We were very lucky when we went to the countryside south of Fontainebleau for a single day. First of all, the weather forecast predicted terrible thunderstorms and in the end, it only rained when we returned after several outings in the area.
The second nice surprise was all the unforeseen encounters along the canal which, at the cost of multiple connections with other water routes, allows us to go to Spain in one direction, or to the North Sea and Scandinavia in the other direction. But as I have not tested all this myself, this information needs to be verified.
Here we are on the bridge over the canal. Basically, without knowing anything about it, I thought that Scandinavia must be in this direction, don't you think ?
In any case, in comparison, this sunnier side with this beautiful barge reminded me more of Spain and the Mediterranean area and it is thus in this direction that we decided to go !
Without talking about far away places, you can already reach the small towns in the vicinity by bike and without too much effort because of the water level.
I might as well tell you straight away, I fell under the spell of these perpetually changing reflections and at the same time, I told myself that it was a bit like life. Basically, life is the same thing all the time and at the same time, never quite the same. That is, if you pay attention.
With every meter forward, the landscape invariably changes...
And with each step forward, the temptation to look back was also there ! Not to see how far we have come, but more to admire the retrospective evolution of the landscape.
My partner in search of the most beautiful flowers for the bouquet that will adorn the dining room... Avoiding hemlocks of course !
Arrived near the sluice. I think that of all the mechanical systems, these are among my favorites... Especially when you find them in such bucolic settings !
An almost conceptual image with this lost child's dummy placed prominently on this bush of a plant with sharp leaves and whose botanical name I always forget.
At about the level of the sluice, I see a house that looks abandoned, but we'll go there a little later...
In the retention basin, the water is even calmer and the reflections even more striking, but in the end, I don't make as many images and details as I initially thought...
Actually, on the other side of the canal, there is a couple of Canada geese and their four chicks that seem to have been hatched only a few days ago. What magnificent creatures... and we must admit, particularly cute !
After a while and as we are about to start walking back to our shore - to Spain so ^^ - the group of geese goes back into the tall grass and finally reaches the water. I don't know if it's them or us following them, but the fact is that we are going in the same direction.
After the lock, the road becomes even wilder and the sides less maintained. Just what I like !
Without anyone forcing the pace, the geese are always at our level. Here the parents are a little less vigilant, they know and feel that we are not a particular risk.
A look forward, a look back, the unchanging ritual accompanies us, and finally we are entitled to ask ourselves the question, does going forward really mean anything ?
It's hard to tell what the flowers are saying if you don't take the time to listen and admire them for a while...
We had lost sight of the geese, but on our way back we found them on the road, this time on our side of the river. They seem to be constantly looking for food.
And I'm glad that they didn't eat this nice gastropod, a living example of Fibonacci curves and fractals. In the end, the more I observe Nature, the more I am convinced that everything is a universe in miniature, you just have to take the time to look at things carefully.
Last picture with the geese that have momentarily hidden in the tall grass.
Here we are again at the foot of the house we saw on the way. Indeed this one is quite abandoned and seems to have already received some more or less friendly visits... I go to look for a possible access by walking around the house.
In the end, I don't know if something wanted to "get in" or "get out" here, but I can't help thinking of some kind of strange and ferocious creature. Finally, like Indiana Jones, I take the risk and slide my arm inside the opening of this shutter...
In the end, it doesn't look that worrying, but I won't explore further. @slobberchops, I'll leave this one to you and if you have any tips on how to get in without breaking and entering, I'll be interested :)
On another note, we are almost at the end of our walk and here is the result of this country and spring bouquet !
The sun has gone the other way... well, that depends on whether you are looking towards Scandinavia or Spain !
I hope you've enjoyed this ride, which might seem to have come out of a mix of tales with the lock, the bouquet, the abandoned house and the group of geese. It remains to be seen what roles we play in this whole scheme ^^ !
Thank you for your visit, I wish you all a great day, see you soon 👋
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De passage à la campagne au sud de Fontainebleau pour une unique journée, nous avons eu beaucoup de chance. Tout d'abord, la météo annonçait d'effroyables averses et finalement, il n'aura plût qu'à notre retour après de multiples sorties dans les environs.
