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Up and about early this morning, another thick frost on the ground, I took my camera with me. All along our valley there are small stone built villages, each with a church. Many villages have a small château somewhere central and they all have an old ‘lavoir’ or communal washing stand on the river, where the women used to take their laundry.
Of course we have the new builds as well, and they are not always a happy match to the beautiful old stone work, but this morning I could only see the beautiful.
I just love all these tones of winter grey, summer will seem brash after this subtle season. The slight mist in the air, the lack of leaves on the trees, and this additional frost, makes the countryside look as if viewed in soft focus.
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41 comments
Gorgeous! stunning pics as always I love how your header offers the rhythms of the seasons ~ your house is a dream come true lucky girl
Beautiful pictures…
My favourite has to be the bollards and chains with the topiary balls leading me down the lane….could only be in France!
Julie x
Thank you for this wonderful travelling !!Have a nice week !
Olympia
Your pictures have the ability to take me to another place, just amazing. I feel calmer having looked at them. Thanks, I needed that to start my day:)
Your little corner of France is enchanting. No wonder you put your roots down there!
Warm regards.
Your photos are absolutely beautiful, Sharon!
XO,
Jane
Quant les images parlent elles nous font rêver, comme ci, l'on se promène accompagné. JJM
This proves that We are never content with what we have/where we are …. I want to be there right now 🙂
Oh so picturesque dahhling! So FAB of you to share.
Lovely pictures!!!!
One could never be bored with such beauty. I love that you share it with all of us {and interesting details about the buildings and land}.
How delightful! jennyx
These are gorgeous photos. I'd love to be back in Europe but it is too cold. I'll just enjoy it from your point of view. xo Jenny
What wunderful pictures of your surroundings. I will come back to your blog soon!
Greetings to France!
Christine
Gorgeous! You are very talented. The photos scream the silence that the frost brings with it. I could sit and look at these all day and daydream of staring out a window to that view.
Thank you so much for shaing!
Sharon, thanks for sharing the beauty of your valley with us. It's breathtaking. I'm going to try to bring some of the peace your photos convey along with me today. Merci, merci!
Your countryside is so photogenic!
There's a real sense of history in those old structures.
I'm glad that you took your camera on your morning walk.
Thank you for these beautiful photos of your valley! What a lovely place to live.
I see a half timbered building in the distance. Oooh I do wish you would show us some of those houses that Normandy is so famous for.
it must be wonderful living in a country where almost every sight you see outside your door is a photo op. i so enjoy my frequent trips to france through your eyes. love your beautiful blog.
Very beautiful photos. Thank you.
Wonderful photos!!!
Markus
Beautiful photos. You live in such an idyllic setting.
These places are so beautiful and serene with a spiritual quality about them. Thanks for sharing this beauty with us.
xoRoberta
WOW These are wonderful Pictures….greetz Marjon
It's such a beautiful and peaceful area…
Erna xx
I think I like your home and village in winter best! I know I definetly like your winter blog banner best!!! The greys are so beautiful to me…the frost and the calm they all evoke. Thank you for sharing your land with us.
Your shots looks straight out of a period film…just beautiful.
Such beautiful photos, Sharon – I'm getting lost in your countryside (and not getting any work done!). We woke to an inch of slush on the ground – our first this season – and not nearly as pretty as frost.
beautifull Sharon! Colx
Your photos are exquisite! I, too, love the winter grays and whites. (And sometimes, silver!) 🙂 And we sure have enough gray here in the Pacific Northwest US! Good thing i like it.
Beautiful! Any of these photos could inspire gorgeous paintings.
What gorgeous photos! I love the grey tones and the frost just adds to the beauty!
Your photos are incredibly ethereal and and dreamy…I felt like I just took a mini French vacation. 🙂
xoxo laurie
Sharon, your photos are so beautiful. How peaceful it all looks.
Not sure which photo I liked best…but they all made me feel as if I was taking a walk with you. Thanks so much for this early morning tour…:)
So beautiful pictures …
Thank you !
Carmen
stunning. How could you not take a camera with you everywhere you got in France?
how beautiful! thank you for sharing this with us
So unbelievably beautiful!
~ Clare x
Une magnifique maison française !! C'est vrai j'avoue être sous le charme !! Merci pour ce partage.
En Normandie il pleut beaucoup !!!!
A beautiful French house! It's true I confess to being in love! Thank you for sharing.
In Normandy it rains a lot!!
If I could travel through France, all I would do is sketch! And eat and drink wine of course. 🙂