We are promised a fine weekend here in sunny
normandy. Hard to describe in words how
beautiful the valley looks at the moment. Instead
here are a few shots taken yesterday early evening.
Wishing you all a warm and relaxing weekend
All photos taken yesterday at the beautiful Château d'Emalleville,
belonging to our friends Fréderique and Arnaud,
a good address for a long weekend!
belonging to our friends Fréderique and Arnaud,
a good address for a long weekend!
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Oh thank you so much! I have been looking for topiary inspiration for our garden and this is wonderful!!! So simple and so stylish, just gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Sharon!
ReplyDeleteHello:
ReplyDeleteYes, you are so right, what a beautiful setting. And all of the different greens are, indeed, very appealing. We do hope that you will enjoy a fun weekend!
Spring has really arrived in Normandy, here in Denmark we have still to see the leave emerge on the trees. But daffodils are in full bloom.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoys our photos of the landscape and countryside.
Henrik
You're only a few weeks ahead of us (in Central Virginia, US) but everything looks so good! No leaves here yet. I always forget what a difference that make! Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteA very pretty place. Thank you for posting.
ReplyDeletexoxo Australia.
wow - everything looks so green and inviting. Perfect. x
ReplyDeleteAt the risk of sounding like a broken record, I have to say again how envious I am! What a scenery! Such beauty around you.
ReplyDeleteI'm dreaming here, Sharon.
ReplyDeleteDreaming of a lovely weekend for all :)
Beautiful! Hope the whole weekend is as lovely! In the meantime, we are finally looking at the possibility of warmer weather here next week.
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking is the only word that comes to mind. OMG I would be walking around with my mouth on the ground all day..I am so visually stimulated by such beauty that my mouth would be agape all day long and I would take pictures nonstop. What beauty you are surrounded by!! Thanks so much for sharing and the little visual getaway!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh my so pretty. Great pics, thanks for the tour. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteHow gracious of you to share all that surrounds you. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove the little doggies ready to go! Perfect!
Just beautiful, Sharon!
ReplyDeleteXO,
Jane
Dearest Sharon,
ReplyDeleteIt is for a reason that the Dutch have a saying; 'Living like God in France...'
Sure this looks like a paradise right now. Guess for you the spring is also the most beautiful season! Everything is lovely, castles are envelopped in green and color.
Enjoy your weekend!
Mariette
It looks absolutely inviting!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful sight!
Enjoy your weekend..I see that you are! xo
Deborah xo
Oh to spend the Spring in France.....
ReplyDeleteYour photos are always so divine. xx
ReplyDeleteSuch stunning beauty. I'm off to tour the chateau.
ReplyDeleteBon weekend!!!
Carolyn
I just visited the Chateau. It is now on my 'things to do before I die' list. Thank you so much for your lovely post about it.
ReplyDeleteBest Carolyn
Do you have to pinch yourself to know its not a dream? I would have to. Its all so beautiful.Fiona
ReplyDeletea beautiful setting indeed, do you "pinch yourself" for living in such beauty?
ReplyDeletesharon your trees are fully leafed out, was not the case in england and at home barely a glimmer of a bud....
enjoy
xo
debra
I...want...to...be...there.
ReplyDeleteEnough said.
Thank you for sharing such beautiful photos...these are going into my vision book!
Stunning!! We attended a wedding in Nantes for our French friends at this time of year a few years ago, and we fell in love with Spring time in France! Your photos bring it all back. Must go again soon!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like pure, golden springtime!
ReplyDeleteBuongiorno, mi sono trovata per caso nel tuo bellissimo e incantevole blog.Anch'io come te amo la natura è la mia" Musa" ispiratrice, mi ricrea lo spirito,mi da forza, energia.....Spero non ti dispiaccia se mi unisco tra i tuoi sostenitori.
ReplyDeleteBuona domenica! LUCIA
Beautiful, beautiful images - just the right way to start a Sunday - with inspiration.
ReplyDeleteTell me, are houses with such exterior symmetry and order (such as Château d'Emalleville) common in your area?