tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7562907353858638798..comments2024-03-28T14:32:46.209+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Du brouillard givrantKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44998298990443069562022-01-18T01:52:32.986+01:002022-01-18T01:52:32.986+01:00There is also the expression purée de pois to desi...There is also the expression <i>purée de pois</i> to designate a very thick fog, sometimes with visibility reduced to a few meters or even less. <br />Once, I was driving my Vespa one afternoon near Grenoble and the purée de pois was so thick the only thing I could see was the red lights of the car in front of me. Scary!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42085747066870354912022-01-17T19:57:56.053+01:002022-01-17T19:57:56.053+01:00Oui! Merci for that as we've got a lesser fog ...Oui! Merci for that as we've got a lesser fog today (brume) after totally dense fog for the past two days! <br />Who wants those language police after you!!!Mary in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080706473121921927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-67510667202169382632022-01-17T17:26:25.802+01:002022-01-17T17:26:25.802+01:00Awesome Ken thank you, I've wondered about thi...Awesome Ken thank you, I've wondered about this!Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24378319312608739682022-01-17T04:39:35.276+01:002022-01-17T04:39:35.276+01:00Brume is a hazy fog, whereas brouillard is thick f...Brume is a hazy fog, whereas brouillard is thick fog. The official meteorological definition seems to be that when visibility due to fog is less than one kilometer, it's brouillard; when it's more than one kilometer, it's brume.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21032635428646096062022-01-16T22:39:39.754+01:002022-01-16T22:39:39.754+01:00Pretty!
Pretty!<br />Mary in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080706473121921927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69321270037838661062022-01-16T17:21:21.133+01:002022-01-16T17:21:21.133+01:00It is féerique, as chm said. Wow. Great photos, Ke...It is <i>féerique</i>, as chm said. Wow. Great photos, Ken.<br />JudySearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14483291847194475692022-01-16T16:57:08.164+01:002022-01-16T16:57:08.164+01:00The brouillard is beautiful in these photos. Wond...The brouillard is beautiful in these photos. Wondering what the difference is netween that and "brumeur" which seems to have the same transaltion?Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30644616758324705872022-01-16T13:43:58.862+01:002022-01-16T13:43:58.862+01:00Spectacular frost, Spectacular frost, Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6124808781129409802022-01-16T07:25:41.419+01:002022-01-16T07:25:41.419+01:00Le brouillard givrant, c’est féerique! The forsyth...Le brouillard givrant, c’est féerique! The forsythia in the last photo looks like feathers! I hope it kills all of those nasty bugs.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com