We drove from Arras to Beaune today, having seen almost nothing of Arras, because my evening stroll yesterday in atrocious rain left me with a coat I actually had to wring out. Today was little better. In fact the vanishing point on the motorway planned as today’s contribution vanished itself in a welter of sleet, rain, fog and thoroughly English style bad weather.
Anyway, later we spotted some (sorry to be pretentious, but I genuinely can’t remember the English word) geometric éoliennes. Here.
So that’s two squares today, and the weather improves tomorrow! We hope …
Becky’s GeometricJanuary
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
I hate driving in that weather. Do you take it in turns?
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Malc is a star…. French autoroutes are so easy through competed with the UK.
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The weather looks bad, but your photos are very nice.
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Thanks. Beer!
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?!!!
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Not beer! brrr. Spell-checker…
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I think the rain drenched more than your coat!
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My brain is addled. But spell-checker should know me by now.
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Oh Margaret – this has been our weather over Christmas. The winds were so high that the ferry service on Christmas Day between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island was cancelled. I am so proud of you walking and braving the weather!!!
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Has to be done, Rebecca. Can’t miss too many chances.
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Those look like wind turbines to me. I like the French word for them though. In Spanish they are aerogeneradors and they are everywhere!
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Of course! Silly me! Thanks.
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I bet you cannot wait for sunny Spain! There must be an easier way to do this. Heroic squares! X
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The weather had jolly well be better than this! But we’re having fun.xx
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I daresn’t say that we’re expecting rain on Sunday. But only for 1 day and it’s been sunny for weeks x̌x
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Ooh, that looks pretty grim, Margaret. Happy arrivals in Spain.
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Thanks. It was so bad it was almost good ….
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I think you should stick with the French term. Much more pleasing than turbine. Hope the weather improves for you soon,
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Tomorrow is looking better. It could hardly be worse.
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gosh, that’s beyond awful – so glad you are safe, and that you can now see the joy in the geometrics
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Does look pretty grim. But weather improved here today and the wintry sun so pretty when it finally comes out. Yes, tough driving in such weather. Safe journeys.
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Thank you! Looking better already.
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I thought a man was hanging off one of the turbine blades. Turned out to be a windsock! Should’ve gone you know where!
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You should ‘of’…
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Of course…silly me!
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You’ve sent me on a linguistic search – eolienne translates as wind turbine but not quite a moulin au vent. Aeolus – Greek god of the wind. Great photos of geometric three ‘pale’ wind gods! Can’t think f the English for the three spurs! Palos / sticks in Spanish! Catalan!! At least you could see something as so big!
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Thanks for that. I love linguistic rabbit holes!
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Oh my, that looks dreadful! I sincerely hope tomorrow is better for you.
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It is thanks. And tomorrow we arrive with Emily – 16° – maybe!
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Sub-zero here today! I don’t envy your journey, but 16 sounds attractive.
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We’re here now! Hooray!
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Yes, hooray! And relax …
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Blimey these comment are doing my head in. Great foggy photos. You would need a beer after driving in that 😂
I enjoyed Beaune.
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That’s horrible driving (and walking) weather! I hope it’s improving for you – things have certainly got brighter back here in England although also much colder ❄️❄️❄️
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Further south now, so it’s looking better. Poor you!
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Ah, les éoliennes! Ghastly things, but needed, I think. What atrocious weather….its brightened up here, hope it does the same for you
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I rather like them, Les éoliennes . And yes, it’s brighter now thanks.
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Good!
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Looks just like home!
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I know. Spain better be better.
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Geometry is everywhere!
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It sure is!
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Ooh miserably hectic weather. Glad to see in subsequent posts that you arrived safely at the other end!
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We certainly did!
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