La seconde belle surprise, ce furent toutes les rencontres imprévues sur notre route le long de ce canal qui, au prix de multiples connexions avec d'autres de ces routes aquatiques, permet d'aller jusqu'en Espagne d'un côté, ou vers la mer du Nord et la Scandinavie dans l'autre sens. Mais comme je n'ai pas moi-même testé tout cela, il faut vérifier ces informations.
Nous voilà sur le pont qui traverse le canal. Au fond, sans rien en savoir, je me suis dit que la Scandinavie devait être dans cette direction, vous ne pensez pas ?
En tout cas, en comparaison, ce côté plus ensoleillé avec cette belle péniche m'évoquait plus l'Espagne et le pourtour méditerranéen et c'est donc dans cette direction que nous avons décidé de partir !
Sans parler de contrées lointaines, on peut déjà rejoindre les petites villes des environs accessibles en vélo et sans trop d'efforts puisqu'au niveau de l'eau.
Autant vous le dire tout de suite, je suis tombé sous le charme de ces reflets perpétuellement changeant et en même temps, je me suis dit que c'était un peu comme la vie. Au fond, vivre c'est un peu tout le temps la même chose et à la fois, jamais tout à fait la même. Enfin, si on y prête attention.
À chaque mètre en avant, le paysage change invariablement...
Et pour chaque avancée, la tentation de regarder en arrière était aussi tentante ! Non pas pour voir le chemin parcouru mais plus pour admirer l'évolution rétrospective des paysages.
Ma compagne à la quête des plus belles fleurs pour le bouquet qui ornera la salle à manger... En évitant les cigües bien entendu !
Arrivée près de l'écluse. Je pense que de tous les systèmes mécaniques, ceux-ci comptent parmi mes préférés... Surtout lorsqu'on les trouve dans des cadres aussi bucoliques !
Une image presque conceptuelle avec cette tétine d'enfant perdue mise bien en vue sur ce buisson de plante au feuilles tranchantes et dont j'oublie toujours le nom botanique.
À peu près au niveau de l'écluse, j'aperçois une maison qui a l'air abandonnée, mais nous irons y faire un tour un peu plus tard...
Dans le bassin de rétention, l'eau est encore plus calme et les reflets encore plus saisissants, mais au final, je ne fait pas autant d'images et de détails que je l'aurait pensé initialement...
En effet, sur l'autre rive, ce trouve un couple d'oies du Canada et leurs quatre poussins qui semble être sortis de l'oeuf depuis quelques temps à peine. Quelles magnifiques créatures... et puis il faut bien le reconnaître, particulièrement mignonnes !
Après quelques temps et alors que nous nous apprêtons à nous remettre en marche sur notre rive - vers l'Espagne ^^ - le groupe d'oies repart dans les hautes herbes et finalement rejoint l'eau. Je ne sais pas si ce sont elles ou nous qui les suivons, mais le fait est que nous allons dans la même direction.
Après l'écluse, la route devient plus sauvage encore et les côtés moins entretenus. Tout ce que j'aime !
Sans que personne ne force le pas, les oies sont toujours à notre hauteur. Là les parents sont un peu moins vigilants, ils savent et sentent que nous ne constituons pas un risque en particulier.
Un regard en avant, un en arrière, le rituel immuable nous accompagne, et finalement on est en droit de se poser la question, est-ce qu'aller de l'avant veut bien dire quelques choses ?
Difficile d'entre la réponse des fleurs si on ne prend pas le temps de tendre l'oreille et de les admirer quelques instants...
Alors que nous avions perdu les oies de vue, c'est en revenant sur nos pas que nous les retrouvons sur la route, du côté de notre rive cette fois-ci. Elles semblent être constamment à la recherche de nourriture.
Et je suis justement content qu'elles n'est pas dévoré ce gentil gastéropode, exemple vivant des courbes de Fibonacci et des fractales. Au final, plus j'observe la Nature, plus je suis convaincu que chaque chose est un univers en miniature, il suffit de prendre le temps de bien considérer les choses.
Dernière image avec les oies qui se sont momentanément cachées dans les hautes herbes.
Nous revoilà au pied de cette maison croisée à l'aller. En effet celle-ci est bien abandonnée et semble avoir déjà reçu quelques visites plus ou moins amicales... Je pars à la recherche d'un éventuel accès en faisant le tour de la maison.
