Up and about early this morning, another thick frost on the ground, I took my camera with me. All along our valley there are small stone built villages, each with a church. Many villages have a small château somewhere central and they all have an old 'lavoir' or communal washing stand on the river, where the women used to take their laundry.
Of course we have the new builds as well, and they are not always a happy match to the beautiful old stone work, but this morning I could only see the beautiful.
I just love all these tones of winter grey, summer will seem brash after this subtle season. The slight mist in the air, the lack of leaves on the trees, and this additional frost, makes the countryside look as if viewed in soft focus.
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Gorgeous! stunning pics as always I love how your header offers the rhythms of the seasons ~ your house is a dream come true lucky girl
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ReplyDeleteMy favourite has to be the bollards and chains with the topiary balls leading me down the lane....could only be in France!
Julie x
Thank you for this wonderful travelling !!Have a nice week !
ReplyDeleteOlympia
Your pictures have the ability to take me to another place, just amazing. I feel calmer having looked at them. Thanks, I needed that to start my day:)
ReplyDeleteYour little corner of France is enchanting. No wonder you put your roots down there!
ReplyDeleteWarm regards.
Your photos are absolutely beautiful, Sharon!
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Jane
Quant les images parlent elles nous font rêver, comme ci, l'on se promène accompagné. JJM
ReplyDeleteThis proves that We are never content with what we have/where we are .... I want to be there right now :)
ReplyDeleteOh so picturesque dahhling! So FAB of you to share.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures!!!!
ReplyDeleteOne could never be bored with such beauty. I love that you share it with all of us {and interesting details about the buildings and land}.
ReplyDeleteHow delightful! jennyx
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous photos. I'd love to be back in Europe but it is too cold. I'll just enjoy it from your point of view. xo Jenny
ReplyDeleteWhat wunderful pictures of your surroundings. I will come back to your blog soon!
ReplyDeleteGreetings to France!
Christine
Gorgeous! You are very talented. The photos scream the silence that the frost brings with it. I could sit and look at these all day and daydream of staring out a window to that view.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for shaing!
Sharon, thanks for sharing the beauty of your valley with us. It's breathtaking. I'm going to try to bring some of the peace your photos convey along with me today. Merci, merci!
ReplyDeleteYour countryside is so photogenic!
ReplyDeleteThere's a real sense of history in those old structures.
I'm glad that you took your camera on your morning walk.
Thank you for these beautiful photos of your valley! What a lovely place to live.
ReplyDeleteI see a half timbered building in the distance. Oooh I do wish you would show us some of those houses that Normandy is so famous for.
it must be wonderful living in a country where almost every sight you see outside your door is a photo op. i so enjoy my frequent trips to france through your eyes. love your beautiful blog.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful photos. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos!!!
ReplyDeleteMarkus
Beautiful photos. You live in such an idyllic setting.
ReplyDeleteThese places are so beautiful and serene with a spiritual quality about them. Thanks for sharing this beauty with us.
ReplyDeletexoRoberta
WOW These are wonderful Pictures....greetz Marjon
ReplyDeleteIt's such a beautiful and peaceful area...
ReplyDeleteErna xx
I think I like your home and village in winter best! I know I definetly like your winter blog banner best!!! The greys are so beautiful to me...the frost and the calm they all evoke. Thank you for sharing your land with us.
ReplyDeleteYour shots looks straight out of a period film...just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful photos, Sharon - I'm getting lost in your countryside (and not getting any work done!). We woke to an inch of slush on the ground - our first this season - and not nearly as pretty as frost.
ReplyDeletebeautifull Sharon! Colx
ReplyDeleteYour photos are exquisite! I, too, love the winter grays and whites. (And sometimes, silver!) :) And we sure have enough gray here in the Pacific Northwest US! Good thing i like it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Any of these photos could inspire gorgeous paintings.
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous photos! I love the grey tones and the frost just adds to the beauty!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are incredibly ethereal and and dreamy...I felt like I just took a mini French vacation. :)
ReplyDeletexoxo laurie
Sharon, your photos are so beautiful. How peaceful it all looks.
ReplyDeleteNot sure which photo I liked best...but they all made me feel as if I was taking a walk with you. Thanks so much for this early morning tour...:)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful pictures ...
ReplyDeleteThank you !
Carmen
stunning. How could you not take a camera with you everywhere you got in France?
ReplyDeletehow beautiful! thank you for sharing this with us
ReplyDeleteSo unbelievably beautiful!
ReplyDelete~ Clare x
Une magnifique maison française !! C'est vrai j'avoue être sous le charme !! Merci pour ce partage.
ReplyDeleteEn Normandie il pleut beaucoup !!!!
A beautiful French house! It's true I confess to being in love! Thank you for sharing.
In Normandy it rains a lot!!
If I could travel through France, all I would do is sketch! And eat and drink wine of course. :)
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