We were at the Island for the past several days, and, despite many photo opps, I took only one photo which didn't turn out. Its subject was remarkable. After dark, my husband discovered a phosphorescent branch in one of the brush piles, distinctly glowing! As I write this, I wish I had investigated the phenomena more thoroughly. What chemistry would cause something as organic as a branch to glow in the dark?
But back to France...I have already mentioned l'Abbaye de Jumièges the first of three former monasteries that we saw in close succession. The second, Abbaye St George de Boscherville, managed to retain at least its Romanesque church, and based on an old document, someone had the brilliant idea of recreating its monastic gardens as they were in the 18th century.
The first photo shows the view from the upper garden today and the second is a reproduction of the document from 1723 that was used to recreate the gardens.
The day we were there the light was amazing. The sun, behind clouds, was luminous.