messalyn - Mot-clé - jardin créoleLe Val de Belyer2022-11-06T20:44:24+00:00urn:md5:a8bb75de6bd06e1519206c7bc4ace8a7DotclearPrintemps Indien Part III : Flore sauvage et entretenueurn:md5:0b90e6a7a813f16386722ef5c7d466f92017-10-20T02:14:00+02:002017-12-17T17:19:24+01:00messalynUnderbara ResabotaniqueConservatoire National Botanique de MascarinExpéditionsforestforêtForêt de Notre-Dame de la Paixjardin créoleLa RéunionLightroomNikon D60Piton de la FournaiseSaint DenisvolcanvolcanoVSCO FILM® 00VSCO FILM® 04VSCO FILM® 05Yellowstone<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_008.jpg" title="Nénuphar (latin : Nymphaea sp)"><img alt="Nénuphar (latin : Nymphaea sp)" title="Nénuphar (latin : Nymphaea sp), Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #008, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_008_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Bassin au Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin / <span lang="en">Basin at the Mascarin National Botanic Conservatory</span></figcaption>
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<p>Je ne sais pas trop ce qui s'est passé cette année mais je ne pensais pas dépasser le délai d'une année pour relater ce voyage…! Ca m'était arrivé pour <a href="https://www.messalyn.fr/tag/Yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>, mais pas au bout du 3e billet, et puis mes méthodes de retouche photo étaient bien plus fastidieuses à l'époque. D'ailleurs, je me suis attaquée récemment à mes anciens billets de voyage pour les rendre plus jolis, si le cœur vous en dit. (En réalité, c'est mon blog tout entier qui subit actuellement un ravalement interne).</p>
<p lang="en">I'm not sure what happened this year because I certainly didn't expected to take a full year to write my reports about Reunion Island…! I experienced this for <a href="https://www.messalyn.fr/tag/Yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>, but certainly not before the 3rd post and I seem to recall my photo-retouching methods were far more tedious back then. By the way, I recently rearranged my old travel posts to make them prettier, just in case. (Actually the whole blog is concerned by a cosmetic rearrangement).</p> <h2>Le Volcan</h2>
<p>Si la brume épaisse de mon passage précédent avait fait mon bonheur d'esthète, il est vrai que les reliefs du volcan n'en méritaient pas moins un deuxième point de vue, en espérant que la chappe de coton qui y a ses quartiers à l'année fusse disposée à me laisser faire. Si j'obtins de la complaisance auprès de l'azur, le volcan m'opposa sa propre résistance, avec une éruption en cours en condamnant l'entrée. Ce qui est moins excitant que cela n'en a l'air…</p>
<p lang="en">If the heavy mist from my last visit had from an esthete's point of view been most satisfactory, as a point of view on its own it has undeniably failed miserably, so I hoped to try my luck once more. I didn't met resistance on the weather's part, but the volcano itself was another matter. Let's say I could observe from afar, but the volcano trails were closed as an eruption was ongoing, which is muss less exciting than it sounds as it didn't result in any phenomenon, lava, nothing of the sort really…</p>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/volcan1210_005.jpg" title="Yellow flower bush with volcano crater in the background"><img alt="Yellow flower bush with volcano crater in the background" title="Yellow flower bush with volcano crater in the background, Volcan #005, Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.volcan1210_005_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/volcan1210_014.jpg" title="Volcano crater"><img alt="Volcano crater" title="Volcano crater, Volcan #014, Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.volcan1210_014_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/volcan1210_026.jpg" title="Lava field in the volcano extended crater"><img alt="Lava field in the volcano extended crater" title="Lava field in the volcano extended crater, Volcan #026, Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.volcan1210_026_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/volcan1210_034.jpg" title="Volcanic sediments and yellow bushes"><img alt="Volcanic sediments and yellow bushes" title="Volcanic sediments and yellow bushes, Volcan #034, Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.volcan1210_034_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/volcan1210_038.jpg" title="View on the volcano crater, red hearth and bright blue sky"><img alt="View on the volcano crater, red hearth and bright blue sky" title="View on the volcano crater, red hearth and bright blue sky, Volcan #038, Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.volcan1210_038_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
<p>La suite de la journée nous a mené ensuite à la <strong>Maison du Volcan</strong>, un petit musée plutôt sympa, entre ses collections minéralogiques, son simulateur d'éruption, ce moment un peu… déconcertant avec la projection d'un film en 4D scénarisé pour plaire aux enfants auquel nous avons assisté parmi un public adulte voire carrément 3e âge… Par contre ce musée m'a un peu épuisée ce qui fait que j'ai à peine prêté attention dans la voiture au chemin qui nous a amené à la forêt de Notre-Dame de la Paix. À l'origine garés pour que je puisse me débarrasser de ma fatigue en faisant une courte sieste, j'ai fini par sortir aussi de la voiture puis m'engouffrer dans le chemin qui débutait là :</p>
<p lang="en">The remainer of the day saw us visit the <strong>Volcano Museum</strong>, not the largest but a pleasant one, with a collection of minerals, a funny eruption simulator, an awkward moment with a 4D movie probably more aimed at kids than the adult to elederly people audience that watched it with us… However the museum tired me a bit so I have no memory whatsoever of the road to Notre-Dame de la Paix forest, where we pulled over so I could nap a bit but ended up going out of the car and engaging on a trail:</p>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/foret-nd-paix1210_003.jpg" title="Path through a tropical forest on a misty day"><img alt="Path through a tropical forest on a misty day"title="Path through a tropical forest on a misty day, Forêt Notre-Dame de la Paix #003, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.foret-nd-paix1210_003_l.jpg" /></a>
