The tower lit up at night. 

Another beautiful evening out my window. 

SCBWI Sequester conference 2005 at the Abbaye de Royaumont

November 4, 2005.

In the morning, we arrived at the Abbaye de Royaumont! Back again after 6 years away, I was thrilled to be there. We had wonderful and inspiring speakers. We had free time in the afternoon to write, and I used some of mine strolling the abbey grounds and taking pictures of this beautiful place.

The view from my window at the Abbaye de Royaumont. 

A wonderful place to walk. 

Sunlight catching the treetops over the reflecting pool. 

Beside the abbey. 

Kristin's writing at the window. 

A ruined tower, pointing to the sky. 

Tower and tree, standing tall. 

Still plenty of fall color. 

The Abbaye de Royaumont. 

My window was behind the trees on the right. 

This is how the abbey greets its visitors. 

The sun setting on an unbelievably wonderful day. 

Pillars left at one end of the abbey suggest it was once much bigger. 

I never tire of photographing this tower--all that's left of its section of the abbey. 

The inner courtyard, complete with fountain. 

Even the walkway around the inner courtyard is lovely. 

The courtyard--peaceful, with a geometric garden. 

From the gallery encircling the courtyard. 

Looking across the courtyard toward the ruined part. 

This chapel was the setting for a concert Sunday night. 

I love the pattern on the floor in the old chapel. 

Along the side of the abbey 

Looking down at the lobby from the stairway landing.