Mon petit pont
English version below the pictures
Juste avant ce week-end du 10 au 12 juillet 2021, des ouvriers ont creusé une tranchée devant notre maison pour installer des câbles électriques et des fils ou fibres de communication.
Pour que nous puissions entrer et sortir avec les automobiles, on nous a placé une grande plaque d’acier sur la tranchée. ça forme vraiment un petit pont (photo 1) et ça donne à ma modeste demeure une allure de petit château Renaissance!! (photo 2). Sur cette photo 2 on voit aussi l’entrée menant directement à la cour arrière.
Et puis, un pont éveille toujours l’imagination. Du haut du pont, on aperçoit la rivière qui coule qui est l’image de la vie. Mais un pont peut aussi être au-dessus d’une voie ferrée qui se déploie à l’infini, une véritable source d’inspiration. Si le pont est au-dessus d’une autoroute, on peut observer du haut du pont la fourmilière des voitures qui vont et viennent. Tout cela donne une image de la vie et de l’activité humaine.
Enfin, nous devons nous préoccuper de construire des ponts entre les humains pour plus de fraternité et de solidarité.
Un pont n’est jamais un lieu anodin mais une source d’inspiration
Cette entrée peut aussi faire le pont entre mon arrêt en mai dernier et ma reprise début juillet. Merci.


Just before this weekend of July 10 to 12, 2021, workers dug a trench in front of our house to install electric cables and communication wires or fibers.
So that we could get in and out with the automobiles, we were placed a large steel plate on the trench. it really forms a small bridge (photo 1) and it gives my modest home an allure of a small Renaissance castle !! (photo 2). On this photo 2 we also see the entrance leading directly to the backyard.
And then, a bridge always awakens the imagination. From the top of the bridge, we can see the flowing river which is the image of life. But a bridge can also be above a railroad track that unfolds endlessly, a true source of inspiration. If the bridge is over a highway, one can observe from the top of the bridge the anthill of cars coming and going. All this gives a picture of life and human activity.
Finally, we must be concerned about building bridges between humans for more fraternity and solidarity.
A bridge is never a trivial place but is a source of inspiration
This entry can also bridge the gap between my stopping last May and my resumption at the beginning of July.
Thank you.
I am so very glad to see you posting again! Indeed the bridge is an inspiration and provided necessary transportation as well as welcome connection from one (person or place) to another!! I am very eager to cross all these bridges to visit your world!!
Thanks Val. Yes, blogs are like bridges.
I am delighted to see your post. I like the cheerful red of the bridge, although I’m sure there’s a practical reason for that. I’m building a new garden. Perhaps I should build a bridge in it!
A small bridge in your garden with a pond , what a good idea, Kathy!!
bonjour Michel,
Votre maison a vraiment une belle forme originale . Un pont peut être très romantique, mais vous avez certainement hâte que votre entrée soit rebouchée en “bonne et due forme”.
bises !
Tu as raison , Maidy ,ce “pont” peut être dangereux. Mais ce soir il est toujours là.
I am glad you are back. A bridge can be many things that is for sure.
Thanks and yes a bridge may be inspiring!! .
Yes it can be.
For me, it is, since I posted about! 🙂
Yes I see that.
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Your house brings a literal meaning to the phrase, “A man’s home is his castle.” It’s beautiful! If you have ever told us the history of your house, I don’t remember it and I would love to hear about when and by whom it was built.
No matter how much you love bridges, I know you will be happy when the moat around your house is covered again.
This house has been built in the years 1930’s and we are in since 1986 (we had 6 children with us at this time )
Now I had never even considered the ‘human’ bridge and in this day we have so many tearing down those.
Your house is huge, may I ask how many rooms? It looks like 3 levels plus a basement.
As I have just said above we were a numerous family so many rooms were a necessity, Bonnie .
Bonjour à toi dans ton petit château Renaissance! Je suis très heureuse de lire un nouveau article par toi; Michel. J’espère que tu te sens mieur après le petit arrêt. J’aime bien que tu regardes ton environs avec tant d’humeur et curiosité. Bien à toi et ta femme. à bientöt!!!
