Friday, January 24, 2014

sinuous


As is often the case, I cannot identify this beautiful vine that occupies long stretches next to the bike trail in Amboise.  Please enlarge (by clicking on it) to see all the wonderful tendrils of this vine.  I was lucky to catch this cluster backlit by the sun recently.  Here is a wider view of a larger mass of them on a metal gate:


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  1. Aussie in FranceJanuary 24, 2014 at 9:40 AM

    Very pretty!

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    1. StuartJanuary 24, 2014 at 1:41 PM

      Thanks. Reminds me of a dandelion ball... on drugs.

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  2. dieter michalekJanuary 24, 2014 at 10:04 AM

    looks great....i like it.

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    1. StuartJanuary 24, 2014 at 1:49 PM

      Thanks for stopping by. I enjoyed viewing your site... wonderful work you do.

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  3. William KendallJanuary 24, 2014 at 1:32 PM

    I have no idea but it looks lovely.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2014 at 5:15 PM

    Same for me ...no idea but very pretty ..a sort of cotton plaid soft and somehow a nature art work ...I apologize for my not so good english it's not my mothertongue.

    Tess

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    1. StuartJanuary 26, 2014 at 2:52 PM

      I'm guessing you're better with English than I am with French ! But I'm still working on it.

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  5. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 24, 2014 at 6:55 PM

    A dandelion ball on drugs :) good description Stuart! Beautiful detail in the first shot, looks good enlarged and as mentioned the only thing that matters is that it looks très belle :)

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  6. cieldequimperJanuary 24, 2014 at 9:08 PM

    I quite like Grace's name for it. It's lovely, I've seen it before, don't know it though.

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    1. StuartJanuary 26, 2014 at 2:55 PM

      It was really pretty being back-lit on this sunny day.

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  7. AnneJanuary 24, 2014 at 10:27 PM

    J'ai immédiatement pensé à un arbuste sauvage: la viorne, cependant il me semble que c'est plutôt en fin d'automne qu'on les voit comme ça.
    Mais cela ressemble aussi à ce que deviennent certaines clématites après la floraison. Notre clématite d'hiver ne se comporte pas comme celle d'été qui produit de semblables effets.

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    1. StuartJanuary 26, 2014 at 3:01 PM

      Ca fait deux votes pour clématites ! Merci !

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  8. SusanJanuary 25, 2014 at 4:12 AM

    It's a clematis of some sort.

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    1. StuartJanuary 26, 2014 at 3:04 PM

      Thanks, Susan. I never would have guessed that. I'll be interested to go back in the spring to see what the blooms look like.

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  9. Stefan JanssonJanuary 26, 2014 at 1:40 PM

    Good one Grace. Looks great at a closer look.

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  10. hamiltonJanuary 28, 2014 at 2:45 AM

    Clematis is one flower that I find almost as pretty when dead as alive (to put it bluntly)

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    1. StuartJanuary 28, 2014 at 8:15 AM

      Not too many things you can say that about !

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