Journal Comments - Grampies Grand Return to France: Summer 2024 - CycleBlaze

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From Grampies Grand Return to France: Summer 2024 by Steve Miller/Grampies

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Karen Poret commented on a photo in Day 20: Chatelain to Mayenne

“Black headed” gull? Is the dark spot the “identifier”? Or, perhaps this gull is of advanced age thereby lightening(or in this case whitening) the dark-headed identification . 😬

1 month ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Scott Anderson on Day 20: Chatelain to Mayenne

We really need to coordinate our trips more carefully in advance. Always so near, and yet so far.

1 month ago
Scott Anderson commented on Day 20: Chatelain to Mayenne

Hey, thanks for the preview! We’ll be biking from Mayenne to Laval with Susan in a few weeks.

1 month ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Gina Orchard on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

They really are. There are several different kinds of cows here. Mostly at home we see Holsteins or occasionally Herefords, for meat.

1 month ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Keith Klein on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

Very likely. Dodie used to make Quince Jelly, which was a very pretty hot pink colour.

1 month ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Laurie Marczak on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

Not sweet, acerbic, made tongue numb.

1 month ago
Gina Orchard commented on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

Such sweet faces!

1 month ago
Keith Klein commented on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

From your description of the thorns I would guess that this is a quince. Bitter until dead ripe, and the seeds are known to be very toxic. Locally it’s usually made into jam or pate de coing. We had one for it’s pretty red flowers, but the thorns eventually got to me and I dug it out.

1 month ago
Keith Klein commented on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

Hi,
Or soy sauce. Those are unripe soy beans. They will darken as they ripen. They are harvested late, after the plant has turned brown and dry. Living in southern Minnesota for thirty years gave me a familiarity with them I can’t seem to shake!
Cheers,
Keith

1 month ago
Steve Miller/Grampies commented on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

Hard and bitter, not apple-y at all! It's the countryside that is teasing us, with it's cuckoo fruit. We did get one good pear!

1 month ago
Laurie Marczak commented on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

Did you actually taste it? There’s a lot of fruit teasing going on in this days posting eh!

1 month ago
Laurie Marczak commented on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

What made them inedible?

1 month ago
Karen Poret replied to a comment by Steve Miller/Grampies on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

You’re definitely one of the three wise men, Steve! 😊

1 month ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Karen Poret on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

Previous season being some 2000 years ago in Bethlehem.

1 month ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Karen Poret on a photo in Day 19: Ingrandes to Chatelain

Protein is a cyclists friend.

1 month ago