On Sunday 29 January I met Helene and her grandson Louis at the bridge in Preuilly and we joined others on a 12 kilometre walk that covered the triangle between Preuilly sur Claise, Boussay and Bossay sur Claise, coming back via Le Paradis on the track that is the old medieval road between Preuilly and Bossay.
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A milled oak log at the end of a farm drive. The farmer, who was on his way out, stopped off for a chat. This is a bit of a cottage industry for him. The other logs are poplar and he will use them as firewood.
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A view over the Claise valley.
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This dairy farm, at a spot called Saint-Michel doesn't look overly salubrious, and I suspect is under the same management as the notorious neighbouring 280 head dairy farm at La Parentiere, which has allowed its effluent to pollute the Claise several times.
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These balloons have been marking the trail for a fun run since the October Rose breast cancer awareness campaign last year. Maybe they are waiting for a testicular cancer awareness campaign...
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View up the Claise valley, towards Bossay sur Claise.
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The hamlet of Les Chauvraux has the border between Preuilly sur Claise and Bossay sur Claise municipalities (Fr. communes) run right through the middle. The house on the left is in Preuilly, the house on the right is in Bossay.
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Walking along the old road, parallel to the river.
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A classic view of Preuilly sur Claise.
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2 comments:
Preuilly looks good and so do the green fields. How big is the log and how did he mill it? Your offhand remark gave me quite a chuckle.
Carolyn: The log was about 1.5 m x 40 cm x 40 cm I suppose. He had a big bench saw which was behind me.
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