<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/foret-nd-paix1210_006.jpg" title="Tree chunk"><img alt="Tree chunk" title="Black and white photograph of a tree chunk, Forêt Notre-Dame de la Paix #006, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.foret-nd-paix1210_006_l.jpg" /></a>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/foret-nd-paix1210_012.jpg" title="Weird tree shapes on a misty day"><img alt="Weird tree shapes on a misty day" title="Weird tree shapes on a misty day, Forêt Notre-Dame de la Paix #012, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.foret-nd-paix1210_012_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Un petit côté <cite>Sleepy Hollow</cite> en moins hémisphère nord / <span lang="en">Reminds me a bit of <cite>Sleepy Hollow</cite> minus the northern hemisphere</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/foret-nd-paix1210_013.jpg" title="Heavy fog"><img alt="Heavy fog" title="Heavy fog, Forêt Notre-Dame de la Paix #013, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.foret-nd-paix1210_013_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/foret-nd-paix1210_017.jpg" title="Fern detail"><img alt="Fern detail" title="Black and white photograph of a fern detail, Forêt Notre-Dame de la Paix #017, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.foret-nd-paix1210_017_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/foret-nd-paix1210_018.jpg" title="Gnarly tree bunk in a tropical forest"><img alt="Gnarly tree bunk in a tropical forest" title="Gnarly tree bunk in a tropical forest, Forêt Notre-Dame de la Paix #018, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.foret-nd-paix1210_018_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Quand je vous disais qu'il y avait forcément un passage vers l'Enfer dans le coin / <span lang="en">Just as I was telling you, there it is, the passageway to Hell</span></figcaption>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/foret-nd-paix1210_019.jpg" title="Gnarly tree bunk in the fog of a tropical forest"><img alt="Gnarly tree bunk in the fog of a tropical forest" title="Gnarly tree bunk in the fog of a tropical forest, Forêt Notre-Dame de la Paix #019, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.foret-nd-paix1210_019_l.jpg" /></a>
<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/foret-nd-paix1210_022.jpg" title="‘Braided’ tree bunk detail"><img alt="‘Braided’ tree bunk detail" title="‘Braided’ tree bunk detail, Forêt Notre-Dame de la Paix #022, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.foret-nd-paix1210_022_l.jpg" /></a>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/foret-nd-paix1210_027.jpg" title="Contorted tree bunk amongst the vegetation"><img alt="Contorted tree bunk amongst the vegetation" title="Contorted tree bunk amongst the vegetation, Forêt Notre-Dame de la Paix #027, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.foret-nd-paix1210_027_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/foret-nd-paix1210_028.jpg" title="Detail of a hole in a tree bunk in a heavy fog"><img alt="Detail of a hole in a tree bunk in a heavy fog" title="Detail of a hole in a tree bunk in a heavy fog, Forêt Notre-Dame de la Paix #028, Reunion Island, 12 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/reunion1210/.foret-nd-paix1210_028_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
<p>Comme souvent nous avons fini notre soirée avec un apéro chez le samoussassier de la plage à Saint Pierre avant de remonter au Tampon. / <span lang="en">As was often the case we finished the day with some appetizers procured at the samossa stall by the beach in Saint Pierre before going back to the Tampon.</span></p>
<h2>Saint Denis</h2>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/saintdenis1410/saintdenis1410_003.jpg" title="Luxury houses"><img alt="Luxury houses" title="Luxury houses, Saint-Denis #003, Reunion Island, 14 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/saintdenis1410/.saintdenis1410_003_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Maison coloniale</figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/saintdenis1410/saintdenis1410_004.jpg" title="Luxury houses"><img alt="Luxury houses" title="Luxury houses, Saint-Denis #004, Reunion Island, 14 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/saintdenis1410/.saintdenis1410_004_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Autre case créole de toute beauté</figcaption>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/saintdenis1410/saintdenis1410_005.jpg" title="Old creole house falling apart"><img alt="Old creole house falling apart" title="Old creole house falling apart, Saint-Denis #005, Reunion Island, 14 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/saintdenis1410/.saintdenis1410_005_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Maison à l'abandon, souvent symptôme d'un propriétaire cupide qui ne pouvant officiellement détruire son bien ni le brûler parce qu'on connaît la combine, laisse simplement le temps faire son effet. Cf feu la case de la famille avec laquelle j'ai voyagé / <span lang="en">Abandoned house, often the result of a cupid owner who, not allowed to destroy it, and weary of being caught at burning it as many have done before, simply let it fall apart over time. See also the former creole hut of the family I was travelling with</span></figcaption>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/saintdenis1410/saintdenis1410_009.jpg" title="Juliette Dodu street"><img alt="Juliette Dodu street" title="Juliette Dodu street, Saint-Denis #009, Reunion Island, 14 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/saintdenis1410/.saintdenis1410_009_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption lang="en">Juliette Dodu street</figcaption>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/saintdenis1410/saintdenis1410_010.jpg" title="Lizard"><img alt="Lizard" title="Lizard, Saint-Denis #010, Reunion Island, 14 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/saintdenis1410/.saintdenis1410_010_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>C'est beau comme un tableau surréaliste</figcaption>
