Wednesday 16 November 2022

Walking Around La Celle Guenand

 On Monday 5 November David led a 5 kilometre walk around La Celle Guenand.

Church, La Celle Guenand, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Meeting at the newly restored church.

Former cafe, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
We stopped to admire this house, which the owner told us was formerly a café.

Giant Puffballs Calvatia gigantea, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
We found these Giant Puffballs Calvatia gigantea (Fr. Vesse-de-loup géante) on the side of the road by a farm house. The farmer told us he found 5 of them, but these two were too old to eat (you can see the brown staining caused by the spores, which is a sign they are too old to eat).

Big Sheath Mushroom Volvopluteus glioicephalus, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Big Sheath Mushroom Volvopluteus glioicephalus (Fr. Volvaire gluante), found in almost every field and roadside.

House and greenhouse, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
A grand old house with a greenhouse which retains its original staging inside.

Church, La Celle Guenand, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
A view of the church from behind.

2 comments:

Katie Zeller said...

I didn't know any puffballs were edible.... learned something new reading your posts

Susan said...

Katie: They are like tofu -- sponges that absorb whatever flavour you put with them.

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