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Petrified
Posted on January 28, 2022
Near the village of Savonnières-Villandry there is a network of caves in which a constant process of petrification is going on. Any object that is left inside is slowly but inexorably turned to stone through a continuous process of petrification.
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Fall
Posted on September 3, 2019
This miniature cataract can be found in the formal gardens of Chateau Villandry.
Formal Gardens at Chateau Villandry
Posted on August 7, 2019
Part of the extensive formal gardens at Chateau Villandry:
Posted is response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge with the theme of ‘gardens’
Somewhere to lay your head
Posted on June 1, 2019
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week has the theme of ‘Any kind of house’.
Well, I suppose everyone needs somewhere to live – although probably not in such a grand edifice as this at Chateau Villandry.
Polished
Posted on March 15, 2019
A display of well polished copper kitchen utensils, to be found in Chateau Villandry.
(for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge with the theme of ‘Shiny)
Fountain
Posted on July 13, 2018
This fountain, with its abstract design, is to be found in the formal landscaped gardens of Chateau Villandry, in France’s Loire Valley.
Thursday Doors: Villandry
Posted on July 12, 2018
Adjacent to the mightily impressive Chateau de Villandry, in the Loire Valley, are the petrified caves (‘grottes’), which have been a local tourist attraction for many years (not recommended for claustrophobes though).
The current visitor centre is comparatively modern, but there remain a few vestiges from earlier years, including these various doors:
Thursday Doors 12 July 2018
The Swan
Posted on June 29, 2018
This swan was sailing, as majestically as only swans can, on the waterway that runs through the formal gardens of Chateau Villandry.
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