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View from my window in winter – Vue depuis ma fenêtre en hiver

Same view from my window at Closerie Falaiseau a few hours apart. It is the Loire River opposite that causes the morning mist. We hope the overhead wires will be eliminated one day. Même vue depuis ma fenêtre à la Closerie Falaiseau à quelques heures d’intervalle.  C’est la Loire en face qui provoque le brouillard …

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November Theme Day for CDP – "heights"

We bought a very large ladder so that Jean Michel can climb up to the roof of our house, particularly to check the gutters. No way would I go up there!  I don’t have a head for heights. Not like the hornet nest destroyer who climbed up on the roof recently! Today is theme day …

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View from the woods – Vue depuis le bois

Behind our house, Closerie Falaiseau, is a little wood that is part of the property.and is mainly inhabited by deer, but I haven’t managed to photograph them yet. Derrière notre maison, Closerie Falaiseau, nous avons un petit bois qui fait partie de la propriété et qui est surtout fréquenté par des biches, mais je n’ai …

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Mandavilla & Pelargonium – Dipladenia & Pélargonium

I was looking for a flower for our rental accommodation that wouldn’t mind not been watered very often. My neighbour suggested the dipladenia (mandevilla splendens). This flowering vine with its pink, white, red and yellow flowers, is subtropical and mainly cultivated in pots in Europe for climatic reasons. Pelargonium is the real name of what we usually …

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