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<h2>Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin</h2>
<p>Nous avions trouvé porte close à ce jardin quelques jours plus tôt, mais le 16 octobre, on s'était mieux préparés et nous étions présents dès l'ouverture. J'ai acheté au passage dans la boutique plein de thés aux couleurs locales (genre orchidée, géranium, galabert…) et un livre sur les poissons pour aider un peu ma mémoire quant à mes « plongées » en lagon, qui furent d'ailleurs autant de jours sans photos parce que je préférais mon appareil le plus loin possible de toute étendue sableuse… Pour revenir au jardin, celui-ci était plus carré, plus… étiquetté que le <a class="ref-post" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/post/printemps-indien-part-ii-retour-caz-depart">Jardin des Parfums et des Épices</a>, mais c'est un lieu d'études en même temps.</p>
<p lang="en">We had previously driven to this garden only to find it closed, so on the 16th we made sure the date was right and we could enter at the opening. I liked it there and got myself a nice supply of locally-coloured teas from the shop (think orchid, geranium, lantana…), as well as a book on fishes to help keep a mental record on the fishes I saw on beach days, such as I couldn't relate on this diary as the camera was safe home on these occasions. These gardens were more structured than the <a class="ref-post" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/post/printemps-indien-part-ii-retour-caz-depart">Garden of Perfumes and Spices</a> (the name is a dead giveaway), which is to be expected from a research center, I guess.</p>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_002.jpg" title="Bégonia (Creole : Cœur de Jésus, latin : Begonia cucullata Willd.)"><img alt="Bégonia (Creole : Cœur de Jésus, latin : Begonia cucullata Willd.)" title="Bégonia (Creole : Cœur de Jésus, latin : Begonia cucullata Willd.), Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #002, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_002_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Bégonia (latin : <cite>begonia cucullata willd.</cite>) / <span lang="en">Clubed begonia (latin: <cite>begonia cucullata willd.</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_007.jpg" title="Nénuphar (latin : Nymphaea sp)"><img alt="Nénuphar (latin : Nymphaea sp)" title="Nénuphar (latin : Nymphaea sp), Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #007, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_007_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_010.jpg" title="Unknown plant"><img alt="Unknown plant" title="Unknown plant, Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #010, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_010_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>J'ai été très déçue de ne pas trouver le nom de cette plante, j'étais persuadée que je trouverais en moins de deux un beau nom créole alla « couilles-la-vierge », mais nenni</figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_013.jpg" title="Paraglider above the gardens"><img alt="Paraglider above the gardens" title="Paraglider above the gardens, Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #013, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_013_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_014.jpg" title="Black and white photograph of a rift in a tree"><img alt="Black and white photograph of a rift in a tree" title="Black and white photograph of a rift in a tree, Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #014, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_014_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption lang="en">The return of the crack in the wall</figcaption>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_021.jpg" title="Géranium rosat (latin : Pelargonium x asperum)"><img alt="Géranium rosat (latin : Pelargonium x asperum)" title="Géranium rosat (latin : Pelargonium x asperum), Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #021, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_021_l.jpg" /></a>
<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_026.jpg" title="Lantana (creole : Galabert, latin : Lantana camara)"><img alt="Lantana (creole : Galabert, latin : Lantana camara)" title="Lantana (creole : Galabert, latin : Lantana camara), Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #026, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_026_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Première image : Géranium rosat (latin : <cite>pelargonium x asperum</cite>). Deuxième image : « Galabert » (latin : <cite>lantana camara</cite>). Ces deux plantes ont toutes deux trouvé leur place dans mon placard à thé et même dans mes derniers cakes pour le géranium ! / First picture: Geranium rosat (latin: <cite>pelargonium x asperum</cite>). Second picture: Lantana (latin: <cite>lantana camara</cite>). Both plants have found their way into my tea cupboard, and in the case of geranium its essential oil recently went into the composition of my latest cakes</figcaption>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_028.jpg" title="Black and white photograph of a the thorns on a Kapok trunk (creole : Fromager, Bois coton, latin : Ceiba pentandra)"><img alt="Black and white photograph of a the thorns on a Kapok trunk (creole : Fromager, Bois