cette photo n’a pas été prise aujourd’hui mais la dernière fois – il y a des lustres – que le ciel était bleu.
Category Archives: Woods and forests
Hornless Forest – Forêt sans trompettes
Unfortunately we didn’t find any horn of plenty mushrooms in the forest today, but it was lovely with the sun filtering through. Malheureusement nous n’avons pas trouvé de trompettes de la mort dans la forêt cet après-midi mais c’était très plaisant avec le soleil qui filtrait à travers les arbres.
Red-capped scaber stalk – Bolet oranger
Leccinum aurantiacum has a large, characteristically red-capped body. In North America, it is sometimes referred to by the common name red-capped scaber stalk. This edible mushroom mainly growns in aspen woods. Leccinum aurantiacum, en français le bolet orangé ou bolet roux, est reconnaissable à son chapeau orange. Ce champignon comestible pousse principalement dans les bois de trembles.
Waste-Free Forest – Forêt sans déchets
The owl is saying “For a clean forest take your waste with you” which is the best solution in my opinion. This is the Bois de Boulogne near Mont Près Chambord. Je trouve que le fait d’emporter ses déchets est la meilleure façon d’obtenir une forêt propre comme le bois de Boulogne à côte de Mont …
Tinder Fungus – Amadouvier
We didn’t pick this mushroom but we were sorry we couldn’t. Called Fomes fomentarius (commonly known as the tinder fungus, false tinder fungus, hoof fungus, tinder conk, tinder polypore or ice man fungus) it grows on the side of various species of tree, which it infects through broken bark, causing rot. The species typically continues to …
Six Edible Mushrooms – Six champignons comestibles
These six edible mushrooms, collected in a forest about 1/2 hour from Blois, near Lancôme, are, from left to right in a spiral, Bordeaux cep, leccinum griseum, boletus (perhaps another leccinum griseum in a more advanced state), beefsteak fungus (also known as beefsteak polypore or ox tongue) and sweet tooth mushrooms (also known as wood hedgehog or …
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Autumn in Lancôme – Automne à Lancôme
This photo was taken in a forest next to the little village of Lancôme in Sologne. I don’t know if there is any connection with the famous perfume. Cette photo est prise dans la forêt à côté du village de Lancôme en Loir et Cher; Je ne sais pas s’il y a un lien avec le parfum.
All Saints Day in Blois Forest – Jour de Toussaint en forêt de Blois
This lovely forest photo was taken on All Saints Day by my friend and neighbour in Les Grouets, Paul Courtet. C’est mon ami et voisin aux Grouets, Paul Courtet, qui a pris cette belle photo de forêt le jour de la Toussaint.
Petite cascade sur la Cisse
Little cascade on the Cisse River seen when cycling. Petite cascade sur la Cisse vue du vélo.
Skidding – Débardage
Skidding is the operation in which logs are transported from the cutting site to a temporary site where they are loaded onto trucks and sent to the mill. We saw this skidder in the wood where we go mushroom picking. Le débardage est la première opération après la coupe forestière; Elle consiste à transporter des arbres abattus vers le lieu de …