This plant grows next to the small church in our street and is very much in bloom at the moment. It has a lovely smell. Cet arbuste pousse à côté de la petite église dans notre rue. Elle est couverte de fleurs en ce moment qui ont une jolie odeur.
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Lockdown #2 Day 17 – Reconfinement Jour 17
When my son was 3 and I was expecting my daughter he used to ask when she would be born. My answer was always « when all the leaves have fallen off the trees ». She was born on December 8th by which time the trees was bare. Lorsque mon fils avait 3 ans et …
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Lockdown #2 Day 15 – Reconfinement Jour 15
I posted a photo of this bike in August. The hydrangeas have faded a little and the bike looks pinker. I’m having a no-Covid-related-stuff week-end. J’ai posté une photo de ce vélo au mois d’août. Les hortensias ont perdu un peu de couleur mais le vélo paraît encore plus rose. Je passe un week-end sans …
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Lockdown #2 Day 12 – Reconfinement Jour 12
The last time we went to Chateau de Chaumont gardens just before lockdown we bought two Salvia Amistads that I had seen on previous occasions. It’s the plant with the dark purple flowers at the top of the slope. The smaller plant with purple flowers in the foreground is shrubby Veronica or hebe but it …
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Lockdown #2 Day 11 – Reconfinement Jour 11
We did another of our Covid walks from the spring today. I was interested to see what had become of this garden bed. The hot lips sage with its pretty little pink and white flowers is still going strong in November. The total number of Covid deaths in France is now 40,987 including 551 hospital …
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Lockdown #2 Day 10 – Reconfinement Jour 10
This photo was actually taken yesterday – today was somewhat overcast but surprisingly warm for November at 16 degrees. We spent nearly all day getting the garden ready for winter. It’s a great comfort to us during these Covid times. J’ai pris cette photo hier ; aujourd’hui il ne faisait pas très beau même si …
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Lockdown #2 Day 6 – Reconfinement Jour 6
We have clay soil which makes this slope a challenge. We are in that period when there are still flowering perennials such as Japanese anemones that lose their leaves in winter while those that flower in winter such as Christmas roses (hellebore) are just starting to bloom. Last year the deer ate them all but …
Lockdown #2 Day 3 – Reconfinement Jour 3
Today was so dismal we decided to treat it like a workday and take tomorrow off to garden instead. It rained non-stop all day. This is another photo from our last walk at Chaumont. Aujourd’hui était tellement maussade que nous avons décidé de le traiter comme un jour ouvré et travailler dans le jardin demain …
Lockdown #2 Day 1 – Reconfinement Jour 1
These are the cosmos flowers I waited for all summer. They are in a part of the garden we don’t see much now that summer is over. Today was our first day of lockdown #2 and I had to go out three times! Everyone is complaining about the new restrictions. I think we need some …
Autumn Pastels – Pastels d’automne
It was a good thing we went to Chaumont yesterday because it rained all day today. The Covid19 situation is becoming quite alarming with a total of 35,541 deaths in France, up 523 since yesterday. Our area is still fairly safe with only 2 people in intensive care but 27 in hospital. Tomorrow evening we …