Daily Photo from Montchauvet

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24112148810980077732011-08-20T06:05:53.959-07:00Daily Photo from MontchauvetMontchauvet is a small village west of Paris. Founded in the 9th century, it still has traces of its former glory.SWnoreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-36231136918186985492006-08-18T01:36:00.001-07:002006-08-18T01:36:31.727-07:00Test

Test new blogger

SWnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-67396504504626158262006-07-28T01:28:00.000-07:002006-10-31T08:31:42.054-08:00A rose bush

Yesterday Blogger was not letting me post (sorry) today it seems to be OK. Here is a rose bush. It's a lovely bush, called 'Pierre de Ronsard', I believe, and it's a very hard rose to grow, being rather fragile and delicate. Not the pale green, beige, and rose tints in the flower.

SWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-88593550324720262222006-07-26T01:28:00.000-07:002006-10-31T09:57:22.912-08:00Heat Wave!

It's hot, and doors and windows are shut against the sun and heat. It's shady and cool inside!

SWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-40177263407157873892006-07-09T01:31:00.000-07:002006-10-31T09:59:08.371-08:00Scriborium

This is where the monks would sit and copy illuminated manuscripts. It is very light and quiet - I imagine all the monks sitting silently at tables, with only the scratching of quill pens to be heard.

SWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-19503198463916372472006-06-17T09:34:00.000-07:002006-10-31T08:50:21.679-08:00Heavenly Garden

I live very near Claude Monet's incredible garden - it's on the other side of the Seine River from Montchauvet, but it's a short drive. Since my sister is here, I'm giving her a tour of the region, and thought you might like to go along!

SWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-21180341952685446982006-06-14T23:35:00.000-07:002006-10-31T08:43:19.618-08:00Flax and Poppies

There are two types of flax - one is grown for its seeds and oil, the other for making fabric (linen) Here is the linen flax - with some wild poppies mixed in.

SWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-76449248767317896282006-05-24T01:47:00.000-07:002006-10-31T08:45:32.553-08:00Lace curtain

One thing I noticed here in the village - no matter how run down the shed, there is usually a lace curtain in the window!

SWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-19246051308003906712006-05-22T23:44:00.000-07:002006-10-31T08:45:26.772-08:00Storms

The weather here has been strange for May - we've had lots of rainstorms. This morning it's sunny, but already dark clouds are moving in.

SWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-69333526520454017392006-05-21T00:45:00.000-07:002006-10-31T09:47:54.293-08:00The gate to the church

More in my series of gates.Here's a picture I played with a bit, and here's the normal shot.

SWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-79735843075673771122006-04-26T02:08:00.000-07:002006-10-31T08:43:29.803-08:00Clouds!

I took this after the storm the other day. A busy sky!I'll be back on Monday - I'm off to Wiesbaden! See you soon!!

SWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-47204314609687556172006-04-07T02:11:00.000-07:002006-10-31T08:44:14.239-08:00Strawberries!

Strawberries are another sign of spring - although most of the strawberries in France come from Spain, lol. But these are so neat and arranged in such symmetry I couldn't resist a photo.The shop is the little Arab shop on the corner - the only one in the next-door village open all day long and on most holidays.

SWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-70027115090752334602006-03-29T01:05:00.000-08:002006-10-31T08:44:21.228-08:00Lemon Sky

I was sitting here working when all of a sudden the light in the room turned yellow. I looked out the window and a huge storm was moving over in the south, and the sunset was reflected against the huge cloud, turning everything gold. The light was amazing, but it only lasted a few minutes.

SWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411214881098007773.post-68497486195928447862006-03-26T01:26:00.000-08:002006-10-31T08:44:59.642-08:00Break of Day

I've always liked the expression 'break of day'. This picture looks like the sky is just cracking open and letting in the dawn.

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