Sunset over Blois – Coucher de soleil sur Blois

I hesitated to take a photo of the sunset over Blois with my iPhone as we drove back from the forest near Chambord today but fortunately Jean Michel insisted. J’ai hésité à prendre une photo du coucher de soleil sur Blois avec mon iPhone au retour de la forêt à côté de Chambord aujourd’hui mais …

Cormorant Trees – Feuilles en cormorans

We were astonished to see so many cormorants in the trees as we were cycling along the Loire this evening between Blois and Cour-sur-Loire. Nous étions étonnés de voir autant de cormorans dans les arbres ce soir lorsque nous faisions du vélo sur la Loire entre Blois et Cour-sur-Loire.

The White Heron – Le héron blanc

Jean Michel got very excited when he saw this white heron as he has only seen grey ones along the Loire up until now. You can see how big the sandbanks in the Loire are at the moment. Their presence is what makes the Loire unnavigable and even dangerous to swim in. Jean Michel était …