Maximum temperature here today 15C, minimum 9C. Rain measured this morning 15mm. We are now at 257 mm this year, more than double what we had at the same time last year. 23km/h South-westerly wind with gusts up to 51 km/h.
This was a walk that I did on Friday (7.9 kms) and I have only just had a chance to actually put fingers to keyboard. As things are at present it seems this will be my last walk for some time, total confinement to homes is expected to be announced tonight. Not sure what will happen with shopping as we have nowhere nearby and none of our supermarkets deliver. We have enough food in for a few weeks, but what we have could get a bit boring. Sadly this is the only time of the year that our veggie garden is bare. We are not short on wine, so if we don't get the coronavirus we could just die of alcoholic poisoning!!!
This walk was after shopping in our local town, (only smaller supermarkets) and I decided to walk home afterwards while Nigel drove. I took a back road which makes the trip a bit shorter than what we drive.
The main street in our local town of Chasseneuil.
The building with the mural used to be a flower shop but it closed down some months ago.
I quite like this house but not where it is situated. Right in the centre of Chasseneuil, car park one side and supermarket on the other side!
We have never been to this little restaurant but it was always busy. Presumably now, as with all other restaurants in France, it is closed because of Coronavirus.
Looking down a one-way street, the cinema at the bottom of the road is on the right. Also closed at present as with all other public places in France.
I have not walked home this way for some time and I was surprised to see what appeared to be an assault course in a wood just after the hamlet of La Peyrelle. A tube crawl up high in the trees...
A handheld swinging trail...
and a sort of overhead ladder. On the ground were climbing obstacles and nets.
A little further on these cows were having an after-lunch nap.
What looks like irrigation equipment, I guess they have not been in use this year so far!!
A small lavoir with running water. A public wash place which was set aside for the washing of clothes in the olden days. So glad that washing machines were invented!
A well still with its old rusty bucket!
A public track through farmland and forest.
The resistance memorial seen across the fields.
Bullrushes in a pond.
Dandelion clock with a bug.
More photos of this walk to follow.
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Hello, I enjoyed this walk with you. The photos and views of the town are lovely. I can not imagine being stuck indoors for weeks. I think we are being told not to gather in large groups, I can take walks outdoors in our forest and be at peace. Stay safe and healthy, calm and happy. Enjoy your day, have a great new week!
ReplyDeleteWe have plenty of places I can walk without seeing anyone but I have to leave our small hamlet first where there are people!! Stay safe, Diane
DeleteBeautiful pictures. I especially found the lavoir an interesting site. My mother has a picture of my grandmother and other women at a clotheswashing site in the 1930s. Washing machines are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't closed down as much yet. But I've noticed when I was out that there are less people. Today will hopefully be my last foray into the grocers for awhile. Since we already have toilet paper, I should find what I need.
I did a whole blog on different lavoirs a few years back on 'My Life in the Charente' blog. Restrictions tonight are much tighter but we can go to food shops. Everything else is closed except chemists and hospitals. Stay safe Diane
DeleteLooks like an interesting walk. Diane. This Coronavirus has the potential to interrupt all our lives in serious ways, and perhaps for months. I have a trip scheduled to Australia in July, but now they have implemented 14 day quarantine requirements for people arriving there, so that would end my trip. It is still three and a half months away so perhaps it will change before I depart. Stay well and don't drink all the wine the first day!!
ReplyDeleteDavid I think all holidays this year are going to be a problem. We have everything booked for a month in June in Italy, I do not think it will happen!! Stricter restrictions announced tonight!!! Stay safe, Diane
DeleteA beautiful walk. Nice to have that option while Nigel drives home. Sorry to hear about total lockdown, especially with stores far away. Glad you've canned from last year's garden. Be well, be safe, and walk the perimeter of your own yard.
ReplyDeleteWe do not have enough food to last for months at this stage of the year, and the garden is just mud so not easy to plant at present. Walking 8 kms in the garden could be more than boring!! Meanwhile we just do our best. Stay safe, Diane.
Deletelove the dandelion! 😊
ReplyDeleteLOL I am sure you do. Keep well Diane
DeleteAnother lovely wander!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marie, not sure when I will be able to do it again!! Stay safe Diane
DeleteThat looks like a lovely walk. Sorry to hear that you won't be able to go again for a while. We haven't reached that stage yet but it will come in winter.
