Heavenly Light In the Cathédrale Notre-Dame at Le Puy en Velay on a day of mixed weather the sun suddenly came out. Shining through the stained glass windows it casts wonderful patches of coloured light onto the floor of the church. 13 September 2014
Brown Hawker. Sitting in the garden this afternoon I was wondering about a photo for today when this arrived in a whir of wings and alighted on the fence. The British Dragonfly Society has a very helpful section on the identification of dragonflies and damselflies on their website at http://www.british-dragonflies.org.uk and with their help I…
Door Latch. I found this simple sliding latch on the door of a very ancient church in France. 11 September 2014
Iron Handrail. This is a detail of the iron handrail that runs beside the steps going up the Richer Saint Michel d’Aighuile in Le Put en Velay. No idea how long it’s been in place but it’s certainly very well used, I saw several people grateful to hang on to it. 10 September 2014
Well here’s a mystery; on Tuesday night I wrote a very amusing blog about my day, getting to Le Puy, booking my tickets, having lunch, visiting the cathedral and Saint Michel d’Aighuile. I then had some fun going on about my very excellent dinner and then posted it. And it has entirely disappeared! Now I…
Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe. The Rocher Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe is a volcanic stump that sticks up just on the edge of the old town of Le Puy en Velay. The first Christian chapel on the top was consecrated in the year AD 961 although there is believed to have been a Roman pagan temple there earlier. The first…
It was a delight to have a bit of a lie in this morning, then after breakfast I decided to explore Langogne as my shoulder is still too painful to carry a rucksack Actually as a task that didn’t take too long. It’s a nice enough little town but judging by the number of shut…
Bizarre Stone Head. I’ve been exploring Langogne today and found this bizarre stone head on a plinth inside the church. Sadly there appeared to be nothing around by way of explanation. I am though very pleased to have used the word plinth, its such a lovely word. 8 September 2014
Today has not been an easy one, as soon as I woke up I knew that I had a problem. The top of my right shoulder is VERY tender and carrying a rucksack is out of the question at the moment. The proprijetor of the gîte was most helpful and organised a taxi to bring…
Ancient Stonework. On an old church with very weathered stonework I was pleased to see that this piece had been kept when they were repointing the wall. 7 September 2014
The Sixwheeler Chronicles 