Fete du Velo

This weekend was the annual Fête du Vélo in the Loire valley.  Miles and miles of roads along the riverside are closed to traffic and everyone from the age of 3 to 93 gets on their bike for the day. It's a lovely annual event that everyone can enjoy from the potterer to the regular cyclist.  The weather wasn't amazing this year but it was warm and breezy - in many ways better than a scorching hot day.  These pictures were taken around the bridge in Les Rosiers/Gennes.

It's something we look forward to every year.  Hats off to the organisers who make it all run smoothly.

Saumur - views over the river Loire

A few pictures taken up by the chateau in Saumur last week.  Despite having some pretty unreliable weather recently I think the skies are great for photos.  Big white clouds and sultry black ones intermingle and show off the greens in the vegetation really well.