Thursday was Margery and Gary's last full day. The area of Bresse, known for its vegetable farms and its chickens, is on the other side of the Saone River from Blanot. Margery had grown up on a farm so I planned a visit to the Ferme de Planons, Musee de la Bresse.
It had been a working farm until the late 1900s. That's actually a special kind of chimney up there on the roof. Below, some of the outbuildings create a courtyard.
Here is the same outbuilding as seen by Gary...
...and some of what he saw inside...
He also took the well before exploring behind the main house.
I followed Margery around the side of the main building to the garden behind...
I love this fencing, but am awed by the amount of work it would take. This was not a small garden.
That same fencing went around the entire garden! That's Margery studying the garden layout.
I don't know what plant is growing in this slice of tree log, but obviously it's one that will want to climb.
The next time I plant peas in Vermont, I think I'll try what is being done here...simply sticks stuck in the ground for the peas to climb.
I would have loved to have taken one of those lettuce heads home!
Old roof tiles were being used to provide shade for tender tomato plants...
This is the back of the main building, close to the garden area. Gary captured the arches best...
Flowers also grow in kitchen gardens and Gary used them to frame his photograph. The tall white flowers in the background are next to the gate that I had been standing by for my pictures.
Having built a timber frame home, I find it interesting that they used curved knee braces to create an arch effect. The walls of these buildings are actually made of mud.
Another outbuilding...
I don't know if this bird would be a duck or goose, but there were two by the small pond.
Gary took this picture of the game of skittles, a sort of outdoor bowling.
And since Bresse is known for its poultry, I thought it quite appropriate for children to have made a colorful display of eggs...
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