Just after I took yesterday’s photo, we rode up a hill and came to this marvellous collection of coffee pots! Juste après la photo d’hier, nous avons trouvé en haut d’une montée cette merveilleuse collection de cafetières !
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Welcoming Cyclists – Bienvenue aux cyclists
We’ve had a very busy weekend cycling. This photo was taken between Amboise and Montlouis. A local wine grower keeps a shady table stocked wtih water for passing cyclists. What a great idea! Nous avons été très occupés ce weekend à faire du vélo. Cette photo est prise entre Amboise et Montlouis. Un vigneron local accueille …
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Petunias
These amazing petunias are on the bridge at Candé-sur-Beuvron. I don’t think for one minute they get all the TLC that mine get yet they are ten tmes more impressive! Ces magnifiques pétunias se trouvent sur pont à Candé-sur-Beuvron mais je ne crois pas une seule seconde qu’on les bichonne comme moi je fais chez …
Green Algae Invasion – Invasion d'algues vertes
This is the sorry state of the Beuvron in Seur. Blue-green algae or pond scum results from algae bloom, a rapid increase in the population of algae which destroys the equilibrium of the ecosystem. It is main due to the excessive presence of phosphates and nitrates produced by agriculture. Voici le triste état du Beuvron Seur. …
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To the Forest Beyond – Fenêtre sur la forêt
I took this photo on Sunday from the château in Le Grand Pressigny in south Touraine. What a splendid view! And it was an easy ride up with our power bikes :). J’ai pris cette photo dimanche depuis le château au Grand Pressigny en Touraine du sud. Quelle vue magnifique ! En plus, c’est facile avec …
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Framed by the Loire – Dans le cadre de la Loire
We rode past this frame along the Loire at Chaumont. Emmanuelle et Philippe are promoting cycling as an art of living through a project called BFP which is aimed at combining cycling and art. We’re waiting to see what happens next! In the meantime, you can like their Facebook page. Nous avons vu ce cadre …
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Amboise Royal Chapel – La chapelle royale d'Amboise
We did a little round trip by bike from Chaumont to Amboise yesterday, delighted as ever with our power bikes. This was the view while eating our ice creams – the Saint Hubert’s chapel built at the very end of the 15th century where where what are thought to be the bones of Leonardo da Vinci …
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Sunrise over Blois – Lever du soleil sur Blois
You can just see the spire of Saint Nicolas in the distance on the left. On aperçoit à peine la flèche de l’église Saint Nicolas à gauche au loin.
Postcard from Paris – Pol Bury
This is one of two horizontal fountains comprised of slowly rotating metal balls by Pol Bury in the Palais Royal gardens ni Paris. They were installed in 1985 in the Orléans Court, between the Constitutional Council and Ministry of Culture about the same time as Daniel Buren’s columns which you can see in the background. It’s …
Horse & Bus – Cheval et bus
I was standing in front of the main post office in Blois when I saw this horse and cart go by followed by a very modern bus! J’étais devant la poste principale à Blois lorsque j’ai vu cette carriole suivie de près d’un bus moderne !