Even on a dull day…

…the forests in autumn still glow.

On a cloudy Sunday afternoon, 25th October 2015 - An attempt at a left-to-right panorama of the countryside around Bazeilles-sur-Othain…

Bazeilles-sur-Othain

We approached the area via the Velosnes road from Montmédy and returned through the forest behind Bazeilles-sur-Othain on a heavily-pot-holed road which led to better roads near Marville and then the main roads back to Damvillers...and for a change I did the driving, under the ethos of "use it or lose it"!!

Laundries and Fountains - 2.

Easter Monday, 6th April 2015.  Not as much sunshine today but still pleasant enough to resume our search for more laundries and fountains in the area…

We are getting the hang of things now and looking in the bottom of village valleys by the rivers to find les lavoirs and found this laundry opposite the River Othain...

Ron noticed that the roof was of stone which had been cut and fitted to shape...

We had parked just past the laundry, near the end-of-the-village sign and just beyond that spotted another building by the river...

The path was very muddy, but Ron went to investigate...

This didn't seem to be a laundry and we wondered what its past use could be.  The building has been kept in very good order.

Then on to our final destination of the day...

 ...and back home for a welcome cuppa.

Another good day lavoir-and-fontaine hunting.