tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post79527911144334550..comments2024-03-28T10:37:58.651+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Blois on a foggy day in MarchKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23217265097165165622008-03-26T20:27:00.000+01:002008-03-26T20:27:00.000+01:00I love the foggy, bluish-grey (sp?) cast of these ...I love the foggy, bluish-grey (sp?) cast of these photos. It's so much more "real" than the sunny postcard shots.Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48459060740747174832008-03-26T18:27:00.000+01:002008-03-26T18:27:00.000+01:00Yes, Susan M., it has been two years. Can't believ...Yes, Susan M., it has been two years. Can't believe it myself. Blois and Vendôme were fun that day.<BR/><BR/>Susan W., are you sure it's not a Cedrus libani. I was hoping to fit into that "look what I own and my grandchildren will enjoy in a generation" category.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48927910120700990612008-03-26T17:59:00.000+01:002008-03-26T17:59:00.000+01:00Has it really been two years? Your photos were a l...Has it really been two years? Your photos were a lovely reminder of the time we spent with you and Walt. <BR/><BR/>...Susansusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017788096350527796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58607364125490091382008-03-26T14:16:00.000+01:002008-03-26T14:16:00.000+01:00Ta Dum !! I have an answer from the RHS about the...Ta Dum !! I have an answer from the RHS about the mystery tree: it is Cedrus deodarus Deodar or Himalayan Cedar. Shoulda gone with my initial reaction to it !<BR/><BR/>Blois is lovely, but soooo easy to get lost in - we haven't got the hang of it at all.<BR/>We once spent a happy hour sitting on the wall on the south side of the river by the bridge, eating pastries and watching the endangered Little Terns flying to and fro. The gravelly banks in the Loire are a vital stronghold for this lovely bird.<BR/>SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com