Hi dear Hivers, how was your weekend ? For my part, we went off to see a bit of the forest and breathe a little fresher, less heavy air. I hadn't brought my computer and it was the perfect opportunity to take a break, which explains why I haven't replied to some of you :)
So here we are in the Commanderie forest, a large pine-covered area not directly attached to the Fontainebleau forest, which I've already mentioned on several occasions.
However, we find the same type of soil and therefore similar vegetation, i.e. Scots pines growing on a mixture of sedimentary sandstone, so my title is not so misleading because the sea was there, even if it was several million years ago ^^!
It's one of the tours we often take when we're out in the countryside, but every time we do, things change. Trees fall while others pierce the carpet of russet needles, and very often we find new huts or the evolution over time of old ones.
On this one-morning adventure, we are accompanied by the family dachshund, who spends his time, driven by his hunting instincts, snooping in every nook and cranny of tree stumps and roots.
This is one of the rocks that gives its name to this part of the forest, and I'm sorry I didn't get a good enough look at it to realize its shape. You can find other images, but from the front, it really looks like an elephant playing with a ball. I wasn't able to take the image as I would have liked as there was a whole family in a troop just to the right of my frame and I wasn't going to ask them to leave so I could take my photo...
I sent this picture to @livinguktaiwan and she couldn't really see the elephant either ^^ !
With the white sand on all the paths and tracks, it really feels like you're on the seaside - more specifically, it reminds me of landscapes in the Landes or the Mediterranean.
But the rocks also play their part in masking the horizon and, with a little imagination, you might think you've got the sea right behind you.
Because there are all these majestic rocks, a lot of people come here to climb, and even if I'm not a climber myself, it's easy to see why !
The walk continues, alternating between flatter sections and others with more relief, including some fine views of the higher ground.
One of the other things I really like about these rocks is the textures they adopt on the surface, like real reptile skins or... elephant leather !
Their shapes are not to be outdone, and there are many rocks with evocative silhouettes, although this one looks more like a bench sculpted by the wind and rain.
This is one of those viewpoints, but unfortunately there's no sea or ocean on the horizon...
Pines are trees that I love above all for their shapes, which can be either completely straight or completely twisted, reminiscent of Japanese bonsai... but on a natural scale !
Here we are at the corner that reminded me most of the beach, with the little steps designed to lead down from the promontory and channel the flow of walkers so that the vegetation can grow around the sides.
We're back on the flat, low-lying part of the forest. It's approaching midday and the light and heat are at their peak.
That's it for this little tour of the Elephant Rock forest !
Let's finish with this curiosity that I spotted at the very end, a young pine tree that looked as if it had been tied on itself ! As if someone had done it deliberately...
I hope you've enjoyed this little stroll and thank you for your visit. Take care and have a great week !
<3
All these images are mine and were taken with my phone - for once ^^
Salut chers Hivers, comment était votre weekend ? De mon côté, nous sommes partis pour voir un peu la forêt et respirer un air un peu plus frais et moins chargé. Je n'avais pas pris mon ordinateur et c'était l'occasion parfaite pour faire une petite coupure, ceci expliquant pourquoi je n'ai pas répondu à certains d'entre vous :)
Nous voilà donc dans la forêt de la Commanderie, une grande portion couverte de pins qui n'est pas directement rattachée à la forêt de Fontainebleau dont je vous ai déjà parlé à plusieurs reprises.
Pour autant, on retrouve le même type de sol et donc une végétation proche, c'est à dire des pins sylvestres qui poussent sur un mélange de grès sédimentaire et donc mon titre n'est pas si trompeur car la mer était bien là, même si c'était il y a plusieurs millions d'années ^^ !
C'est un des tour que nous faisons souvent lorsque nous sommes à la campagne, mais à chaque fois, des choses changent. Des arbres tombent lorsque d'autres percent le tapis d'aiguilles rousses et bien souvent, on trouve de nouvelles cabanes ou bien les évolutions dans le temps des anciennes.
Pour cette aventure d'une matinée, nous sommes accompagnés par le teckel familial qui passe son temps, poussé par ses instincts de chasseur, à fureter dans tous les coins et recoins des souches et des racines des arbres.
Voilà un des rochers qui donne son nom à cette partie de la forêt et je regrette de ne pas l'avoir saisi assez en face pour que l'on puisse se rendre compte de sa forme. Vous pourrez trouver d'autres images, mais de face, on dirait vraiment un éléphant en train de jouer avec un ballon. Je n'ai pas pu prendre l'image comme je l'aurais souhaité comme toute une famille en troupe se tenait juste à droite de mon cadrage et je n'allais pas leur demander de partir pour que je prenne ma photo...
Pour le coup, j'ai envoyé cette image à @livinguktaiwan et elle non plus ne voyait pas vraiment l'éléphant ^^ !
