Postcards from the Road

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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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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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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Dolls for sale

A collection at the market,

Rogny les 7 ecluses.

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Window Box

Summer window decoration.
Ouzeour sur Trezee

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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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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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Picture Frame

Makes a nice change from circular convex mirrors.

Montbuoy.

More pics uploaded today at Flickr.

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Red Car

Home garage, Montbuoy.

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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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Storm Coming

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

Chatillon Coligny

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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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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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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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Ten

Fishing

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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Peugeot

Village

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

Menetreol

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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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