Friday, May 16, 2025

The old and the new

Here's another view of the new pedestrian bridge in Saint-Aignan. It's still not open. You can see the temporary (I think) walkway down near the water level that the construction workers used during the project.

The old bridge was built over an old mill, long since closed after a fire and removed, but the foundations remain.

I went over the Thursday market in Selles-sur-Cher yesterday and got some more fraises (strawberries), salade (lettuce), a bunch of radis (radishes), and the big score: gambas crues (raw prawns). Most prawns and shrimp in France are sold already cooked. I don't know why, maybe they last longer that way. We can get raw shrimp at the Asian grocers' in Tours and Blois, but it's frozen. Better than nothing for sure. I didn't see any gombos (okra) at the market. We've only found that at the big produce market in Blois, a good forty minutes-plus drive from home.

The other thing I did yesterday was to mow the north and west forties. Today I'll finish up with the south forty and the strip along the road.

3 comments:

  1. I would enjoy taking the temporary walkway.

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  2. Oh, my, that temporary walkway is a doozy!

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  3. Mary in Oregon16 May, 2025 18:51

    Okay. Thanks for this photo as that first one was confusing. I was wondering before if the new bridge was the now explained temporary bridge below! Nice! Biking looks a lot safer on this new addition! Here at Costco and a Winco on Fridays they offer a temporary fish market where I can purchase fresh shrimp. Otherwise the only choices are precooked frozen or frozen. Unless, I drive over to the coast! I had to laugh at your response to my liking the bird in your photo - "...a late addition"!!!

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