Every so often, we got a day where it wasn’t actively raining and we seized the moment to enjoy it to the fullest. While my s-i-l took one of the dogs for a long run, I (who am a fast-twitch muscle/sprinter/100-200m “distance” runner), took a nice walk to find a memorial in the forest.
When it’s been raining, you start seeing fungus and although there were many that had dried out due to the long drought, some survived, while others were beginning to thrive.
Bundle a number of these branches together and you have a broom of the sort used before you could just go buy one and still used by some.
This part of the forest was beautifully quiet among the majestic trees.
“Here August 9, 1944 are heroically fallen…”
You can see how little rain there had been by the level of this lake. As I saw walking along the path, a very large black snake suddenly slithered across the path in front of my and plopped into the water!! Quite a shock!
This part was quite mucky, possibly part of the lake during wetter times. When I got a bit further along, there was a gate and some electric fence in the path, so discretion being the better part of valor, I turned back the way I’d come. Didn’t see the snake again, though, and you can bet I was looking!
I did see these flowers and
these still-green ferns.
That’s it for today’s walk. I’m sorry, you’ll have to provide your own drink and snack today. But thanks for coming along. Perhaps we can hit the bakery next trip.
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Excellent, an amazing walk. 🙂
We almost always have good walks, even in the rain. But I wasn’t sad it wasn’t raining this day. 🙂
The old saying that there is no bad weather, just the wrong dress – many rimes it holds imho water (so to speak) 😀
😊. Often true.
Lovely colours. Am glad your snake encounter was short and singular.
Me, too!!
It was all a lovely walk until the snake encounter. After that point, you can be sure that even I was looking for the possibility of more {shudder}
It was lovely after that as well, but I certainly was paying attention on the way back past the lake. 🙂
These are so beautiful, Janet. Well done!
Thanks very much, Dan. Even when it was raining, there was beauty, but it was harder to get photos. LOL.
Thanks for the walk. Fortunately, I brought two oatmeal stouts and two cheese and honey mustard sandwiches for us to share.
Wow, perfect!! I’m ready. Let’s eat and drink.
I used to play golf in high school. It was common to roll up your pants or wear shorts, hop in to the stream that ran through the course and look for lost golf balls. Years later, I went back to the course. Can’t remember if I played or not, but went in that river. The course had kinda run down a little by then and, inside of a few short minutes, I saw 2 snakes in the river and 2 on the bank in the grass. I high-tailed it out!
Good choice, Scott!
janet
No cake to be had anywhere today! I’ve set a very bad example 🙂 🙂 Thanks, Janet!
Ah, well, we can just enjoy all the calories we burned off walking. 🙂
What a wonderful and beautiful walk! I love the tall trees and the pond.
Thanks, Deborah. It was a good walk.
Beautiful and exciting, and steeped in history too!
There are memorials everywhere in this part of France, somber reminders of the wars. But I love that these people are remembered.
Such an amazing day to be spent outdoors. Very lovely snaps these are, Janet 🙂
It was even more appreciated because it wasn’t raining that day. 🙂
not sure where my comment went – but I was here a bit ago – well I am back and just wanted to say this was beautiful – enjoyed seeing the memorial – and the ending ferns. Ferns are such. gift – eh?
I’ll have to check the spam file, Yvette. Who knows the ways of WP? But thanks for persevering! Always good to hear from you.
janet
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