Merci Louisa . La dialyse permet seulement de survivre mais après deux mois j’ avais envie de renouer le dialogue avec les amis.
Bridges are definitely inspirational. I love bridges.
I agree with you Elizabeth .
Welcome back, Michel!
You live in quite a grand house! There must be so much history in those walls!
This house saw a large part of the family’s history.
What year was the house built?
In the years 1930’s
Wow!!!
Wow 😯
I’m glad to see you back here. If your house is a castle, then you must be a King.
I like this , Matt ! Great humor ! 🙂
Very interesting article and thank you so much.
Hoping you are fine 🦋💚
Thanks Sherazade. I am the same as in last May but I needed to find again my friends on the Internet
I’m here !!!
You are kind.
Nothing at all !
Welcome back, Michel. Because everyone appreciates your kindness, we are glad to see you. Hope all is well!
Thank you Franck . Glad to find you again.
I love the pictures and thoughts about your bridge, Michel! I love also that you are back! Just in time for my summer break when I have more time to read and comment! I’m happy that you and yours continue well and healthy. I am enjoying my rest after a year of “Covid” teaching with students both in person and online! Love, Karen
I imagine , Karen, how hard the teaching during this wave of Covid was . I am glad to find you again . ❤
michel, welcome back to wordpress and facebook, sharing your thoughts and inspirations with your readers. your house is beautiful, and i am sure there are many memories over the past 35 years you’ve lived there. i appreciate your insights about the bridges. you are a wise man.
Thanks for your welcome ,Joyce . Your comment is very kind. Those 35 years have passed quickly! 🙂
Bonsoir Papa, c est une sacrée tranchée…c est vrai que c’est inspirant et c est d actualité mais en ce moment le covid divise 😏
Cette maison est magnifique 😅😅je te souhaite une bonne soirée je vous embrasse
Cela fait plaisir de lire ton commentaire, Carole . Je t’embrasse.
What a beautiful, poetic post! You have been missed. I am glad you are back. ❤
Thanks Caroline for this kind welcome . ❤
Bridges give hope. Bridges lead to adventures. My “adventures” with my friend has led me to places I may never see in person. I am glad for this bridge, my friend. 🌹
Yes Rachel with the internet we are friends for long . I know your family for example .
Your house is beautiful! At least the red bridge is cheerful, but you may be more cheerful about it when it is gone.
Glad to welcome you back!
The “bridge ” always is there on this day , Wednesday July 14 th (national Day in France ), Susan
I’m so glad to see you posting again. I have missed you. That is your poet’s soul that prompts you to link the different kinds of bridges from viewing a construction project. A friend of mine called it “constellating”, the way the ancients linked the stars to form pictures. He is a wonderful poet. you’re pretty wonderful, too. ❤
You honor me too much, Cheri, but thank you very much for your kindness. ❤
Hi Michel! I especially like the bridges built between us through these WordPress posts! Sometimes I think that the rise of social media was a disaster for humanity, but then I realise that I would never have “met” you and our other online friends! I hope you and Janine are well.
You are right , Dian, and I think the same . ❤
Glad to have you back, Michel!
Thanks, Doug .
My pleasure!
So happy to see you back Uncle Michel. I saw a little bridge leading to a beautiful house with lovely people in it. ❤️
You are too kind, Isabel
Je suis tres heureuse de vous voir ici, apres votre “pont”!
J’aime cette heureuse image . Compliments. ❤
It is good to see you again, Michel! I trust you and Janine are well. ❤
I am trying to be well, Lavinia! ❤
I hope the garden is giving you and Janine many good things to eat. It is drier than normal here, and we are doing a lot of watering.
After the drought in May , it was raining everyday in June and until half July . The soil was soaked and the veggies are ill ( too much water ) . The weather does not help the gardening in France ( and even for le fields and wineyards ). I imagine how much wartering you have to do with the heath in the west coast of the USA and Canada .
Peggy Flora:
Glad you are back, Michel! Hope you both are well. Interesting post and beautiful home!
Julie Hamilton says :
So good to see you, Michel Fauquet! I read your post but I can’t comment there. Love seeing your beautiful home.
