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arch, Argenton Les Vallees, Argenton River, beauty, bridge, challenge, doorway, peace, photos, through, weekly photo challenge, window
Bonjour de France!
A long overdue post, as I am traveling and often away from the internet.
In spite of my post title, I haven’t been around for ‘weekly’ photo challenges, but I did check in long enough to find the topic for this week. I haven’t had much chance to take a look at other posts for this week’s theme yet… but I will get there soon. Meanwhile, below is my contribution.
My photos this week are from Argenton Les Vallees, in France, along the Argenton river. A favorite place, and I am enjoying the peace of emerging spring here. Yesterday, I heard a cuckoo bird singing cuckoo, cuckoo… Really! There really are cuckoo birds! Sounded just like the old German cuckoo clocks my friend’s dad used to bring back from Germany when I was a child. I also learned that hearing the cuckoo bird in this area is a sure sign of spring, and indeed, the weather has been marvelous and quite spring-like.
Here is the view I woke to this morning – sunrise through the window, accompanied by the sound of many birds singing and ducks splashing in the river below. What a delight to be here…
This is an old stone bridge over the Argenton river – I love this bridge. Two views of the river through the arches:
Light though a tiny window in an old stone shack. This small building had a handmade sign on the outside that said “Bat Hotel.”
And finally, one last view through a stone arch, named the magic portal by my traveling companion. I love the hint of shadows lengthening in the early evening light ~
Wherever you are, I wish you a magic portal that opens to great happiness. May you go through with joy.
Beautiful images – every single one!!!!
Thank you, Andrea! And thanks for checking in and commenting
Beyond these doors -
These ancient pathways -
Beyond the lone secluded
gate –
the oaken doors roar open
it is hear
that legends wait.
I love that these photos have inspired poetry! Wonderful, thank you so much for sharing!
your welcome.
Love the photos. thank you so much for sharing, Amy. Enjoy your travels
Thanks – glad you enjoyed them!
aloha Amy. great “Through” images. and a way fun journey you are on. waking to see the sun on this journey is a great treat. …every day. fun. aloha
stone bridge
between each column
a different river
Ahhh…. lovely haiku, thank you, Rick. Glad the photos inspired you.
Great photos, love the second one especially, like two reflective eyes.
Your photos are beautiful. So lovely, They make me want to be back in France. Thank you for sharing them.
Thanks French Twisted Woman! Love your name….
Thank you Amy for sharing these photos. It reminds me of my visits to France for all its charm and romance. Joy to you as well.
Joy all around, Helen. Glad you enjoy the memories ~
Wonderful photography here. I think I love the river shots the most. You have captured the light so well, and the reflections are great.
Cuckoos – a lovely sound of spring, but they are very selfish and lazy birds. They are not quaint like the cuckoo clock idea. They find another bird’s nest that already has eggs in it, kicks out one of those eggs and lays it’s own, all before the parent bird returns. The egg is hatched by the ‘adoptive’ parent who brings it up as its own. The cuckoo does nothing……
Enjoy France.
Kate – that is interesting about the cuckoo bird. I had no idea!
wonderful shots. love the old stone work. ah, ma belle France!
Me too, Joss. The old architecture is always amazing to me.
I really really love the first one. Amazing shots.
Thanks, Miriam. Appreciate you saying so.
Wonderful throughs!!!
Thank you, Cee.
Beautiful! Gosh I <3 the second picture, " the old stone bridge".
Thanks, Radhika. Glad that you stopped by!