Icy Golden Morning Walk in Normandy

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Hello dear friends and Hivers, I hope this week has got off to a good start for you! As promised, I'm sharing with you the fuller complement of this morning stroll, but after that, I promise : I'll stop for a while with the frozen wonders and other frosty delights !

I may come back to this later in the winter, but to tell you the truth, winter is a season that I adore, and the first reason for that is quite simply the cold! I'm not a man for the heat, and even though I love the sun, extreme heat somehow prevents me from functioning properly... But the cold sharpens our senses, makes us sharper, and if you want to fight it, it's not very complicated: you just have to add layers of insulating clothing !

Whereas when it's hot, it's hard to take anything off... ^^ !

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The sun is already in the sky, and in such a way that I can play with it for a few moments behind the wisteria vine.


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The car is completely frozen too, but it doesn't matter, it's not a tour with it that I want to do, but a walk along the paths, a bit at random along the road.


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The path I take first takes me past the houses and huts of our neighbours. The whole atmosphere is frozen, with the odd bird darting through the air and breaking into a joyful, hesitant song.


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Further down the valley, where the water collects by gravity, there are a number of ponds of varying sizes. And these are obviously great places from which to see an ever-changing spectacle of mirrors.

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A little further along the path... There are ten meters between the two photos above, each taken with my Nikon camera and a 35mm lens. I think it's quite clear that we're emerging from a small valley into more open plains and pastures...

In any case, the direct light confirms this to our advantage !

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I always take the time to look back because it's always interesting to see how far I've come, but also simply to see that same path from another point of view...

Always with the idea of looking at things from different angles and thus having a more complete - but still missing - perception of reality and the environment in which I live.

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Here we are on the last pond in this valley and those who have been paying attention will realise that this is where I took so many of the images I presented in the previous article. The light is just magnificent here and now !


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A few minutes later, from a slightly different angle, things change and the spell is broken...

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Here we are on a new road, where two small hamlets begin and join, so inevitably we find a cross and more houses... It's a bit like the hub of the area ^^ !


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On the right a little further on, I come across this wide frozen meadow where two horses seem to be waiting for me, but are almost surprised to see a biped at this hour !


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The field on my left is even sunnier, and we come to another crossroads.

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A superb bramble bush that, if you look carefully, can be seen in almost every colour of the rainbow !


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I take the long side of the field and speaking of rainbows, I can actually play with the sun in this apple tree. From this vantage point, I can also enjoy a wider view of the hamlet that stretches along the narrow road...


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But here's the one I'm taking, which is fortunately in full sunshine. I was getting a bit cold from stopping and taking pictures, so I took the opportunity to warm up a bit. It must be between -4 and -6°.

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Through a gap in the dense hedge, I can see a pretty farmhouse typical of the region, 3 or 4 buildings of different sizes grouped together, each protecting the others...


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An opening onto a field, its mist and its forest horizon... It's ours !


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Magnificent sight of the mist against the golden silhouettes of the trees !


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Little by little, paying close attention to everything, I make my way back down into the valley until I reach the edge of our little orchard, and that's where our walk ends ! I hope you enjoyed it and thank you for your visit :)

Take care and see you soon,

<3

@anttn


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Bonjour chers amis et Hivers, j'espère que cette semaine à bien commencé de votre côté ! Comme promis, je partage avec vous le complement plus entier de cette balade matinale, mais après, promis : j'arrête un peu avec les merveilles gelées et autres délices givrés !

J'y reviendrai peut-être plus loin dans l'hiver, mais pour tout dire, l'hiver est une saison que j'adore et la première raison à cela, c'est tout simplement le froid ! Je ne suis pas un homme de la chaleur et même si j'aime le soleil, la chaleur extrême m'empêche en quelque sorte de bien fonctionner... Alors que le froid affute les sens, nous rends plus tranchants et puis si on veut lutter contre lui, ce n'est pas très compliqué : il suffit de rajouter des couches de vêtements isolants !

Alors que contre le chaud, à partir d'un moment, c'est difficile d'enlever quoique ce soit.. ^^ !

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Voilà le soleil qui pointe déjà dans le ciel et d'une telle façon que je peux jouer quelques instants avec lui derrière la treille de la glycine.