Love,
Julie
Nancy Stuebs says:
I left a long reply on WordPress, and it showed it went through, but I do not see it now. My computer has been having a few “freeze” problems, maybe that is why. Talked a bit about all sorts of bridges we have encountered over the years. Forgot to mention how much I have loved your home since first seeing pics of it years ago!! Enjoy your bridge. Hope you don’t have to cross it for long!! ❤ Love Nancy and Ken.
Sorry youe comment did not show on wP, Nancy
Yes my little bridge is gone , now !! ❤
Kathy Colvin says:
So very glad you are back! And I agree with you about bridges symbolizing joining people. I wish we had more bridges right now because so many seem so divided. Loved the pictures. Thank you for sharing. Blessings and Love, kc
Carol McKay Harper says:
Beautiful home! I’m so glad you are posting again. I love your stories.
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Myriam Morange says:
La pause est donc mise au repos ? Super! Bises à vous deux
Welcome back! 🙂 And your house is so beautiful!
Thanks for your welcome, Marica. ❤
Welcome back to WP, Michel!!! 🙂
Beautiful photos of your corner of the world! 🙂 Bridges are always wonderful! And like you said, especially those that unite humans! 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
Thanks, Carolyn . I saw you take a break like me two months ago . Take a good rest. ❤
Yes, I took a relatively short break. (only 16 days) Something I rarely do from blogging. But I had some things to focus on and it was a wonderful break. 🙂
I just put up a first/new blog yesterday…so I’m back from my break. 🙂 It explains why I break-ed for a bit.
Thanks Carolyn. I commented your new post. Happy to read you. ❤
Your home is a castle, Michel! And, you have a drawbridge now!! All you need to complete the picture is a moat. 🙂
My little bridge has gone away today Friday July 16, Mariion !! 🙂
Interesting post! Glad to see you blogging again, Michel!
Thanks Suzy , you are kind .
Good morning….
I am just delighted that you are resuming your writing…
We do need bridges. Without bridges we are separated. Humans need connections. You do have a beautiful home…
Love
Votre Amie,
Francoise
Yes Françoise we need links to help us in the life course .
Bonjour Michel.
Je suis content que tu sois de retour. C’était un bon début et j’ai apprécié de voir l’environnement où l’on vit. Très agréable! Merci beaucoup.
Bonne journée. Amitiés, Matti
Et j’ ai le plaisir de retrouver tes articles intéressants sur vos voyages , Matti.
Bonjour Michel.
Merci pour vos mots d’éloge. Jeudi, je présenterai notre croisière sur le Nil en 2011. Il offre non seulement des photos intéressantes, mais les informations.
Bonne journée à toi. Matti
so very glad you’re back Michel! What a delightful share of your own little castle in rural France … how are you and the family?
We are rather well all in all . Personally I am trying to be well with the dialysis ! 🙂
I am glad to read your comment ,Kate . ❤
being “well” with dialysis is a tough one, but you are a survivor Michel … and you must continue for your family’s sake, and ours 🙂
I agree totally with what you write above, Kate . ❤
Welcome back Michel!! This is the first time I’ve seen your beautiful castle!! You have an absolutely beautiful home. Love, Tima
You know Tima ,It is not a castle !! 🙂 . It is a rather large house for a numerous family . Thanks for your comment.
Beautiful in thought and beautiful in picture ❤
Thanks, Nancy . Glad to read again you. ❤
I love the pictures.
It’s so good to see you posting again!!! I worried.
Thanks ,Gail.
Hi Michel: Bridges of all kinds! Hope you are enjoying the summer. It’s good to catch up with you again.
Thank you Cynthia
Your home is lovely! Suitable for such a fine and beautiful family. Thank you for sharing this!
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Yes it was large enough when we bought it in 1986, Holly. ❤
It’s beautiful, I’m sure the family loves fathering there. ❤️
Yes , Holly, they love to be together here around a large table ! 🙂
It’s a lovely sight. They are blessed!
We are grateful,Holly. ❤
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I enjoyed your simile about the bridges. There are, indeed, many types of bridges and they are very important in our lives!
Yes Nancy bridges are s symbol ❤