the vosges mountains already impressed me in the summer but when we visited at the end of october, start of november, i fell in love all over again. even though most trees already were bare, you could still see a blotch of colour now and then. especially when the sun was shining. i think we had good luck with the weather again, it was very mixed and one day was so warm that it conjured up a late autumn storm. also: returning to our chalet in the evening ( all cold and stiff ), sitting down to read haruki murakami's norwegian wood while waiting for the fire in the fireplace to get growing, occasionally watching movies ( bienvenue chez les ch'tis ) - that is what autumn and winter should look like. not to forget the wonderful hiking trips, city visits and meet-ups with our french friends.
my bed in the night.
the first day started promising. i think the temperatures went up to almost 20 degress that day. it was really warm. but the sky already promises what would eventually come down on us in the span of a few hours.
apple season! we picked some off the ground and i made clafoutis later in the week. i feel that i need to make clafoutis an autumn staple recipe in my home. delicious!
i love those old farm houses. in this region ( département vosges ) the typical elements of the old houses are small windows, big doorway arches & little outbuildings.
they were still growin pumpkins. it was still a few days until halloween.
the cows of the vosges.
this picture is easily my most favourite from the whole trip. i'm such a cat lover.
rainbow trees.
almost transparent.
even the sheep were still out!
the cemetery of le val-d'ajol.
i'm missing the park character ( like in germany ), but it's still quite a sight, so many graves and mausoleums sitting tightly next to each other.
another cat. more material for my cat book, haha.
i loved this facade!
remember the violet berries i've posted before? i found them again in france.
these plants were quite quirky. i only know these in less bright colours and especially not in these!
the wind was moving this tree very beautifully. sometimes i'm sad that my pictures don't move like gifs.
the storm was approaching. initially we wanted to hike up the hill to this house you see almost on top. we didn't find the right way, though ( which lead to an argue with my dad - that was not uncommon this time - we almost got lost a few days later and hell break loose between us. i rarely fight with my dad, but this time... he was just so stubborn and wouldn't listen to me at all ). we were glad in the end, that we didn't make it on top, because look at those serious clouds!
we came home just in time as soon as the first dropletsof rain fell on the grounds
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