The Ru (branch of the Epte), Giverny

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We should say his gardens were unpopular with a certain cohort, basically his neighbours, right? Who were not fans because he subsumed everything to his art which went to the extent of him re-rooting a local river. The Roo, the River Roo, yeah. Yes, to feed his pond. So all the neighbours who needed the river for their cattle farming and other things were like, well, this is our water.

from 522: No Such Thing As Monet's Bog Cottons, 2024-03-14 at 00:07:41 · read transcript ⏱ 00:07:41