Gatekeepers

it's sure been a while, 

but here comes a megapost

to make up for lack of life over here. 

welcome to our hideaway from this summer

in the Loire Valley.

a former gatekeeper's cottage

on the edge of the grounds

of beautiful chateau d'Hodebert,

tucked between two tiny villages,

enclosed by fields,

at the end of a tree-lined alley.

the mornings would begin with a cup of coffee

on the front steps

saying hi to the cows opposite

& end under a starry sky

that seemed to arch

right above one's head.

you get the gist,

so enough with the talking

& on the with the pictures.

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