Au final, je ne sais pas si quelque chose à voulu "entrer" ou "sortir" ici, mais je ne peux m'empêcher de penser à une sorte de créature étrange et féroce. Enfin, tel Indiana Jones, je prends le risque et glisse mon bras à l'intérieur de l'ouverture de ce volet...
Finalement, cela n'a pas l'air si inquiétant que cela, mais je ne pousse pas plus loin mon exploration. @slobberchops, je te laisse celle-ci et si par ailleurs tu as des conseils pour rentrer sans effraction, je serai preneur :)
Dans un autre registre, nous voilà presque à la fin de notre promenade et voilà le résultat de ce bouquet champêtre et printanier !
Le soleil est passé de l'autre côté... enfin cela dépend si on se tourne en direction de la Scandinavie ou de l'Espagne !
J'espère que vous aurez apprécié cette balade qui pourrait sembler sortir elle-même d'un mélange de contes avec l'écluse, le bouquet, la maison abandonnée et le groupe d'oies. Reste dès lors à savoir quels rôles nous tenons dans toute cette machination ^^ !
Merci pour votre visite, je vous souhaite à tous une excellente journée, à très bientôt 👋
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It looks like Holland 🙂 completely flat, lots of water and everything is green - exactly like over there.
Your spring bouquet is beautiful but those yellow flowers (buttercup) are my worst enemy in the garden 😂 It's one of the most persistent weeds that we have there...
Have a lovely day!
You're right, this is really close in the style, maybe as it's designed for big barges as in Holland, your comment made me think about those good moments I had there, I'm kind of missing this... Maybe it's the time to organize a new trip there :)
I'll transmit the compliment to my companion, but it's true those are really a terrible weed..!
After, is it so problematic for your design if some buttercup remain ?
Have a really good day too, hopping you're doing good 😇 !
It's not so far and you can easily take a train from Paris to Amsterdam anytime 🙂 I was supposed to go there with my husband at the end of May to help with reconstruction of his parents houses but I won't be able to make it this time as he goes for a week and we cannot leave the garden unattended for so long as slugs would eat it all up..
Since we have it in garden I hate it 😂 the former owners of the garden didn't clean it for years, so those weeds are gigantic and it takes me ages to remove. I don't want to keep any of it as slugs seem to love it and make it their home. I try to make it as slugs free as possible 😂
Have a lovely day ahead!
Yeah, I use to go there by bus haha, I had a formidable internship there more than four months :) Really enjoyed that city !
For slugs, I've an other tip for you, you can put a recipient full of beer (a really bad one) a little bit in the earth, you'll see, all the slugs will drown into it !!
Courage for the rest of the weeds removing and other gardening tasks ✌️
Have good day too 😇
No, no, no, we can't do that 😂 we don't kill them. We only bring them every day to a forest nearby.. I know there are plenty of tips online on how to get rid of them, but they mainly include killing them in one way or another, so it's a no go for us.
Thank you so much! 🙂 I might post about all of it one day 😉
Haha, you don't want to kill the slugs, but for the buttercups, no mercy 😂 !
I would love to see your garden, will stay updated... but currently, I'm experiencing a no network area in the south of France... Well it's rather difficult to stay tuned 😅
Have a good evening and weekend ✌️
The canals looks very much like those in UK, I'm sure I won't get lost there!!!
Yeah, I remember seeing some in Great Britain, those were so peaceful and surrounded by a similar bloom of Nature ! Thank you for stoping by dear :)
I hope you're doing well 😇
Don't ever break in! I walk away from lots of places, it's frustrating but I don't want tangles with the law. You need to look hard, and use 'out of the box techniques' at times.
There's graffiti on the window, was it outside or in?
Someone's likely been inside before, or scaled the outside to spray it.
You mean by effraction? I’ll not do that anymore, did few time when I was a child in abandoned countryside houses, didn’t broke or damage anything - except a window ^^ - but I was taken in action and this was the last time for sure, hopefully I was very young!
I see what you’re talking, can understand how this may be frustrating and still, I’m really impressed by the number of places you visited!
I think there was some graffiti inside as outside, for sure it has been visited already but the windows were now reinforced with wooden pieces and good old screws :)
Thank you for sharing your advices and recommendations, have a good day!
