Le blog de la Bergerie,
a French American Catholic world-view, from la Vallée du Haut-Giffre in the French Alps and from San Francisco in California. |
A gauche, la rivière de notre vallée : le Giffre,
photo prise avant d'arriver au village de Sixt-Fer-A-Cheval,
et à droite, la Cascade du Rouget, également à Sixt-Fer-A-Cheval, dans la direction de Salvagny, dans la Vallée du Haut-Giffre,
Haute-Savoie, France, photos prises en juillet 2023 par moi.
Le village de Sixt-Fer-A-Cheval et sa réserve naturelle sont des merveilles à voir absolument !
C'est un plaisir constant que d'y amener des visiteurs car la vue est à couper le souffle.
En plus de la merveille géologique du Cirque du Fer-A-Cheval, il y a aussi le Cirque des Fonts;
les cascades (des douzaines et plus, dont la Reine des Alpes: la cascade du Rouget ci-dessus),
il y aussi ses traditions d'alpinisme et de randonnées l'été,
ainsi que de station de ski l’hiver appartenant au domaine skiable : le Grand Massif,
les monts environnants (le Grenier de Commune, le Buet, la Pointe de Sales et d'autres),
les nombreux lacs de montagne, les nombreux refuges,
ainsi que son patrimoine religieux (dont l'abbaye de Sixt du XIIe siècle,
que Saint François de Sales a visité souvent, et l'église Sainte Madeleine,
qui constitue depuis 2005 "la paroisse du Bienheureux Ponce en Haut-Giffre" - dont je suis membre!)...
The exquisite "Vallee du Haut-Giffre" in the French Alps! I am back in Vercland.
The first shot is from the road to Bemont; where little flowers in the fields are in full bloom;
les "Dents Blanches" framed by the Tuet on the left and the Criou on the right;
the recent rain having put fresh powder on the surrounding peaks;
and then I got a magnificent full rainbow the other day...
What more could you possibly ask for?
HERETICS AND TATOOS |
A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER |
BAGELS AND LOVE |
THE DESCENT: traditional or dissenting? A commentary on "Light in Darkness" from Alyssa Lyra Pitstick . I read it, I engulfed myself in her book after attending her lecture at St. Dominic. And I kept thinking about it. I found it fascinating to read and research this very subject. But He did tell us to keep our eyes on HIM and that it would suffice. Read HERE |
STUNNED BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE: |
"WHAT MEN LIVE BY"
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"THUNDER AND ME " (La foudre et moi) |
MY OWN DUAL ADVICE FOR THE JOURNEY |
ALLEGORICAL vs LITERAL SENSES |
Rene Girard |
PRAYERS & SAINTS & SPIRITUAL LEADERS
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Full Moon over a Fir Tree |
Waters of the Earth and Streams of Faith |
PRAYERS, MEDITATIONS & MUSINGS |
A Moment of Terror in my Room: Alone, in the dark, I went from normal to terror in a few seconds...
Everything can change so very quickly! We think we know what is going on and how easily we can become confused and bewildered.
Read more
here |
11) Trinitarian prayer before sleep (my own prayer) (with photos and meditations!) little THANK YOU NOTES at the end of the day before going to sleep Here |