June 2012: Candes-St.Martin, confluent of the Loire River and the Vienne.

Monday, 20 February 2012

February

February is definitely one of the most boring months of the year, unless you like to celebrate Mardi Gras ... which I don't. So, I'm just sitting this month out, so to speak, waiting for Spring to arrive.

As I have little or nothing to report, here's a little quiz. It's been a while since I've posted one. Okay, get to your keyboards (and spectacles, to decipher the word verification) and tell me: what are these?



And the answer isn't 'tooth picks'. I just put those in so that you have an idea of the size of the two 'brownish' things. In fact, they are not brown but a deep burgundy red. Any idea?

10 comments:

Bob said...

Odd shaped potatos or mushrooms??

chm said...

I have no clue whatsoever!

The bright side for February, there are only 28 days of it three times out of four.

The Broad said...

Salt and pepper shakers!? ;-)

Susan said...

Hmm...I quite like the s&p idea. They appear to be natural stone and maybe a sort of oval shaped base, not a true cone - but that may be a foreshortening thing. Are they facing away from us and there is some clue to their identity on the other side?

Mark said...

I was going to say some sort of hot sauna stones for massages. But then you said that they were up against tooth picks so that would make them very tiny.
Basically, what I'm say is, I have no idea.
m.

Niall & Antoinette said...

place card holders??

chm said...

If they were salt and pepper shakers, you would notice some holes at the top, and there is none. Given the size of regular toothpicks these things cannot be much larger than a piece of candy, and that what I think they are. Brown sugar candy.

Second try!

Louise said...

Could it possibly be a huge grouping of chopsticks?l

ladybird said...

Bob, No, but it is edible!

Chm, I'm disappointed. I thought you woul know!

Kathie, Nice try. But no!

Susan, No, they look the same on the other side ;)

Mark, Sauna stones for dwarves maybe? Now there's an idea!

N&A, Nice try too. But no ...

Chm, I knew I could count on you!!! Candy indeed, but what is it called?

Louise. LOL!

chm said...

Would that be some sort of truffle?

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