coton, latin : Ceiba pentandra)" title="Black and white photograph of a the thorns on a Kapok trunk (creole : Fromager, Bois coton, latin : Ceiba pentandra), Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #028, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_028_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Kapokier (latin : <cite>ceiba pentandra</cite>) / <span lang="en">Kapok (latin: <cite>ceiba pentandra</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_030.jpg" title="Aloe Vera"><img alt="Aloe Vera" title="Aloe Vera, Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #030, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_030_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption><cite>Aloe Vera</cite></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_032.jpg" title="Black and white photograph of a branch covered in some sort of seeds"><img alt="Black and white photograph of a branch covered in some sort of seeds" title="Black and white photograph of a branch covered in some sort of seeds, Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #032, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_032_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_035.jpg" title="Black and white photograph of a cactus"><img alt="Black and white photograph of a cactus" title="Black and white photograph of a cactus, Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #035, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_035_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_036.jpg" title="Jatropha (creole : Arbre corail, latin : Jatropha podagrica)"><img alt="Jatropha (creole : Arbre corail, latin : Jatropha podagrica)" title="Jatropha (creole : Arbre corail, latin : Jatropha podagrica), Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #036, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_036_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>« Arbre corail » (latin : <cite>jatropha podagrica</cite>) / <span lang="en">Jatropha (latin: <cite>jatropha podagrica</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_044.jpg" title="Bougainvillea with village-weaver nests"><img alt="Bougainvillea with village-weaver nests" title="Bougainvillea with village-weaver nests, Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #044, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_044_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Tisserins nichant dans un bougainvillier / <span lang="en">Village-weavers nesting in a bougainvillea</span></figcaption>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_046.jpg" title="Iris marcheur ou Plante des Apôtres (latin : Neomarica gracilis)"><img alt="Iris marcheur ou Plante des Apôtres (latin : Neomarica gracilis)" title="Iris marcheur ou Plante des Apôtres (latin : Neomarica gracilis), Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #046, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_046_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Iris marcheur (latin : <cite>neomarica gracilis</cite>) / <span lang="en">Walking iris (latin: <cite>neomarica gracilis</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_049.jpg" title="Black and white photograph of an odd trunk on a palm tree"><img alt="Black and white photograph of an odd trunk on a palm tree" title="Black and white photograph of an odd trunk on a palm tree, Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #049, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_049_l.jpg" /></a></figure>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_050.jpg" title="Black and white photograph of an Elephant's foot (latin : Beaucarnea recurvata)" ><img alt="Black and white photograph of an Elephant's foot (latin : Beaucarnea recurvata)" title="Black and white photograph of an Elephant's foot (latin : Beaucarnea recurvata), Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #050, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_050_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Pied d'éléphant (latin : <cite>beaucarnea recurvata</cite>) / <span lang="en">Elephant's foot (latin: <cite>beaucarnea recurvata</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_054.jpg" title="Spanish moss (latin : Tillandsia usneoides)"><img alt="Spanish moss (latin : Tillandsia usneoides)" title="Spanish moss (latin : Tillandsia usneoides), Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #054, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_054_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Mousse espagnole (latin : <cite>tillandsia usneoides</cite>) / <span lang="en">Spanish moss (latin: <cite>tillandsia usneoides</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/conservatoiremascarin1610_057.jpg" title="The garden of our villa at sundown"><img alt="The garden of our villa at sundown" title="The garden of our villa at sundown, Conservatoire National Botanique de Mascarin #057, Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, 16 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/mascarin1610/.conservatoiremascarin1610_057_l.jpg" /></a>
<figcaption>Et ça, c'était notre maison louée au mois. Soyez rassurés : nous n'étions pas malheureux / <span lang="en">Oh that? That was our house for the month. Rest at ease: it wasn't so bad</span></figcaption>
