ruins by the road 6-8
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a ruin near Saint-Martin – this wall was put to use as a community event poster – first to announce a circus and then to tell about a sale of second hand items (image from Street View)
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map showing distance travelled (map from Google Earth)
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The Ile de Ré has a long history. It is not surprising to see ruins along the way. Some, like the abbeys I have seen, have been restored. Others, probably on private land, are left to the sun and the rain …
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a ruin of a building and wall (image from Street View)
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Sometimes, the ruin is part of an old property wall …
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part of an old wall (image from Street View)
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It is hard to believe that some of these walls, hundreds of years from now, may only exist as ruins …
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a wall covered with vines (image from Street View)
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Best View: a deserted stone building beside the highway …
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‘overgrown’ June 6, 2013 Jane Tims
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Copyright Jane Tims 2013
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Another wonderful Best View. 🙂
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Robin
July 3, 2013 at 5:51 am
Hi. Thanks! Jane
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jane tims
July 3, 2013 at 9:25 am
Your watercolours are hauntingly lovely.
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Carol Steel
June 26, 2013 at 9:09 am
Hi Carol. Thanks. Interesting that I started this virtual bike trip doing only black and white drawings and finish in colour!!!! Jane
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jane tims
June 26, 2013 at 11:56 am