La Fontaine is a hamlet near Le Grand Pressigny in Indre et Loire. On Thursday 9 February I did a 10 km walk with friends around there. Much of the walk is through the forest, crossing from the valley of the Claise to the valley of the Creuse. It was a beautiful day, frosty and clear blue skies.
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Gorse Ulex europaeus (Fr. Ajonc) ready and waiting for any bee willing to fly in the cold but sunny weather.
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Birch Betula pendula (Fr. Bouleaux) looking ethereal and epitomising northern chill.
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All the ponds were frozen. You could throw a stone onto the surface and the ice did not crack.
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Frosted fallen oak leaves.
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An old farm house and outbuildings. That's frost on the right hand roof pan.
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Looking down the Creuse Valley.
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The group of walkers - Helene, Louisa, Jean-Jacques, Cécile, Marie, Mathilde, Denise, Joel, Marie-France.
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A bracket fungus (Turkeytail Trametes versicolor I would guess).
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Young dairy cows who have just been let out to pasture. They came cavorting up to see us after I took this photo. In the background a limestone cliff.
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Yes, alright, I forgot to turn the GPS app on at the start of the walk. 10 km, 2 hours 30 minutes, 130 m change in elevation.
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