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<h5>nowgoing : to Paris</h5>Printemps Indien Part II : Retour à la caz départurn:md5:6336c42349665b13376e2ed5b1aded8a2017-09-15T23:14:00+02:002017-10-19T10:42:07+02:00messalynUnderbara Resacase créoleEntre-DeuxExpéditionsfleursflowersjardin créoleJardin des Parfums et des ÉpicesLa RéunionLightroomNikon D60VSCO FILM® 04VSCO FILM® 05<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_081.jpg" title="Vanilla beans drying on a crate"><img alt="Vanilla beans drying on a crate" title="Vanilla beans drying on a crate, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #081, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_081_l.jpg" /></a></figure> <p>Avec un journal de la Réunion en suspens mais aussi une illustration achevée, j'ai longtemps hésité sur le post à faire en premier lorsque je reprendrais ce blog en main, lâchement abandonné cet été de par trop d'errances, mais surtout en attente que ma plume aille se poser ailleurs avant de pouvoir la retremper ici, écrire et commenter des blogs relèvant de la même démarche en ce qui me concerne. Ayant enfin rattrapé un « retard de commentaire » engendré cet été, je peux sereinement me réapproprier mes terres et mon choix se porte sur un post réunionnais, encouragé aujourd'hui par une pluie inattendue qui ravive plus que jamais à mon esprit la végétation luxuriante et humide de la Réunion. La bonne nouvelle, c'est que l'illustration suivra sous peu !</p>
<p lang="en">With my Reunion island diaries on the hold but also a recently finished illustration at disposal, I've long hesitated about what to post first on my returning to blogging, after having been away quite some time this summer. But most of all it was my being late at commenting in other places that prolongated the wait for this place of my own, as I envision writing here and on other people's domains on the same level. Having finally caught up on that aspect, my mind feels free to return here at last. Under the influence of today's unexpected rain it seems like the perfect time to get back on the Reunion blogs, as the thought of this island immediately fills my mind with flashes of lush and green and humid landscapes… Don't worry, the illustration will be posted soon!</p>
<h2>Jardin des Parfums et des Épices</h2>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_003.jpg" title="Mysore trumpetvine or Indian clock vine (Thunbergia mysorensis)"><img alt="Mysore trumpetvine or Indian clock vine (Thunbergia mysorensis)" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_003_l.jpg" title="Mysore trumpetvine or Indian clock vine (Thunbergia mysorensis), Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #003, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Liane de Mysore (latin : <cite>thunbergia mysorensis</cite>) / <span lang="en">Mysore trumpetvine (latin: <cite>thunbergia mysorensis</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_010.jpg" title="Hairy banana or pink banana (Musa velutina)"><img alt="Hairy banana or pink banana (Musa velutina)" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_010_l.jpg" title="Hairy banana or pink banana (Musa velutina), Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #010, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a> <a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_033.jpg" title="Heliconia collinsiana"><img alt="Heliconia collinsiana" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_033_l.jpg" title="Heliconia collinsiana, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #033, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Première image : Bananier nain (latin : <cite>musa velutina</cite>), seconde image : <cite>heliconia collinsiana</cite> / <span lang="en">First picture: Hairy banana or pink banana (latin: <cite>musa velutina</cite>), second picture: <cite>heliconia collinsiana</cite></span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_013.jpg" title="Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata)"><img alt="Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata)" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_013_l.jpg" title="Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata), Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #013, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Gingembre rouge (latin : <cite>alpinia purpurata</cite>) / <span lang="en">Red Ginger (latin: <cite>alpinia purpurata</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_011.jpg" title="Jade vine, Emerald vine or Turquoise jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys)"><img alt="Jade vine, Emerald vine or Turquoise jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys)" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_011_l.jpg" title="Jade vine, Emerald vine or Turquoise jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys), Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #011, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a> <a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_027.jpg" title="Heliconia collinsiana"><img alt="Heliconia collinsiana" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_027_l.jpg" title="Heliconia collinsiana, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #027, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Première image : Liane de jade (latin : <cite>strongylodon macrobotrys</cite>), seconde image : <cite>heliconia collinsiana</cite> / <span lang="en">First picture: Jade vine, Emerald vine or Turquoise jade vine (latin: <cite>strongylodon macrobotrys</cite>), second picture: <cite>heliconia collinsiana</cite></span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_030.jpg" title="Unknown plant"><img alt="Unknown plant" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_030_l.jpg" title="Unknown plant, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #030, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Une plante que je n'ai pas réussi à identifier / <span lang="en">A plant I cannot identify so far</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_040.jpg" title="Ginger root"><img alt="Ginger root" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_040_l.jpg" title="Ginger root, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #040, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Une racine de gingembre / <span lang="en">Ginger root</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_043.jpg" title="Pink orchid growing on a tree"><img alt="Pink orchid growing on a tree" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_043_l.jpg" title="Pink orchid growing on a tree, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #043, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption lang="en">“Orchid. Mayonnaise.”</figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_045.jpg" title="Unknown plant with red ends and leaves like pheasant feathers"><img alt="Unknown plant with red ends and leaves like pheasant feathers" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_045_l.jpg" title="Unknown plant with red ends and leaves like pheasant feathers, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #045, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a> <a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_047.jpg" title="Wild jungle growing in some parts of the property"><img alt="Wild jungle growing in some parts of the property" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_047_l.jpg" title="Wild jungle growing in some parts of the property, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #047, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Première image : autre plante inconnue, si vous en savez plus je suis toutes ouïes, seconde image : un endroit un peu reculé de la propriété / <span lang="en">First picture: another unknown specimen, if you have more informations I'm all ears, second picture: a remote place</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_049.jpg" title="Back of a fern"><img alt="Back of a fern" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_049_l.jpg" title="Back of a fern, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #049, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a></figure>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_050.jpg" title="Vanilla growing on a tree"><img alt="Vanilla growing on a tree" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_050_l.jpg" title="Vanilla growing on a tree, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #050, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>La star des jardins, la fameuse vanille ! / <span lang="en">The star of the gardens, the legendary vanilla!</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_057.jpg" title="Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)"><img alt="Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_057_l.jpg" title="Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #057, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Fruit du jacquier ou « ti jacque » dans ces contrées (latin : <cite>artocarpus heterophyllus</cite>), matière première des meilleurs caris / <span lang="en">Jackfruit (latin: <cite>artocarpus heterophyllus</cite>), primary material for one of the finest cari there is</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_062.jpg" title="An alley from the garden"><img alt="An alley from the garden" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_062_l.jpg" title="An alley from the garden, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #062, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Photo où vous pouvez mieux voir l'ambiance du jardin où la main de l'homme apparaît à son strict minimum / <span lang="en">A picture where you can see better the garden arrangements, rather wild compared to other places I've been</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_064.jpg" title="Rhododendron simsii"><img alt="Rhododendron simsii" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_064_l.jpg" title="Rhododendron simsii, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #064, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Azalée des Indes (latin : <cite>rhododendron simsii</cite>) / <span lang="en">Indian azalea (latin: <cite>rhododendron simsii</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_072.jpg" title="Heliconia acuminata"><img alt="Heliconia acuminata" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_072_l.jpg" title="Heliconia acuminata, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #072, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption><cite>Heliconia acuminata</cite></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_073.jpg" title="Red pineapple (Ananas bracteatus)"><img alt="Red pineapple (Ananas bracteatus)" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_073_l.jpg" title="Red pineapple (Ananas bracteatus), Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #073, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a> <a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_075.jpg" title="Red pineapple (Ananas bracteatus)"><img alt="Red pineapple (Ananas bracteatus)" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_075_l.jpg" title="Red pineapple (Ananas bracteatus), Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #075, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Ananas rouge (latin : <cite>ananas bracteatus</cite>) / <span lang="en">Red pineapple (latin: <cite>ananas bracteatus</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_084.jpg" title="A red-whiskered bulbul or crested bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) nibbling the flowers of a mysore trumpetvine or Indian clock vine (Thunbergia mysorensis)"><img alt="A red-whiskered bulbul or crested bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) nibbling the flowers of a mysore trumpetvine or Indian clock vine (Thunbergia mysorensis)" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_084_l.jpg" title="A red-whiskered bulbul or crested bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) nibbling the flowers of a mysore trumpetvine or Indian clock vine (Thunbergia mysorensis), Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #084, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Un « merle Maurice » ou Bulbul orphée (latin : <cite>pycnonotus jocosus</cite>), une espèce invasive du reste, se repaissant des fleurs d'une liane de Mysore (latin : <cite>thunbergia mysorensis</cite>) / <span lang="en">A red-whiskered bulbul or crested bulbul (latin: <cite>picnonotus jocosus</cite>) and as an aside an invasive specie, nibbling the