my own little tour of the property

The property of La Demeure du Marais covers several acres. After breakfast, I had a bit of free time to go exploring, so I started my day by wandering around the grounds.

Here's the swimming pool:

Here's a view of the local church:

A tree that looks to be a good candidate for a living Christmas tree:

A small terrain de foot for kids:

A stone bench in a shadowy corner of the property:

The standard "me and my shadow" selfie:

My God: bamboo! We have bamboo in northern Virginia, where it also has the potential to take over the land:

A wall made beautiful by plants:

And more plants:

Lichen on old, dead branches!

Berries that look pretty but are probably not edible: