18 May 2023

Encore des fleurs !?




I may have mentioned that I seem to have far too many close-up photos of flowers in my archives. Especially for the years from 2004 until 2010. Today I'm sharing a few more of them.

P.S. Yesterday I had the timing belt on my Citroën C4 automobile replaced. The last replacement was 8½ years ago, in 2015, when I bought the car. The manufacturer recommends replacing the belt every 10 years or 100,000 kilometers — whichever comes first. I've only put about 20,000 kilometers on the car since I bought it, but I will feel a lot better about driving it at high speeds and for long distances now. That's because if the belt breaks the engine usually ends up irreparably damaged. My mechanic gave me an estimate of 660€ for the job, but ended up charging me only 575€, because some of the parts replaced were less expensive than he had thought. Walt and I do intend to start traveling and staying in gîtes in different parts of France again later this year...

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  1. You can never have too many pictures of flowers, close up or otherwise. So happy to hear that you are planning some trips this year, it’s time. We are anchored off the Dingle coast of Ireland this morning, so beautiful!
    BettyAnn

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  2. Comment peut-on se lasser de voir d’excellents gros plans de fleurs, avec ou sans insectes?

    Bon voyage M. Dumollet … et revenez si le pays vous plaît.

    Is Tasha ok in the car?

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    1. Tasha loves riding in the car. She barks — no, screeches — at every oncoming car she sees.

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  3. The St. John's wort‘s flower (#3) makes me think of that of the Opuntia Humifusa (Eastern prickly pear).

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    1. These haven't flowered yet this year.

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    2. Bonjour M. Anonyme. This prickly pear bloom in June.

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  4. Never too many photos of flowers :)
    Great to hear that you two plan to be traveling this year!
    Judy

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    1. This summer we have to pick a destination from among the three or four we've been thinking about for the last three years, and then find a gîte that will let us stay with Tasha. I'm wondering if Jane and her husband are still gìte hosts.

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  5. Those gite trips are almost as much fun to plan as to experience. Loved the ones we took with you and Walt.

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    1. They were good, weren't they? The dairy farm in the Cantal where we watched the staff make Cantal cheese. And the horse show at the Haras du Pin in the Perche (thanks to Marie for that one).

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    2. I really loved that Spectacle!

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