Loire: some 2008 photos mainly Chambord and Gué Péan

Château de Chambord

The enormous hunting lodge of François I (above and below)

More photos from the process of rationalising photo files – all from 2008 mainly late August.

Boats and Chambord

Detail of the forest of chimneys of Chambord

Little village of Chambord

 Château du Gué Péan from a distance

Château du Gué Péan closer in (above and below)

 Back to January 2008: François Chidaine in his cellar at Huisseau 

Suns

Fife: snow on Thursday

Snowy crags of Bishop's Hill overlooking Loch Leven 

Overnight snow provided some wonderful fresh soft snow on Bishop's Hill above Kinesswood. 

Looking down on the snowbound golf course

 Snow on the hills but nothing on the flat

Loch Leven

Down towards the loch

The Fife coast beyond the snow

 Large lemon meringue above the loch

Loch Leven (Fife): Boxing Day views

 Loch Leven with the mist and low cloud lifting

On Boxing Day morning the mist soon came down along with some misling rain. However by mid-morning it started to lift and the sun came out lighting up the Loch and the surrounding farm land.   

 Mist rapidly disappearing