We don't send postcards usually, we post them here.

Monday 31 August 2009

2CV


For many of us, there is an illogical romance surrounding what was a very utilitarian vehicle, but the 2CV continues to bob up from time to time, although not always in colour matched surrounds.

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Sunday 30 August 2009

Race



I'm not sure what these competing creatures were competing for, but the lavender was nice, and I still can't get away from all these flowers.

Autumn is fast approaching, so watch out for a glut of red and yellow leaf photos!

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Saturday 29 August 2009

Loads of hot air



Late one evening a joy flight appeared above us as we were having dinner.

Moret sur Loing

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Friday 28 August 2009

Dolls for sale


A collection at the market,

Rogny les 7 ecluses.

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Thursday 27 August 2009

Window Box



Summer window decoration.
Ouzeour sur Trezee

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Wednesday 26 August 2009

Videographer



A man stands braced, making a moving picture of a stationary building.

Montargis.

More pics uploaded this week at Flickr.

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Tuesday 25 August 2009

Triffids



I am continually surprised at the lack of familiarity I experience with flowers and plants whenever I leave the comfort of home. I have no idea what these furry beasties are, nor from which planet they eminate.

Somewhere near Sancerre.

More pics uploaded yesterday at Flickr.

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Monday 24 August 2009

Picture Frame


Makes a nice change from circular convex mirrors.

Montbuoy.

More pics uploaded today at Flickr.

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Sunday 23 August 2009

Saturday 22 August 2009

Anyone for Cricket?



Possibly not, but the red ball did make me think briefly of home.

Courtyard,
Montargis.

Despite appearances, we are back in London for a bit, then off to Scotland for a few days before returning to France next week. Hmmm... these postcards take longer to arrive than sea mail used to! They'll keep going for longer than our trip I suspect!


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Friday 21 August 2009

Storm Coming



No, we didn't get wet, but we nearly did.

Chatillon Coligny

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Thursday 20 August 2009

Ecluse



Looking down from the top of the lock, the steel gates and sky with just the merest hint of reflected photographer.

Montargis

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Wednesday 19 August 2009

Green Car


Perhaps it's the absence of harsh light, or maybe just the presence of this old Renault 5 which tells me we are somewhere unfamiliar.

Montargis

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Tuesday 18 August 2009

Fruit



We have no idea what these fruit are, they look a little like a cross between a cherry and a pomegranite, but with not much light they were fun to photograph anyway.

Street planting in Montargis


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Monday 17 August 2009

Ten



Ten, Rue de la Tannerie

Montbouy.


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Sunday 16 August 2009

Fishing



Fishing in the town centre.


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Saturday 15 August 2009

Self portrait with cat.



Given my complete lack of tolerance for all things feline, one wonders how I got into this position!

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Friday 14 August 2009

Peugeot



Actually there's a cottage reflected in the car's bodywork if one looks hard enough.

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Thursday 13 August 2009

Village



Each village has a subtly different style, yet each is distinctly of the same proportion.

Menetreol

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Wednesday 12 August 2009

Circle



After a mere week on the canals, water that is still enough to create perfectly mirrored reflections is still a novelty.

Ouzouer sur Trezee

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Tuesday 11 August 2009

Cafe



Coffee, chocolates, bakery on the aquaduct.

Briare

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Monday 10 August 2009

Alimentation



Nothing like a spot of alimentation (grocery shopping) before lunch, but it's closed Friday afternoon of course.

Ouzouer sur Trezee

In what is becoming a disturbingly regular occurrence, I've even added more pics to our Flickr gallery again!

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Sunday 9 August 2009

Purple Flowers




I haven't got the book yet, so here are some purple flowers.

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Saturday 8 August 2009

Black Car


The lock keeper's car and the lock keeper's flowers.

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Friday 7 August 2009

Yellow Flowers



I'll have to get a book, or I'll just keep referring to flowers by colour rather than species.

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Thursday 6 August 2009

Rooftops



This could really be any village in central France, it matters not where, the rooflines are the same at first glance, or at least the first glance of a visitor from a place where houses were not invented 600 years ago, let alone built!

Chatillon sur Loire

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Wednesday 5 August 2009

Courtyard



Courtyard,

Sancerre.

New pics loaded at our gallery on Flickr.

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Tuesday 4 August 2009

Chateau Rose



Have I been drinking, or is the Chateau upside-down?

More pics if you've missed them at our gallery on Flickr.
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Monday 3 August 2009

Cottage



A cottage in the vinyards, Sancerre.

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Sunday 2 August 2009

A door, a hedge, and a pot of flowers.



Three things that say we're still in France!

Belleville sur Loir
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Saturday 1 August 2009

Sunflowers



Perhaps it says something of the forces generated by the nuclear power stations that even the sunflowers turn their faces from the sun in deference to them!

CNPE de Belleville-sur-Loire

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