flowers of a mysore trumpetvine or Indian clock vine (latin: <cite>thunbergia mysorensis</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_086.jpg" title="Vanilla beans drying on a crate"><img alt="Vanilla beans drying on a crate" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_086_l.jpg" title="Vanilla beans drying on a crate, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #086, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Vanille mise à sécher sur des cageots grillagés / <span lang="en">Vanilla beans drying on a crate</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/jardinparfum0810_087.jpg" title="Vanilla beans drying on a crate"><img alt="Vanilla beans drying on a crate" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/jardinparfumsepices0810/.jardinparfum0810_087_l.jpg" title="Vanilla beans drying on a crate, Jardin des Parfums et des Épices #087, Saint Philippe, Reunion Island, 8 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Vanille mise à sécher sur des cageots grillagés (détail) / <span lang="en">Vanilla beans drying on a crate (detail)</span></figcaption>
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<h2>Entre-Deux</h2>
<p>Autre jour, autre endroit. Le 11 octobre nous avions rendez-vous avec les nombreuses cases créoles de l'Entre-Deux. Mais nous avons fait tout d'abord une halte pour profiter de la vue au dessus d'un sacré pont, où nous avons pu observer l'un des oiseaux emblématiques du folklore réunionnais, le « paille-en-queue ».</p>
<p lang="en">Another day, another location. On the 11th of october we were headed towards a well preserved creole village named l'Entre-Deux. But first we made a halt on an impressive bridge from whereupon we watched one of the most typical birds of the Reunion, the phaeton.</p>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/pontentredeux1110_008.jpg" title="View of the river from above"><img alt="View of the river from above" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.pontentredeux1110_008_l.jpg" title="View of the river from above, Pont du Bras de la Plaine dit Pont de l'Entre-Deux #008, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Vue de la rivière depuis le pont. De telles ravines sont des classiques du paysage réunionnais, et les « pailles-en-queue » sont des habitués / <span lang="en">View of the river from the bridge. Such gullies are commonplace here at the Reunion, and the phaetons love them</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/pontentredeux1110_012.jpg" title="Typical view on the sea from uphill anywhere at the Reunion Island"><img alt="Typical view on the sea from uphill anywhere at the Reunion Island" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.pontentredeux1110_012_l.jpg" title="Typical view on the sea from uphill anywhere at the Reunion Island, Pont du Bras de la Plaine dit Pont de l'Entre-Deux #012, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Vue typique depuis les routes de la côte / <span lang="en">Typical view from the coastline roads.</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/pontentredeux1110_015.jpg" title="White-tailed tropicbird (Phaeton lepturus) flying above the river"><img alt="White-tailed tropicbird (Phaeton lepturus) flying above the river" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.pontentredeux1110_015_l.jpg" title="White-tailed tropicbird (Phaeton lepturus) flying above the river, Pont du Bras de la Plaine dit Pont de l'Entre-Deux #015, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>« Paille-en-queue » (latin : <cite>phaeton lepturus</cite>) survolant la rivière / White-tailed tropicbird (latin: <cite>phaeton lepturus</cite>) flying above the river</figcaption>
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<p>L'Entre-Deux se trouve juste à côté du premier hameau où avaient résidé certaines des personnes de mon groupe, lors de leur installation sur l'île à la fin des années 60, après une première phase transitoire à Saint Denis. Nous avons d'ailleurs recherché la maison sur la colline d'en face avec mon téléobjectif. Ils n'avaient ni l'eau ni l'électricité dans les premiers temps, et déménagèrent au bout de 2 ans à Saint Joseph dans la case créole que j'ai déjà montrée — abandonnée — dans mon précédent post, et qu'ils occupèrent jusqu'à leur retour en France métropolitaine.</p>
<p lang="en">The Entre-Deux village lies very near one of the first places members of our group used to live when they settled on the island at the end of the 1960s, after a transitory stay at the principal town Saint Denis. We located their former house on the opposite hill with my telescopic lens. At first they had neither water nor electricity, and after 2 years they moved to Saint Joseph in the — now decrepit — creole hut I showed you last time, for many a year until their departure back to metropolitan France.</p>
<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/entredeux1110_002.jpg" title="Showy medinilla (Medinilla magnifica)"><img alt="Showy medinilla (Medinilla magnifica)" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.entredeux1110_002_l.jpg" title="Showy medinilla (Medinilla magnifica), Village de l'Entre-Deux #002, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Médinille magnifique (latin : <cite>medinilla magnifica</cite>) / <span lang="en">Showy medinilla (latin: <cite>medinilla magnifica</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/entredeux1110_005.jpg" title="Bees pollinating a branch of Velvetleaf soldierbush, also known as tree heliotrope or octopus bush (Créole : Veloutier bord de mer, latin : Heliotropium foertherianum)"><img alt="Bees pollinating a branch of Velvetleaf soldierbush, also known as tree heliotrope or octopus bush (Créole : Veloutier bord de mer, latin : Heliotropium foertherianum)" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.entredeux1110_005_l.jpg" title="Bees pollinating a branch of Velvetleaf soldierbush, also known as tree heliotrope or