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Concerning geology...
Before strolling over the hillsides and plateaus of Bouloc just following where fate takes us, it seems wise to me to start with a more general presentation. Looking at a geological map, one could imagine that a big wave of lime came to a halt her and died... |
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A rainy day on the plateau...
At last it rained, and autumn rain is a very good thing. Water infiltrating into the soil stimulates the development of seeds, the activity of roots and small animals living in the humus. The successive periods of cold and humidity are necessary for germination...
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The landscape...
Our gaze travels far and wide, from hillside to hillside ; the silence is punctuated by the rustle of dry dead leaves which are moving in the wind ; down below smoke mingles with the fog to form heavy clouds which linger in the valleys, finally we are on the plateau... |
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The orchids...
They are beautiful and famous. We can easily find them on our plateau. Why not, during these short and gray days, do ourselves a favor, and let us go discover the orchids.
There are about forty-nine different types of orchids in our department... |
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The lichen, foams and mushrooms...
In winter, the forest forms a ochre horizon, mingling with the ploughed fields. The trees have become anonymous, the trunks silent, the branches pallid or blackened. It is during these days that the meagre light lightly touches and shows those humble beings to which we later on hardly pay attention... |
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The trees...
Today, let us look at the trees. Last week we were in the forest, wondering about how deep were the things surrounding us. This time we remain on the surface, lightly touching the bark of a heavily cracked tree. It is an oak, the pubescent oak... |
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The hedges...
And the forest, like trees, branches out into multiple hedges which are stretched out over the plateau. The composition of these hedges lends itself to nourish those flocks of small birds which fly away on our approach. We only see blackish cracked berries. Let us remember... |
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The birds ...
The birds live numerous on the plateau. During our last walk we saw them, flying in groups. They form these assemblies especially during the winter, to seek for food and to protect themselves. During adversity, together, one is kept warm, but also one is less afraid. We act in the same way... |
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Flowering...
And then with the days getting longer, it is the light which starts the vigour of the coming blossom. The sun warms the naked ground, it sparkles in the cold shades. Leaves, lying on the ground, collect this limpid softness, these are the leaves of orchids... |
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