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La voiture est complètement gelée elle aussi, mais qu'importe, ce n'est pas un tour avec que je souhaite faire, mais bien une promenade à pieds, sur les chemins, un peu au hasard de la route.

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Le chemin que je longe en premier me fait passer devant les maisons et cabanes de nos voisins. Toute l'atmosphère est figée, de rares oiseaux s'élancent dan les airs et fendent ceux-ci d'un petit chant joyeux et hésitant.

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Plus bas dans le vallon, là où l'eau se collecte par gravité, on trouve quelques étangs plus ou moins grands. Et ce sont évidemment de très bons endroits d'où voir un spectacle toujours renouvelé de jeux de miroirs.

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Un peu plus loin sur le chemin... Il y a dix mètres entre les deux photos ci-dessus, prises chacune avec mon appareil Nikon et un objectif de 35mm. Je trouve que l'on ressens bien comme on est en train de sortir d'un petit vallon pour déboucher sur un milieu de plaines et pâturages plus ouverts...

En tout cas, la lumière directe nous confirme cela avantageusement !

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Je prends toujours le temps de regarder derrière moi car c'est toujours intéressant de voir le chemin parcouru, mais aussi pour simplement voir ce même chemin d'un autre point de vue...

Toujours dans l'idée de considérer les choses sous différents angles et ainsi, avoir une perception plus complète - mais toujours manquante - de la réalité et de l'environnement de vie.

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Nous voilà sur le dernier étang de ce vallon et ceux qui auront été attentifs se rendront compte que c'est là que j'ai pris tant d'images que j'ai présentées dans l'article précédent. La lumière est juste grandiose, ici et maintenant !

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Quelques minutes plus tard et suivant un angle un peu différent, les choses sont changées et le charme est en quelque sorte rompu...

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Nous voilà sur une nouvelle route, là où commencent et se rejoignent deux petits hameaux, alors forcément, on trouve une crois et plus d'habitations... C'est un peu le hub du coin ^^ !

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Sur la droite un peu plus loin, je tombe sur cette large prairie gelée et où deux chevaux semblent m'attendre, mais sont presque surpris de voir un bipède à cette heure-là !

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Le champ sur ma gauche est encore plus ensoleillé, et nous arrivons à nouveau croisement.

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Superbe buisson de ronces qui se pare de presque toutes les couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel si on n'observe bien !

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Je prends le long du champ et en parlant d'arc-en-ciel, je peux justement jouer avec le soleil dans ce pommier. Depuis ce point de vue, je peux aussi profiter d'une vue plus large sur le hameau qui s'étire le long de la petite route...

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Mais voilà celle que j'emprunte et qui est heureusement en plein soleil. À force de m'arrêter et de prendre des images, je commençais à avoir un peu froid et j'en profite pour mon réchauffer un peu. Il doit faire entre -4 et -6° environ.

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À travers une trouée de la haie dense, j'aperçois un joli corps de ferme typique de la région, 3 ou 4 bâtiments de tailles différentes et regroupés, chacun protégeant les autres...

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Une ouverture sur un champ, sa brume et son horizon de forêt... C'est le nôtre !

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Magnifique spectacle de la brume dans les silhouettes dorées par le soleil des arbres !

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Petit à petit et attentif à tout, je redescends dans le vallon, jusqu'à arriver aux abords de notre petit verger et c'est là que se termine notre promenade ! J'espère que celle-ci vous aura plût et je vous remercie pour votre visite :)

Prenez soin de vous et à très vite,

<3

@anttn


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I can't even imagine myself stepping out in that cold....I am.better Here.. with some shiny bright day...😇😇

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Haha ! This is why I particularly appreciate spicy food during winter 😅 But we grab every sunrays available !

Take care dear ✌️

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Then u must try some spicy Indian dishes....not sure how it would be cooked but here we love everyou thing much Spicer

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Yeah, I'm sure would love that ! Do you maybe have some name to share with me as I'm currently going to several Indian markets today hehe :D

Have a great day dear @steemflow ✌️

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i felt cold just looking the pictures haha

@anttn beautiful pictures btw

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Wonderful early morning images. The scenery seems so relaxing. Nice photo story, @anttn ❄️

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Thank you kindly @zorank :))

I'm glad you enjoyed that morning tour 😇

Have a nice day !

