I had a few candidates for ths month’s City Daily Photo Theme Day of stylish but this is the only one Jean Michel and I agreed on. This neglected corner is in an 18th century private park near Gien For other entries, click here. J’avais plusieurs possibilités pour la journée thème de City Daily Pboto ce …
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Up, Up and Away! – C'est parti !
After our disappointment last week as the hot air balloon that didn’t get off the ground, we were delighted to witness no less than three take-offs opposite château de Chaumont yesterday – a much better location! The video below shows the first one taking off. Après notre déception la semaine dernière lorsque la montgolfière n’a …
Bramble or Blackberries? – Ronces ou murs ?
We are constantly getting rid of brambles in our garden yet here they are halfway along our street, looking very decorative with their little white flowers. How can you tell the difference between brambles and blackberry bushes? Nous cherchons constamment à nous débarrasser des ronces dans notre jardin mais les voilà dans notre rue, très décoratives …
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Pink Roses and a Blue Door – Des roses roses et une porte bleue
Yesterday, I posted a photo of a door on the bike path from Saint Dyé-sur-Loire to Chambord. This photo was taken in the little street leading through the first doorway.The twisted trunk on the right is wisteria. Hier j’ai publié la photo d’une porte sur la piste cyclable entre Saint Dyé-sur-Loire et Chambord. La photo d’uajourd’hui est prise …
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An Inviting Bike Path – Une piste cyclable très tentante
The bike path from Saint Dyé sur Loire to Chambord goes along a little street lined with flowers, then through a first doorway, underneath an archway and into a small public garden before coming out through this second door. La piste cyclable qui mène de Saint Dyé sur Loire à Chambord passe dans une petite rue …
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The Air Balloon that Stayed on the Ground – La montgolfière qui n'est pas partie
As we were coming home from our bike ride to Chambord, we saw a hot air balloon in a field. We waited a while in the hope of seeing its blown up but in the end the wind was too strong. Fortunately, one of the passengers waved at us to indicate that the flight was …
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Ice-cream anyone? Une glace peut-être?
As soon as I closed the office for today at 4 pm, we left to go cycling. We had an ice-cream break in Chambord. How lucky we are to live in the Loire Valley! Dès que j’ai fermé mon bureau aujourd’hui à 16 heures, on est parti faire du vélo. On a fait une pause-glace …
Trying out a lathe – Tournons du bois
Bread baking wasn’t the only attraction last Sunday at Les Grouets. We could also try our hand at a lathe. I got in early before the kids and their dads arrived – after that, you couldn’t even get close up! Le four à pain n’était pas la seule attraction à la Fête du pain dimanche dernier …
Entrance to Château de Menars Park – Entrée au parc du château de Menars
This is the entrance to the grounds of Château de Menars which you may remember is for sale.. You can see the bike path on the right. The Loire is on the other side of the path. Voici l’entrée du parc du château de Ménars qui vous vous rappelez peut-être est à vendre . On voit la piste cyclable …
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Tiny Blue Tits – Toutes petites mésanges
Today’s photo comes from Clare Lepetit who lives near Cheverny. “These little blue tits were born in the roof of my Loire Valley angels workshop and on Sunday morning they fledged. Sadly, I’ve since found 2 that didn’t make that initial jump successfully. However, these two seem to be fighting fit. Following their photo-shoot they scaled …