...on a frosty December morning. We had had a few hours of freezing fog overnight and the treetops and other vegetation were sparkling white. I can't remember why we were going to Amboise. The drive was dangerous because of black ice, but off we went. Leaving Montrichard you drive across a big flat plain (farmland), and then you enter and pass through the forêt domaniale d'Amboise — 6,000 hectares (nearly 25 sq. miles) of forest on the southern edge of the town. It's a 30 or 40 minute drive from Saint-Aignan to Amboise via Montrichard.
Beautiful! And it feels like winter is coming - only 8 degrees here this morning. How quickly the weather changes this year.
ReplyDeleteIt does feel like winter is arriving, ahead of time. It was about 8 degrees here this morning too. But happily, no wind.
DeleteA rare and beautiful, I think it is called a hoar-frost.
ReplyDeleteThere is also something called rime frost. It's all very technical.
DeleteI like the "butt off".
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DeleteAren't you glad that you ventured out for this lovely memory? I have never experienced such a frost. I have experienced black ice though lol!
ReplyDeleteI don't remember freezing fog in N.C. or Illinois, but it happens every year or two here in northern France. It can be really beautiful.
DeleteWhat a treat these photos are, Ken :)
ReplyDeleteMerci, Judy.
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