The citadelle at the southern end of the island of Oléron was built in the seventeenth/eighteenth centuries on the ruins of a medieval castle. Today, visitors can take in the views from up on the fort's ramparts.
What a beautiful day for a stroll! Is it summer yet? Ile d'Oléron, May 2008.
I was lucky yesterday when the rain stopped just before sunset and I was able to take Tasha out for her evening walk. It was still a soggy and muddy mess since it had rained most of the day. Tasha didn't mind. I spent the afternoon dismantling the holiday tree and the ornaments. Away it all goes for another year.
Since your tree won’t be up for Three Kings Day, be sure to leave out a pair of shoes in which they’ll leave your gifts. The bigger the shoes, the better.
ReplyDeleteYou're certainly a very organized person, Walt. I don't know when I'll start tackling my decorations.
ReplyDeleteoh if this place could talk! What stories of history it would tell.
ReplyDeletemitch, will do!
ReplyDeletejudy, I let is slip by one day. I usually take down the tree on New Year's Day, but I've been lax about it recently.
michael, I suppose it would speak in French...
That looks like a lovely place to enjoy the view. My Christmas tree will come down today. I’ve been lax, or is it lazy, too.
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