Monthly Archives: June 2021

Nature in Normandy part 2

Posted on 26/06/2021 by twynog1

The “Regional Park of the Marshes of Cotentin and Bessin” takes up most of the central part of the Cherbourg peninsula, and I’m keen to explore as much of it as I can while I’m here, despite the fact that … Continue reading →

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Nature in Normandy

Posted on 25/06/2021 by twynog1

Tuesday: I’m in a rather grand “Observetoire” in the  marshlands near Carentan in the Cherbourg peninsula. I’m the only person here. It’s raining, and has been all day, which means the light is poor and I need the big lens, … Continue reading →

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Memory

Posted on 22/06/2021 by twynog1

I’ve never been here before, but it feels familiar. I’m alone in a beautifully simple campsite  at St. Martin d’Aubigny in the middle of the Cherbourg Peninsula. The whole country feels familiar, and what I’m feeling has a lot to … Continue reading →

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. . . .and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land

Posted on 15/06/2021 by twynog1

Even I can hear the voice, that loud but soothing purr purr. They perch and purr in the trees above La Bruyere, (above) in Pays de Loire, France.  The French word catches the sound beautifully: La Tourtourelle. We call them … Continue reading →

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Best of April and May

Posted on 03/06/2021 by twynog1

  Where did it all go wrong? April was full of promise. The 16 year-old Red Kite with the wing tags – a familiar above our garden in the winter – was back on the nest just up the road … Continue reading →

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