tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post9156078800094004033..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Things I saw in a snowy vineyardKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27315882116236056052016-01-21T10:05:01.533+01:002016-01-21T10:05:01.533+01:00That's possiblel Ken...
a fox print would be ...That's possiblel Ken... <br />a fox print would be around the size of Callie's at the largest...<br />unless a wolf has escaped from Beauval....<br />or, perhaps, there really is a "<b><i> Beast of Renaudier!</i></b>"Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48836535978009341222016-01-21T10:00:00.588+01:002016-01-21T10:00:00.588+01:00At which point they immediately stopped drinking A...At which point they immediately stopped drinking Absinthe!!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22736289153288970702016-01-21T06:53:17.234+01:002016-01-21T06:53:17.234+01:00You can't tell from the photo, but that second...You can't tell from the photo, but that second print was much to big to have been left by any cat that lives around here. It was even large for a dog's paw print -- much bigger than a print Callie would have left. There's a man who works out there accompanied by a doberman. Maybe it was that dog's print.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89490662128038954972016-01-21T06:51:29.222+01:002016-01-21T06:51:29.222+01:00Those Albany-area winters can be brutal, I've ...Those Albany-area winters can be brutal, I've heard. I remember going there many years ago and it was frigid -- a white winter wonderland.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-67474302242721429242016-01-21T06:49:28.474+01:002016-01-21T06:49:28.474+01:00Not sure where you are, but if you're in the D...Not sure where you are, but if you're in the DC area, you might be in for a heavy, deep snowfall starting tomorrow. They're saying 12 to even 24 inches might be on the ground by Saturday or Sunday. In N.C., if you make it over to Durham, remember me to James B. Duke.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32094881556710240982016-01-21T06:47:26.203+01:002016-01-21T06:47:26.203+01:00As Americans, our first thought would be "bea...As Americans, our first thought would be "bear print!" But there are no bears around here. I have seen that badger a few times, but only from a long distance. In the woods just a few dozen yards from where I saw the paw print, I've also see, signs of digging of the kind a badger would do.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4124661553884469652016-01-21T06:45:32.371+01:002016-01-21T06:45:32.371+01:00Thanks for the nice comment, Kiwi.Thanks for the nice comment, Kiwi.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-78907454918860696002016-01-21T06:45:04.617+01:002016-01-21T06:45:04.617+01:00We had a new boiler installed just two months ago,...We had a new boiler installed just two months ago, we we are toasty warm this winter.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91510913513588535712016-01-21T06:44:16.972+01:002016-01-21T06:44:16.972+01:00I've never heard that expression and don't...I've never heard that expression and don't find anything on the internet about it. A lesson for all of us: ask your elders what they mean by the interesting things they say.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29845749895672196832016-01-21T06:42:39.587+01:002016-01-21T06:42:39.587+01:00Hope that your snow was as gentle as ours and that...Hope that your snow was as gentle as ours and that it won't stay on the ground very long.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69663645269666061772016-01-21T06:39:53.585+01:002016-01-21T06:39:53.585+01:00I've probably mentioned this before, but I'...I've probably mentioned this before, but I'll say it again: one day the people who owned this house before us were sitting out on the terrace when they saw a kangaroo hop by out on the street. It had escaped from the Beauval zoo, which is just two or three miles from here (as the kangaroo hops).Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-75120072723274298062016-01-21T06:35:45.250+01:002016-01-21T06:35:45.250+01:00I figured that print was a badger's because I&...I figured that print was a badger's because I've seen a badger in that part of the vineyard several times over the past few years.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32959509763651177812016-01-21T00:33:41.813+01:002016-01-21T00:33:41.813+01:00tow = Brummy for two! Duh!!tow = Brummy for two! Duh!!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-15581136701045681032016-01-21T00:32:42.334+01:002016-01-21T00:32:42.334+01:00Jean... cats don't have that shaped foot, with...Jean... cats don't have that shaped foot, with two claws visible at the front, and tow at the sides... Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-10883495803105784412016-01-20T21:57:13.829+01:002016-01-20T21:57:13.829+01:00The first footprint is probably a badger, the seco...The first footprint is probably a badger, the second one looks like a cat footprint.Jean Ruaudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012160451827241227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27168979641125411042016-01-20T15:34:52.070+01:002016-01-20T15:34:52.070+01:00The animal tracks look like it was a fair sized an...The animal tracks look like it was a fair sized animal ! Badgers are vicious, aren't they ? Poor animals, trying to find food in a frozen wasteland :) Reminds me, I have to go to the supermarket before our next snowstorm .. this is getting boring.<br />love from a frozen New York State.Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84440135373455265472016-01-20T15:11:24.983+01:002016-01-20T15:11:24.983+01:00We just arrived in the States, having missed the m...We just arrived in the States, having missed the missed my beloved snow in Amboise, so thanks for showing me the scenes. Unfortunately, I have none of my own for ADP warehouse. We'll be in NC (Chapel Hill) next week... I'll send everyone regards.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-62361691855246848632016-01-20T14:50:57.482+01:002016-01-20T14:50:57.482+01:00Lol, Lesley! The first footprint looks quite beast...Lol, Lesley! The first footprint looks quite beastly to me.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8248730826480823142016-01-20T14:29:19.911+01:002016-01-20T14:29:19.911+01:00Good of you to share this with us - a walk into a ...Good of you to share this with us - a walk into a kind of Wind in the Willows land. Such a nice antidote to a demanding work day in the city. You and Walt know how to bring out the poetry of nature.Kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175970854511498140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-67883480590118968782016-01-20T13:04:08.849+01:002016-01-20T13:04:08.849+01:00Beautiful pictures. Looks pretty chilly out there....Beautiful pictures. Looks pretty chilly out there. Keep warm. Nadia@maisontravershttp://www.maisontravers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-80155001794722435992016-01-20T12:46:54.425+01:002016-01-20T12:46:54.425+01:00Very interesting to see the paw prints. I figured ...Very interesting to see the paw prints. I figured that someone would know, and fill us in :)<br />We've got snow today, too. First one this winter. Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26283404158751237062016-01-20T12:14:06.737+01:002016-01-20T12:14:06.737+01:00My Granny used to call weather like that a 'St...My Granny used to call weather like that a 'Strawberry Winter'. I wish now I'd asked her why.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70747834117628336532016-01-20T10:19:01.328+01:002016-01-20T10:19:01.328+01:00I had hoped that it was the Beast of Renaudier! A ...I had hoped that it was the Beast of Renaudier! A perfectly benign beast of course perhaps on away day from the Zoo. Lesleypottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-54887439430095980732016-01-20T09:00:57.365+01:002016-01-20T09:00:57.365+01:00The first footprint is spot on... badger....
the s...The first footprint is spot on... badger....<br />the second is dog like... so if not Callie, a fox as it looks very pointed.<br />The flower is a Tansy... and the planted ones here are still in flower, too.<br />Both the landscapes are quite atmospheric.Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com