ReplyDeleteIt seems I can go out with a permit but I have not established how far I could go. Do walkers are only allowed 100 metres from home! Take care t'other Diane
DeleteI'm hoping this virus will be gone sooner than later. :(
ReplyDeleteA lovely walk, and I know you'll miss doing this for a while. You've got stricter 'restrictions' than we have at present; maybe I need to read the news more though. Take care, Diane; you and Nigel.
xoxo
Very strict regulations and fines all over the place at present while people are going out without permits. The message should soon sink in - stay at home. Hope you are on the mend and your daughter, take care Diane xox
DeleteHi Diane - lovely to see round your village ... at least we can get out and walk ... which I'll be doing along the seafront - I'd hate to be stuck in the flat ... not my idea of fun - though I have to say ... thank goodness I started blogging and have friends across the world who are interested in similar things to me blogwise. All other things are off - I just worry about the people not earning, the very small businesses and independents/freelancers ... they don't seem to be being considered - let alone the elderly and disabled. Life is interesting - perhaps politely put! Cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteYes very politely put and I agree with you. Thank goodness we have a good size garden and it needs plenty of work now after winter. Dog walkers are allowed out with a permit but only up to 100 metres, it will take me many trips to get up to 8 kms!!!!! I think this could go on for a very long time!! Keep well Diane
DeleteGreat shots. Glad you could take a nice walk before you have total confinement. Take care!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for a big garden that need lots of work. You take care as well Diane
DeleteGorgeous! Lovely photos of your area. Places are closing down over here also and I daresay as time goes and more cases keep popping up, it will become even stricter. We have started self-isolating. What an interesting phrase I knew nothing of two weeks' ago, or even a week ago. I will be drinking to your health tonight with a tot of Drambuie. Wishing you good health and peace of mind.
ReplyDeleteCheers Denise, thank goodness one thing we will not go short of is wine 🍾🍷 Self isolation is interesting!!! Take care Diane
DeleteI can't tell you how much I enjoy these walks with you Diane, you live in the most beautiful area. Weren't you tempted to have a go on the assault course :) Things are not too bad here yet, living so far away from the rest of the world has its benefits, but it could change in the blink of an eye. It doesn't help that the cough has returned and people do look at me tres suspiciously :)Take care of yourselves and keep safe xox
ReplyDeleteI could not have even got up the tree to get to the assault course.....😊 We are just not allowed out without a permit but thankfully we have a good size garden but not to walk any great distance. I feel for you with the cough, mine comes and goes, but yes one gets some very odd look at the moment. Stay sake and take care, Diane
DeleteI envy you your splendidly illustrated walk, Diane. Your blog post was very uplifting. However, I suspect that, like us, you are now in self-isolation. Lindsay and I have been away on the Isles of Scilly. We got back late on Monday and went into lock-down immediately. The main problem has been that we had very little food or necessary supplies in the house when we got back and we've spent virtually the whole of the past three days trying to find someone to deliver to us. Fingers are crossed that we now have a local restaurant delivering some basic groceries tomorrow. It's a great initiative by them "if the customers can't come to you, reach out to the customers at home" - and it will win them many grateful friends and customers when this is all over.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you and Nigel will take great care and keep well during the difficult times ahead, and come out smiling at the other end. With my very best wishes - - - Richard
I enjoyed your walk, Diane. Beautiful photos, as always. But I llllove the dandelion photo with the bug. You know how much I love your photos with microlife. Please take care of yourself and stay home. It is not boring, it is an excellent opportunity to get some rest and enjoy time with your family. The virus is dangerous. Please stay safe. Hugs, my friend.
ReplyDeleteLove the pics...esp that well. Nice. I love older items and esp if they have rust on them. As for the tube, yep, not me. I would not crawl through that at all. Love the older looking city. How old is it?
ReplyDeleteThis is our 3rd day of Movement Control Order. Its partial lock down. We are able to go out to buy grocery, food and essential items. Some restaurants are open for take away, totally no dine-in. These take away restaurants are only to open from 7am to 7pm. And everyone has to be home by 8pm. Roadblocks are everywhere. Army and police keeping order.
ReplyDeleteYour main street looks nice. Glad you have an ample supply of wine. Be well.
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