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The images are really lovely
Nice one!

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!LOL

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the light is so beautiful andall the frost shows how cold it is there

Thanks for joining the Wednesday Walk :)

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Yeah, it's so much a pleasure to enjoy the good sides and lights of the frosty season 😅 !

Thank you, I hope you're fine ✌️

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Seems like the world is freezing on my end too, but only got to admire the icy scenery from my window as I didn't have any morning walks before everything being melted by the sun 😆

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Ah, you'll love it, even I think it's much more colder where you are !

Merry Christmas @gabrielatravels ✌️😇

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Funny thing is that these days is really sunny.. as Spring season had already kicked off, lol. But will make sure to take advantage of the next occasion to admire a freezing scenery!

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones! 🎄🎁

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Late thank you @gabrielatravels !

I hope you had a great Christmas too... now it's already New Year 😱😂

I wish you a good and happy one 😘

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Congrats on some lovely pictures, and just so you know, I am also a man for winters. But, in Africa with its renowned blazing sun, I just have to move between the shadows of trees when I am out in nature. In my younger days the sun never bothered me, but now, in the winter years of my own life, my skin is not happy with the sun anymore.
Such is life !LOL

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Many thanks @papilloncharity :)

I get the thing ! Even if, from what you're saying, I seem to be the youngest, I can see what you're talking about! I have red hair and the sun has often played tricks on me ^^ So I know that type of shadow moves hehe !

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It's not about the age my friend, as it has always been about the heart. Maybe some hidden Celtic genes in your blood with the red hair and I think that it's great to be different.
Red hair is great and yeah, the sun also loves it, so you know all about keeping in the shade. !LOL

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Mmmh, I see !

Yeah, that could be that, or even older, I recently learnt that the red hair genes come from Neanderthal :) This plus Celtic ones, I'm loaded haha ^^

I wish you a Merry Christmas dear @papilloncharity ✌️

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Yep! So cool that you are loaded, a cross between Neanderthal and Celtic sounds very interesting.
I am also not a pure bred !LOLZ

May your Christmas day also be great and blessed.

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Yeah, plus I clearly feel that way !

I am also not a pure bred !

I'm wondering who can claim to be haha 😅

Many many thanks, I hope yours is great as well ! Take care !

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Very beautiful Normandie! I love that even though it’s frozen, everything looks pretty green and sunny. It’s a very interesting landscape!

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Hey, thank you kindly dear @belug :))

Indeed, sun and frost is definitely a good combination !

I hope you're doing well, I wish you a lovely day !

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Thank you very much! 😊

Have a lovely evening!

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This are very nice photos, everything looks beautiful even in its frozen state.

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Just don't lick an iced pole, bahahaha...

Winter is soooo picturesque. I mean, I'm a sucker for any season as long as it's out in nature, so I don't know what I'm talking about, but there's something about how light is refracted through ice and cold air that is very, very beautiful.

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Just don't lick an iced pole, bahahaha...

Haha, I've already done that when skiing... It's a really clever idea 😂 !

Yes, there's something completely purer and more mysterious in both the air and the light, summer is rounder and fuller, which is good and pleasant too, but the little discomfort of the cold makes it possible to appreciate so much the gentle warmth of the wood-burning stove... and another detail that I appreciate as a gourmet is that I can eat a little richer as the calories are also gone more quickly ^^ !

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It seems we do have some things in common 😆 I do love the winter season and can't stand heat too.
Thanks for all those beautiful pictures. You are living in a nice place. And more remote than I do. And of which I'd actually apprecuate if I had the chance to.
Have an awesome day and take care!

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Sorry for responding that late dear @aaskablackwolf !

All conditions allow different advantages, but for sure, a bit remote is what we were searching ;-)

Merry Christmas to you, take good care ✌️ !

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No worries about that! Sometimes life just happens and we need to set priorities.

I hope you had some enjoyable holidays!

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It so very nice to take walk in that kind of icy place. It is very peaceful and quite, You shared a lot of great views in your place brother and I really appreciated it.

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Nice pictures of the Landscape of France thank you to share it, By the way I want to Wish you a Merry Christmas 🎅
Big Hugs 🙃

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Thank you kindly @misschance :))

I wish you too a great Christmas time !!

Take care 😘

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