Tuesday 23 November 2021

Walking Around Chambon

Here are some photos from a 5 kilometer walk around Chambon Wednesday 17 November.

Window in hole in gable, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
It looks like this house had a hole in the gable wall, so the owners simply fitted a window in the gap, without repairing the masonry around it.

Sitting on a bench in the forest, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Old people sitting on a bench in the forest (Fabrice, Monique and Pierre).

Etang (dam) in a forest, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Lakeshore Bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris (Fr. Jonc-des-chaisiers) on the edge of an étang (dam). This is the true bulrush, used for rush matting in the Middle Ages and for chair seats up until the 19th century.

Cyclists and walkers in the forest, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Walkers make way for cyclists coming down the forest trail along the dam wall.

American oak forest parcel, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
This part of the forest is planted with American oak.

Honey fungus Amillaria mellea, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Honey fungus Armillaria mellea (Fr. Armillaire couleur de miel).

Chateau de Chambon, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Chateau de Chambon.

Chateau de Rouvray, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
The Chateau de Rouvray through the fog.

6 comments:

Colin and Elizabeth said...

Interesting south facing window... Bet they tried to get planning for a window and couldn't so that is a solution... Or something similar!!! Nice walk I am sure we did a some point pictures look familiar...

Susan said...

Colin and Elizabeth: yes I think it's likely you've done this walk.

chm said...

Lovely pictures. The “canal” looks familiar. Love the jonc-des-chaisiers. I wonder if they use plastic these days?

Susan said...

chm: I see what you mean about the resemblance of the scene to your uncle's pastel. I think mid-20C plastic was used to replace rush, but not so much now. It just isn't a fashionable seat treatment anymore.

bonnie groves poppe said...

Ahem! Old people? Not at all, they look to be about my age....
bonnie in provence

Susan said...

bonnie groves poppe: Mine too :-).

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