Tag Archives: Coypu

Sunday Stills: On the Water

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Sandra

An easy enough challenge for me. Probably too easy… so I dispensed with the endless collection of hotel boats and commercial vessels that we encounter all the time, even though I couldn’t resist the odd swan or two. And a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Photography | Tagged Castelsarrasin, Coypu, detritus, duckhouse, Sunday Stills, swans, water | 12 Comments

Autumn Cruise, 2011 Pt 1: Castelnaudary to Grau d’Agde

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Sandra

Monday 15th August Arrived in Castelnaudary around 2.15pm, having overnighted at Dreux, and were surprised to see that there were very few boats moored in the port. Today was a public holiday, Assumption Day, not to mention August being … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cruising in France | Tagged Agde Round Lock, Allemand, Anjodi, Beziers, Bram, Canal du Midi, Canal du Robine, Capestang, Capestang Bridge, Carcassonne, Chancre Colere, Colombieres, Coypu, cruising in France, Fonfiles, Fonserans, Fresquel locks, Grau d'Agde, Homps, L'Herault, La Redort, Lili Ann, Marseillette, Nutria, Plane Trees, Poilhes, Puicheric, Trebes Locks, Villeneuve | 1 Comment

Monsieur Ragondin (Every Day Poets, March 2011)

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Sandra

Pray tell me, Monsieur Ragondin how hard it is to be the target of revulsion and such harsh antipathy. There was a time you valued us and farmed us for our fur. We kept your foolish women warm, you cared … Continue reading →

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Posted in Poetry, Published Work | Tagged Coypu, Nutria, Poems about Coypu, Ragondin | 3 Comments

Carcassonne – Narbonne – Carcassonne, April/May 2009

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Sandra

The boat had wintered safely at Carcassonne, a medieval city in the south west of France, whilst we had wintered in Javea, in the Valencian region of Spain. The people of Carcassonne do not appear typically French though, more a … Continue reading →