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Monday, April 07, 2025
Spring is in there somewhere
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The last couple of days have been relatively warm and we are noticing more and more leaf buds on the trees and vines, and more wildflowers i...
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Sunday, April 06, 2025
Le pliage
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Here's an example of grape vines that have been pliées (folded). The single cane that remains after la taille (pruning) is bent to the...
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Saturday, April 05, 2025
Plowshares
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This is what one of the newer vineyard parcels out back looks like after the plow passes. The tractor with the plow straddles the vine row a...
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Friday, April 04, 2025
Thursday morning sunrise
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I used my phone to take some pictures in the vineyard yesterday. I'm not happy with the result, so I'll probably take the DSLR out i...
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Thursday, April 03, 2025
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The parcel of grape vines shown below was re-planted two seasons ago. This will be its third year. The vines resemble little sticks at this ...
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Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Whole lotta prunin' goin' on.
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Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid . Little by little, the bird builds its nest. An expression that applies to the annual grape vine p...
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Tuesday, April 01, 2025
Killing me softly
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Since Round Up was taken off the market, I've been trying (with little enthusiasm and less success) different ways to control weeds in o...
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wcs
Loire Valley, France
Living outside of Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher since 2003. You'll find here pictures and descriptions of our daily life in rural France, some travels, and other stuff about me, my husband Ken, and our dog Tasha.
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