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Friday, September 30, 2016

The green grape leaves of home

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Lest you think fall is upon us with a vengeance, it is not. It's just getting started, and a bit timidly at that. We're expecting so...
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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Change is our friend

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The grape harvest is under way and, as the nights get cooler and cooler, the grape leaves are starting to change color. It's subtle righ...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Red stems

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The stems on this grape vine looked very intensely red. I don't know why, if it's the time of year or the variety of grapes. But I t...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

What the heck

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I can't stop posting pictures of grapes. This year's crop is the most abundant and beautiful in recent memory. A very wet spring fol...
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Monday, September 26, 2016

Oy!

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These are some variety of Jerusalem artichoke, I believe. They're related to sunflowers, but with a much smaller flower head. They do gr...
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Sunday, September 25, 2016

Berries in black and white

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These aren't grapes, but some wild berries out on the edge of the woods next to the vineyards. They're black, or at least very deep ...
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Saturday, September 24, 2016

Up close and grapey 2

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I was right about the vineyard parcel that was hand-harvested on Thursday. The team of pickers spent a good part of the day out there. As of...
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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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