Laundries and Fountains - 4.

Sunday, May 17th 2015.  A mix of warm sunshine and clouds.

We decide to leave domestic worries behind, pack a simple picnic lunch and “head for the hills”. 

In many places the verges are lined with buttercups and cow parsley like gold and silver not-so-hidden treasures.  The open farmland and many forests look particularly lovely at this time of the year.  On the way to  Quincy Landzecourt we stop to admire the views.

We continued on the narrow road that twists and turns between open fields, rolling hills and forests to the charming village of...

The houses and gardens are attractive, neat and well cared for, some locals smile and wave at us and it appears to be a lovely and tempting place to live - although no doubt it has its difficulties in winter and without any shops or services that we could see.  But we found buttercup meadows, flowering bushes and trees, many birds, a sparkling and bubbling stream, and a fountain.

Then, skirting Montmedy, to Bazeilles sur Othain…

Afterwards we went to Plan d’eau at Marville to enjoy a late lunch of  sandwiches and fruit at the lakeside.

Our drive through the beautiful countryside to find more lavoirs et fontaines proved to be a tonic.