octopus bush (Créole : Veloutier bord de mer, latin : Heliotropium foertherianum), Village de l'Entre-Deux #005, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Abeilles au travail sur une branche de « veloutier bord de mer » (latin : <cite>heliotropium foertherianum</cite>) / <span lang="en">Bees pollinating a branch of velvetleaf soldierbush, also known as tree heliotrope or octopus bush (latin: <cite>heliotropium foertherianum</cite>)</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/entredeux1110_018.jpg" title="Coral pink creole hut, Village de l'Entre-Deux #018, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016"><img alt="Coral pink creole hut, Village de l'Entre-Deux #018, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.entredeux1110_018_l.jpg" title="Coral pink creole hut, Village de l'Entre-Deux #018, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Eh bien, cette combinaison d'un rose corail sur fond de ciel gris passe crème sur le blog / <span lang="en">This combination of soft coral pink against a grey sky just works wonderfully with my own blog don't you think?</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/entredeux1110_022.jpg" title="Bougainvillea on a portal in front of a creole hut"><img alt="Bougainvillea on a portal in front of a creole hut" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.entredeux1110_022_l.jpg" title="Bougainvillea on a portal in front of a creole hut, Village de l'Entre-Deux #022, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Voir aussi : on ne peut pas se tromper avec des bougainvilliers / <span lang="en">See also: one cannot get wrong with bougainvilleas</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/entredeux1110_026.jpg" title="Cream creole hut with green accents"><img alt="Cream creole hut with green accents" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.entredeux1110_026_l.jpg" title="Cream creole hut with green accents, Village de l'Entre-Deux #026, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Contrairement à d'autres îles, les cases créoles de la Réunion jouent volontiers sur des palettes douces et les couleurs franches ne sont pas la norme / <span lang="en">Unlike many other islands, on the Reunion creole huts often rely on soft hues and bright, bold paints aren't the norm</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/entredeux1110_028.jpg" title="Insert of a tree in the middle of a wall"><img alt="Insert of a tree in the middle of a wall" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.entredeux1110_028_l.jpg" title="Insert of a tree in the middle of a wall, Village de l'Entre-Deux #028, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Un arbre dans un mur / <span lang="en">A tree in a wall</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/entredeux1110_030.jpg" title="Creole hut covered with wood shingles"><img alt="Creole hut covered with wood shingles" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.entredeux1110_030_l.jpg" title="Creole hut covered with wood shingles, Village de l'Entre-Deux #030, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Case créole en bardeaux / <span lang="en">Creole hut covered with wood shingles</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/entredeux1110_031.jpg" title="A street of the village with a view on the mountains"><img alt="A street of the village with a view on the mountains" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.entredeux1110_031_l.jpg" title="A street of the village with a view on the mountains, Village de l'Entre-Deux #031, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Une rue du village donnant sur les montagnes / <span lang="en">A street of the village with a view on the mountains</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/entredeux1110_035.jpg" title="Creole pelmet"><img alt="Creole pelmet" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.entredeux1110_035_l.jpg" title="Creole pelmet, Village de l'Entre-Deux #035, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Lambrequin créole / <span lang="en">Creole pelmet</span></figcaption>
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<figure style="{figureStyle}"><a class="media-link" href="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/entredeux1110_036.jpg" title="Green creole hut hidden in the vegetation"><img alt="Green creole hut hidden in the vegetation" class="media" src="https://www.messalyn.fr/public/photos/voyages/reunion2016/entredeux1110/.entredeux1110_036_l.jpg" title="Green creole hut hidden in the vegetation, Village de l'Entre-Deux #036, Reunion Island, 11 october 2016" /></a>
<figcaption>Les jardins sont toujours foisonnants sur cette île, c'est souvent la fierté de leurs habitants / <span lang="en">Gardens are often spectacular over there as they are the pride and joy of their owners</span></figcaption>
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<p>Seulement deux destinations pour aujourd'hui afin de ne pas vous submerger, bien que condenser un mois de photos n'ait pas été une tâche si compliquée en réalité, car passées de nombreuses découvertes je suis énormément retournée aux mêmes endroits, notamment les plages où je me roulais extatiquement dans les coquillages ou pratiquais le snorkeling dans les lagons à priori protégés des requins (mais pas des rascasses ou des poissons pierre, les requins n'ont pas le monopole du vice).</p>
<p lang="en">Only two destinations for today so as to let you breathe a bit, although making choices amongst a month's worth of photos didn't prove as hard as expected considering I often visited the same places over and over again, especially the beaches where I would roll over ecstatically on the shells or go snorkeling in the shark-free lagoons (yet not lacking in other vicious beasts, lest we forget about the red lionfish or the stonefish).</p>
<h5>nowwatching : Fingersmith BBC Mini-series (based on the same book than the Handmaiden from last year)</h5>