Overnight and early-morning rain and wind gradually blew themselves out to a calmer, still chilly but sunny Sunday afternoon.
We drove up and over the “hills of home”, through Romagne-sur-Cotes to Mangiennes and then onto the Spincourt road - taking whichever roads my other half fancied - ‘a magical mystery tour’ of the more-open Woevre Plain - where the fields are flatter and larger with the gold or brown of turned earth, of new-growth greens and many herds of cows but where the millions of trees are never far away stretching from one forest after another, in all directions.
On the way back to Billy-sous-Mangiennes we stopped by an old chapel…
 |
| 1746 |
 |
| I had to take the internal shots through a party-open door which stuck and wouldn't go any further! |
 |
| …through Billy and Pillon… |
...and back to Mangiennes then the Merles-sur-Loison road, through the Damvillois forest where, on a long straight stretch of road the lowering sun was shining directly into our eyes and, once out and onto the main road, the sun was shining over Damvillers.
 |
| Damvillers on our left as we near Merles-sur-Loison. |
 |
| Possibly an old look-out or water tower in the forest - I think "look out!" might be a warning shouted as it tumbles down! |
 |
| At the end of the forest on the Damvillers to Dombras road. |
Loving these photo-tours of your area, Ida!
ReplyDeleteI like the picture with the moon and stars decoration too. We sometimes come across structures like your "look-out" tower - often in brick.
I'm so pleased you are enjoying the photo-tours as I am enjoying touring round and taking them. I like the phrase too - may well have to use that in future! Will be nice to have the records to look back on. I couldn't think what you meant about the moon and stars then spotted it - in many towns..old Christmas decorations which get left up all year round! lol
ReplyDelete