Sunday Trees – May 22, 2022

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….a Lebanese Cedar in Bois, France

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Whimsical and Fun Sculptures from France

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Sami for hosting Saturday Sculptures and Marsha for hosting Photographing Public Art https://alwayswrite.blog/2022/05/20/ppac-47/

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2-D4300-AB-8-E3-C-4976-BCB6-F0272-F4793-FD — In front of the McDonald’s In Tours, France

0-C49393-C-7169-435-E-9093-EDA6224279-D4 — Fritz the Elephant at the Beaux de Arts in Tours

3-D510260-FDB5-4-D7-F-BF83-6-E427-AA55083 — In the town square in Amboise

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70-AB5-F25-D52-D-4-B43-976-E-B7-B7-FE0-A7184 — In the courtyard, next to the Royal Chateau Bois

I’m a Fan of…….Art

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Jez for hosting I’m a fan of…..https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/05/16/susan-fan-of-156/

The hardest part of this challenge will be choosing which pieces of art to display here. I’ll choose art from our trip and try to limit it to one painting from each gallery we visited.

31041171-07-E7-4-DF4-B7-AD-9157-F363319-F — *Giuseppe Arcimboldo at the Louvre, Paris*

58-FF97-DC-FD63-46-A1-863-E-4-F81-C2865-CEE — *Sculpture at the Beaux de Arts, in Tours, France*

D9-B9-BDE2-9-DE0-4-C6-E-AEE9-C3226-D0461-F0 — *Collage the Contemporary Art Gallery in Tours, France*

378-E9-B22-C34-B-48-DD-BC10-BDD269-BA844-C — *Bise Lazzari at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art* *in London*

9400-A23-C-2661-48-BB-8503-6-A003-FACBD21 — *Victor Pasmore at the Barbican Art Gallery*, *London*

9308-F7-B8-4-E96-40-E7-8-FA4-7-A6-C701-B47-CD — *Matisse at the Tate Modern* *in London*

Sunday Trees – May 15, 2022

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….unusual trees that I saw in Amboise but very common throughout Europe

This is a form of pruning deciduous trees called Pollarding. It prevents the trees from becoming too large and gangly. It is considered a severe form of pruning and does not work on all trees.

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Monday Window – More Windows from France

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Ludwig for hosting Monday Window https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/44130619/posts/4001496234

21-B76-E5-C-F9-EB-4-E6-B-89-E4-EF20-EE87-B724 — *Windows in Paris*

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546-F2299-854-C-4-CB0-9-F10-0-A3132-A20387 — *More Windows in Paris*

B28-F799-A-06-D5-4-CF2-8-B6-B-CAF4-CFDC731-E — *City Hall in Tours*

A120-C3-D8-3-E1-D-492-D-866-C-65-CC2054-AE70 — *Windows at the back of the cathedral in Tours*

750554-A9-F435-4655-923-C-1-A66-AD90-AD81 — *Looking out a window at the Musée de Beaux Arts in Tours*

27-C5-DA86-C21-A-429-C-B247-CA2-BC4636534 — *Musée de Beaux Arts from the outside*

D6891112-FF3-D-4-F2-B-AE75-CCF92-CBFA32-F — *View of the windows from above at Chateau Royal in Amboise*

E563-E70-A-E1-DA-40-D8-A688-8-A683188-E8-AF — *A house built in the side of a cliff in Amboise*

6-C531-B18-218-C-48-CD-B5-F5-BE831-C4-D8054 — *Side view of the Chateau Royal in Bois*

D5-DA6-EE5-C1-E5-463-D-BFA8-C78-EEE172-CD6 — View from inside looking out at the Chateau Royal Bois

8-DEEFCE6-847-E-4-AC8-8809-8-B9-BBB480356 — *View of Bois from the lookout at the Chateau Royal*

D29-E0129-F525-4125-BBF0-D307-B9644437 — *Windows outside the Modern Art Museum in Tours*

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Thursday Trios – Random Trios From Our Vacation

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….scrolling through my photos I discovered there were a few trios that I had forgotten about

509-BD048-C4-A4-4-DE8-BF25-87-C2-C53296-EA — A happy trio from the top of the Royal Amboise Chateau

29-D0021-D-2-E2-A-48-EF-AAF9-D41-BABAB8863 — A trio of actors at the Royal Amboise Chateau

81887-DE9-0-BEE-49-A2-B79-F-82-B742671137 — A trio of rocks from the Stonehenge Exhibition at the British Museum

A1-CE4949-CD0-A-4143-8-A0-A-44-E115-CD0-C18 — A trio of soldiers on the War Memorial near St. Paul’s Cathedral

If you have any trios you’d like to share just copy my link from this post and paste it into your post. I’ll get a ping back and I’ll be sure to leave a comment. Have fun.

New Flower (May 12, 2022) – Yellow Poppies

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Mama Cormier

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New Flower (May 11, 2022) – White Bearded Iris

New Flower (May 10, 2022) – White Poppy

Water, Water Everywhere….The Loire River, France

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks Jez for hosting Water, Water Everywhere….https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/05/09/canal-reflections-water-water-everywhere-125/

“The longest river in France is the Loire. It is 634 miles (1,020 kilometers) long. The Loire Valley is a popular tourist area known for its châteaus (French for “castles”). The scenic valley is sometimes called the Garden of France.

The Loire River begins about 4,500 feet (1,370 meters) above sea level in the Cévennes mountain range of southern France. It is fed by melting snow from mountain peaks. The Loire flows north through central France before swinging in a great curve past the city of Orléans and turning westward. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the city of Nantes.” Sourced from kids.britannica.com

We saw the Loire in Tours and then again on our castle visits in Amboise and Blois.