There are times when we have bad days (like last Sunday). 15 visits and only 4 successes. Places get boarded up very quickly, and the re-opened by vandals. As long as you are not one of those 'vandals' I see anywhere as fair game. The trespass laws may be different where you are, so please check them.
Yes, I imagine there must be more or less successful days and expeditions!
I rarely get the opportunity to make such visits, although I would love to make more... I'd have to get closer to urbex communities in the Paris area. And yes, you're right about the local laws, I'm going to find out more seriously...!
Thanks again and have a great day 👋
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Very beautiful!! Nature always attracts me. The view is worth watching. I love those cute ducklings.
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Nature is our source code, our creator and mother, how could we be sometimes so disconnected to it ?
Thank you for taking the time to visit, I wish you a very pleasant day 👋
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Hey @zaibkang 👋 I'm glad you liked that outdoors walk, I really miss longer hikes, maybe more this summer !
Indeed ! That's one big thing that gather us all here :)
Thank you again for visiting, I hope you'll have a good day 😇
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had to keep reading! If this was posted on a Wednesday, I would say it would have made a wonderfulcanalBob Ross would have said... "A happy accident". I could go on and on, about the wonderful photos, the story with each of them, or the energy that you are broadcasting (in a good way!)... but this last bit, spoke to my heart:My goodness... where to start! I actually found this wonderful post, quite by accident; as I was going through some search queries for #seekpeece by @dreemsteem I saw your main image, and simply #wednesdaywalk hosted by @tattoodjay. But the first person I thought of when I saw the word was @millycf1976; if you know her, then it will make sense... if not... for goodness sake, go check out her energy! This really is, to me, the whole ambiance of our blockchain... like
Thank you... for taking us along with you, and for helping us to remember to "step outside"... there's a whole world out there, just waiting to meet us!
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Thank you very much dear @wesphilbin !
I'm glad this happy accident happened and I really like the way you describe it, I'm always interested to know a bit about the circumstances in which things happen :) Yeah, I indeed know her, but I will go and have a closer look on her last articles 🌺
I thank you for this positive energy and I'm happy we get to know each other 😇
have a very pleasant day !
This is what I love in the countryside of France, I enjoy having this kind of walk near the river, the canal, the lake... I would stop and take a lot of photos of the geese. <3
Yeah, I agree everything is quite close in France, for example here we're at one hour or so of Paris by train :)
Have a good day dear @itravelrox 🌺😇
have a good day! Yeah, I've heard there are many things to see an hour away from Paris.
Thanks 😇
There is indeed a lot to visit and to see, have a good day as well ✌️
This Canal is amazing!! I really love all your pictures,a en the ducks were a surprise, since I was just amazed with the landscape, but suddenly, the cute animals appear. It’s clearly a very natural- artificial place to spend an evening!
Indeed ! You said it right, the incoming of those cuties was really a sudden surprise :) Spending an evening here, picnic with a bunch of friends, this could be an idea 😉 !
Have a good day and thank you for taking the time to visit 👋
Thank you for your supportive energy :))
Have a great day !
You photos are so beautiful and lively. I love it 😊
Thank you @iamsonneymar 😊😇 !
I'm happy you found those interesting ✌️ Have a good day and take care !
your images are indeed capturing the definition of your title. keep up the good work
Many thanks !
I'm glad you enjoyed that tour 😊
I love the gosling and the geese in the above post. Their feather is unique and different with the species in my country,
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Glad also you enjoyed the tour, thanks for your positive energy, take good care 😉
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Congratulations to you also... even if a bit in advance ^^
Take care and have a good day ahead... and a lovely weekend in advance as well 🌱😇
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Hello, dear soul! I wanted to stop by and see if a GINA BOT notification was an error. Most people are not bothered by this. But I take all friendships very seriously. Anyway... I got a notification that you had unfollowed me... so I wanted to see if it was an error, or if you had a reason.
It has been some time... I hope you are doing well!
Hey @wesphilbin, sorry for the late answer. To be honest, and even if that fonction exist here, I don't like when people reblog too much things. It make the process of going through the feed fastidious and that was probably about that. But nothing personal, I also review my following list quite often. It's also maybe a question of esthetics, but for example, I prefer when people illustrate their content with their own pictures, generic pictures found on internet don't interest me as a person.
So that was possibly for that this last morning :)
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