We had a fairly average winter in 2008, if I remember correctly. It looked like these photos. No ice and snow, but a lot of rain and mud. It's like that this year. Today, for example, is another rainy day.
Our border collie named Callie (2007-2017) loved walking in the vineyard and finding everything that smelled interesting out there. She was less than a year old when I took this picture. The yellow branches are osier — wicker.
Most of the grape-growers and vineyard workers used to burn the clippings after they pruned the vines in winter. They don't do things that way any more, and I don't know why.
Morning skies over the vineyard, January 6, 2008
Peupliers — poplars — on the edge of the Renaudière vineyard
Stakes, wires, vine clippings (sarments), and trees — peace and quiet
Ah! Wicker! I never thought about the wicker of furniture, being a plant called wicker. Ha!
ReplyDeleteLove the look of the poplars against the winter sky. I wonder if the vintners found another use for the clippings they used to burn?
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