Les Montils is a small town in Loir et Cher about an hour and a quarter north of us. Until recently we had only ever driven through it, usually on our way to the Chateau of Cheverny. One of the things we noticed in the old centre of town, tucked away from the main roads, is the number of metal sculptures attached to buildings. Frustratingly the internet has not revealed who made them (most of them seem to be by the same hand). I could write to the town hall, but my guess is they won't get round to responding.
![Pied piper windvane, Loir et Cher, France. Photograph by Loire Valley Time Travel. Pied piper windvane, Loir et Cher, France. Photograph by Loire Valley Time Travel.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPtbI9_rsC8Nv_T0KZmD08MVDWgeDOH7t_S4RzWXCY_1NAVBiOJpo2J2bwVR59DyCfFr-W1zHUlySvKWLgE3M4fEJnbHuPODEStkmjv7NY0X8rn3wMDmvJThpmaiNcC1Iij3NfQ/w640-h480/DSCF4719_pied_piper_windvane_montils_may21.jpg) |
From this angle you can see that the windvane (Fr. girouette) is a pied piper...
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![Pied piper windvane, Loir et Cher, France. Photograph by Loire Valley Time Travel. Pied piper windvane, Loir et Cher, France. Photograph by Loire Valley Time Travel.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILJhuWCJSVE2459hmiSfst1eEwB8dcgAIfKG8l-mDivXHzuodLidhrankvwRdpCwpPHaSpHuhY-HsihH1RTADJj4RuNtOgJHWl9alE_yEqJ-NhveouzvdtzZN_zH4gvD6Dv_RiA/w640-h480/DSCF4720_pied_piper_windvane_montils_may21.jpg) |
...from this angle...not so much.
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![Metal rooster, Loir et Cher, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel. Metal rooster, Loir et Cher, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94ijX4vLzKv-pVUjYBdkwkraqlgEAgJmpfGnhSi0ZFBQ0E8F9kjKmKGI8_eBKqcgpXxV-9d4zaz7b166IZ2l0AWrOlR_rarW86xmZ0dE8uFdTdXZnEfrKiQVHsYfJb3a9Xl3juA/w640-h480/DSCF4724_montils_rooster_may21.jpg) |
A delightful rooster attached to a house in the village.
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![Locksmith's sign, Loir et Cher, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel. Locksmith's sign, Loir et Cher, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_J70iA8i83BZ_Yu4AqNgXGDd_xN_i315Z8yCs9HY9QtRKc5upVJ69sUs5eTBBjI3AX0XdJ0dCc4Iw8tT34_rj8vlPtvIy9RYYjf-TH3q38XVLr3SB5owqMWkj-RNGbboxCw7kA/w640-h480/P1010525_locksmith_sign_montils_may21.jpg) |
A locksmith's sign, old enough for the phone number to have too few digits for today.
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![Gargoyles, Loir et Cher, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel. Gargoyles, Loir et Cher, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQA7qku1xCrRKinEOcKNgh2ZoaZ_Jda_-y-rn4vXjnkuLofmdOZXptQvng-4NKAkSO_43dSA5ns_EpsjqDX-vAoRg0mw_ymMlTD50pNGhsWrZoKR_JsEJb_5k_LrO6_J9lofkzIw/w640-h480/P1010548_gargoyles_montils_may21.jpg) |
Gargoyles on the garden drainage coming through an old wall.
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![Metal sculptures on an old horse meat butcher's, Loir et Cher, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel. Metal sculptures on an old horse meat butcher's, Loir et Cher, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6TQeX2P3n2DpskhJVES2RqeuEnHTWR9fLY4HvXC2lXrTg9BEKnBM9xaPnOwngMG1ghjvPYn3QXfbMibJ5zZG3OZYfNGnP4GYrwZoOku97jUEdskYuyyYI4hPrWSe7iQmF9ITeA/w640-h480/P1010540_butchery_sculpture_montils_may21.jpg) |
A goat, a horse and a pig over the window of an old horse meat and pork butcher's, being photobombed by a House Martin.
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![Metal sculptures on an old horse meat butcher's, Loir et Cher, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel. Metal sculptures on an old horse meat butcher's, Loir et Cher, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgVVg-95_1BLA5qoH0JNqINWdlij6TQQdIdpQKmCkV4of494ZfBovXUgPwepQd0wei54zT8kIaqei8xyBxrG66W1hzBCXQfglJRsjTpFvZ4BSIaZ1tHNvQz9gfV3g5T-L1RwSYg/w640-h480/DSCF4713_butchery_sculptures_may21.jpg) |
The animals from another angle.
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2 comments:
Besutiful metal works!
Those are wonderful, especially the serrurier sign.
bonnie in provence
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