Avec ce sable blanc qui peuple tous les sentiers, différents chemins, on se sent vraiment dans une ambiance de bord de mer, plus précisément, cela me fait penser à des paysages des Landes ou bien de la Méditerranée.
Mais les rochers jouent aussi ce rôles en masquant l'horizon et avec un peu d'imagination, on peu penser trouver la mer juste derrière.
Comme on trouve tous ces majestueux rochers, de nombreuses personnes viennent faire de l'escalade et même en étant pas moi-même un grimpeur, on comprend très bien pourquoi !
La ballade continue et on alterne entre des parties plus plates et d'autres plus en reliefs, avec notamment de beaux points de vue sur les hauteurs.
Une des autres choses que j'aime beaucoup avec ces rochers, ce sont les textures que ceux-ci adoptent en surface, comme de véritables peaux de reptiles ou justement... du cuir d'éléphant !
Leurs formes ne sont pas en reste et on trouve de nombreux rochers aux silhouettes évocatrices, même si ce dernier ressemble davantage à un banc sculpté par le vent et la pluie.
Voilà un de ces points de vue, malheureusement, pas de mer ou d'océan à l'horizon...
Les pins sont des arbres que j'aime surtout pour leurs formes qui peuvent aussi bien être complètement rectilignes ou bien toute tourmentées et faire ainsi penser à des bonsai japonais... mais à l'échelle naturelle pour le coup !
Nous voilà au coin qui m'a le plus fait penser à la plage avec ces petites marches destinées à descendre du promontoire et à canaliser le flux des marcheurs pour que la végétation puisse se développer sur les côtés.
Nous voilà de retour sur la partie plate et basse de la forêt. On approche de midi et la lumière et la chaleur sont à leur maximum.
Voilà pour ce petit tour dans la forêt du rocher de l'éléphant !
Terminons sur cette curiosité que j'ai aperçu à la toute fin, un jeune pin comme noué sur lui-même ! Comme si quelqu'un l'avait fait intentionnellement...
J'espère que vous aurez apprécié cette petite promenade et je vous remercie pour votre visite, prenez soin de vous et bonne semaine à vous,
<3
Toutes ces images sont les miennes et ont été prises avec mon téléphone - pour une fois ^^
ok, I can sort of see the elephant on the official photos from the park, but it still takes quite a bit of imagination!!!! 😄
Yep, this way more "clear" on the official ones haha ^^
Have a good day dear 😘
What a cool forest! And I do see the elephant 😁 I actually saw it even before I read that there is an elephant playing a ball. My imagination has no limits 😂
Lovely that you took time without computer. It's important to do so from time to time. And for me the days feel longer when I'm offline 🙂
Have a lovely day!
Hi @delishtreats :)
Yeahhh ! I'm almost relieved haha ! The first time I saw it directly too, all those rocks are quite inspiring too..
And I agree about this time perception, those days were more rich and seems indeed longer 😊
Thank you, I wish a very good one as well 🌻
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Thank you dear @claudio83 !
I'm glad you enjoyed this one 😇
Have a good day :)
Very interesting place, it reminds me of my visit to Albania last year.
Thank you for sharing a wonderful place with us.
Again a country that I would love to discover :D
You're most welcome dear @triplug ✌️
I hope you're doing good.
I will be glad to see a post of yours from Albania soon, I wish you good luck, Albania is worth visiting, it has everything, mountains, sea and nice people (this is my opinion after my experience there).
Greetings!
Hi there @triplug ✌️
This sounds enchanting, and I'm sure those people must be way more kind that the basic stressful Parisian haha !
I cross my finger for having the occasion to go there one day, have a good weekend dear, take good care 🌻
Paris and the Parisians have something special that cannot be compared to anyone else, so far I have managed to visit both Paris and Albania both countries are so different in many ways.
Have a wonderful Sunday.
For sure those have something unique, but this can be a bit too unique at some point haha !
But even when travelling in some parts of France, it was already like I were aboard ^^ !
Thank you, have a good one too 😊
Hi how are you? how your new house project going on?😊
Hello Hindavi !
We're doing well and you ? In fact, you're just on the point, we're signing next Tuesday :)
But I still need to find a car haha 😂
How was your long journey in India ?
Nice park, and I love the knotted tree !
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I can't see elephant too haha..
Yeah, it needs a bit of imagination haha ^^
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What an amzing place! And I did see the elephant in your picture. Does that tell anything about myself?! 🤣
It's always nice to take a day or two off of all that devices in general. (computers, phones, etc.)
I was doing it by reading a book on Saturday as the weather was more on the rainy side last weekend in my area. Nevertheless a quite relaxing action.
This is serious, Doctor hahaha 😂 !
Yes, as I mentioned later in the comments, the hours and days seemed much longer! And then there were more activities... in the end one of the only things I missed was maybe here. And I to read a lot more than usually :D
May you have a good day ahead 🌻
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