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Not tiring of the foothill photos. Also loving the cool stuff you find along the way, like that ancient grain measuring device.
6 months agoHi,
It’s for power. The building shown is an old mill house.
Cheers
It's hard to see, but the odds are that it is canola. The Germans call it Raps and apparently the French is Colza.
Your photos all seem very clear. What is your camera?
Happy Birthday Scottsky! Like Albert Einstein said "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
6 months agoI could never do much better than this (a buzzard!) either until I got a camera with a more powerful zoom. They just won’t let you get close enough.
6 months agoAirborne!
6 months agoYes! So sorry we missed you! It would have been fun to meet up!
6 months agoIn my experience, scruffy guys with dogs are usually vagrants or homeless. I’ve been told that when they keep companion animals, the authorities can’t force them into housing. I live pretty close to where you are and I know Rennes Les Bains. There are quite a few of these people up there due to the hot springs in the Sals river. It’s a giant headache for the people of the town.
6 months agoSo lucky there was an alternative accommodation. When we hit a bad one, we had no choice but to stay.
6 months agoLooks like an electric fence which delivers a relatively mild shock and over time "trains" the cows to stay back.
6 months agoFun fact - Queen Elizabeth reportedly like to enjoy a Dubonnet cocktail with gin.
7 months agoThat’s great you beat the rain!
7 months agoWhat a great ride!
7 months agoLove those twisty layers!
7 months ago
An interesting read! My sympathies to the tour guide. His challenges sound quite familiar.
6 months ago