This fellow appeared on our terrace this morning.  Some believe it is a sign of good luck.  Works for me.

 

 

 

 

  April 14th was the first running of a local bicycle tour that ended in Amboise, la   Tour de val d'Amboise .  The photo captures the ...

 

  Perhaps a little gift from Iceland?

 

  Lots of recent rain + Ile d'Or  =  lotsa mushrooms this November. See more mushrooms here

  In recent months I would look forward to seeing the growth of these fungi during my daily walks around the Ile d'Or.  The biggest were...

 

 

 

In the rainy fall it's not surprising to get a basket full of mushrooms from our neighbor who knows well the forest of Amboise. But in...

  With apologies to Fred MacMurry .

  To see past years' fireworks click on the "fireworks" label at right.

 

 

  It is a long weekend in France (Pentecost) and in Amboise flower festooned vehicles, people, and animals paraded over the bridge to the Il...

 

 

  The tops of the vendors' trucks of the Sunday marché are just visible behind the levee that protects Amboise from flooding by the Loir...

 

  A Turkish wedding party celebrates on Place Debré.

 

  (champignons is French for mushrooms)  I'm still searching for the baconrooms.

  About 6 inches (15 cm) across.