Royaumont abbey

A trip to the magnificent Royaumont abbey, a former Cistercian abbey located in the Val-d'Oise department.

Canal


Cloister


Guard statue


Vegetable garden

Leaves

Again from my greenhouse expedition: some green leaf details :-)

Monstera


Fern


Gingko


Soft

Vivid colors

Some greenhouse flowers to bring a shroud of colors :-)

Orchid


Pink fluff


White blossom

Red flower

Buebells

A charming purple discovery...

Buebells ocean

Bluebells

Purple dots

Green frames

Just look at those bright green vegetal frames!

Misty atmosphere


Fake cave


Suspended

Greenhouse

A favorite place of mine: tropical greenhouses <3<3 div="">

Tropical plants


In the air


Green water

Forest walk

Some nice discoveries while on a forest stroll :-)

Purple dead-nettle

Spotted

Green grass

Twin cones

Snowdrops

I always enjoy taking pictures of the first snowdrops of the season! Now that I know where to find some every year...

Snowdrop

Snowdrops

Gallery of Paleontology

If you ever happen to be near the Jardin des Plantes, don't forget to have a look at the Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy.

 

It is a wonderful museum, sometimes overlooked in favor of the more famous Grand Gallery of Evolution, though it is just as fascinating (if not more); especially if you have - like I do - a particular interest in Biology!

Jardin des plantes

Skeletons

Bison skeleton

Heron skeleton

Blurry

Playing on my lens aperture and the surroundings to get the creamiest and most colorful background I could!

Colorful lights

White stick

Straight up

King of mushrooms

The fly amanita, king of mushrooms, my favorite among all sorts of mushrooms!

With its bright red color, its white flakes, its slender silhouette and rather big size making it relatively easy to spot, this species has always been the one we immediately picture when thinking of a mushroom :-)

King of the forest

King of mushrooms

Crusty amanita

Swirls

Amanita citrina

A collection of some white or light yellow mushroom which might be Amanita citrina (also know as false death cap or citron amanita)...

Young amanita

White flakes

Wavy hat

Creamy white

Photo mash-up #63

Today's theme will be red mushrooms!

Happy red mushroom day :-)

Tree life

Even after their fall, trees continue to provide shelter and nutrients to other life forms... Mushrooms being of course one of them!

Towards the light

Ring of power

Towards the light

Saint-Germain-en-Laye

A beautiful castle, park and forest together, with a wonderful view from the top of the hill and some animals to take pictures of: what else to wish for?

Foggy morning

Curious goat