Tuesdays of Texture: Gargoyle
Posted on July 18, 2017
This gargoyle – I believe it’s in the form of a griffin – sits looking out from the roof of Chateau de Meillant, in central France. (Incidentally, I haven’t edited the colour of the sky at all – it really was that bright.)
Knot(hole)
Posted on July 14, 2017
This knothole can be found in an ancient wooden door up in the medieval citadel of the French town of Confolens.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything Made From Wood
Thursday Doors: Noirlac
Posted on July 13, 2017
Last month we went on a day’s outing by coach with a local group. In the afternoon we visited an ornate chateau (watch this space…) but we began at the restored Cistercian Abbey at Noirlac, in central France.
A slightly different take on ‘doors within doors’:
If anything, the interior is even more impressive:
Although the requirements of modern life can sometimes be a little jarring (that silver column is an air-conditioning unit, I think):
And it’s always nice to see the backs of doors:
Thursday Doors 13 July 2017
Lawyers With A Heart?
Posted on July 7, 2017
Cee’s challenge this week is to post an image of a sign.
I spotted this outside the offices of a firm of advocates in Confolens, just at the right time of day to get the interesting shadow.
Thursday Doors: Gates of St-Barbant and St-Martial
Posted on July 6, 2017
As promised last week, here is a final collection of images from the conjoined villages of Saint-Barbant and Saint-Martial-sur-Isop, focussing – just for a change – on gates.
Or rather, in this case, gateposts:
An unusually long and well cared-for example:
And it’s nice to see that the cemetery is looked after:
But oh dear…
Next week, something rather different: a restored Cistercian Abbey.
Thursday Doors 6 July 2017
Tuesdays of Texture: Fruit Salad
Posted on July 4, 2017
On the outskirts of Limoges, a forty-minute drive from here, is a shopping centre which has a branch of ‘Grand Frais’ (literally ‘big fresh’). Here it’s possible to buy fruit and vegetables of more exotic origins than are generally available in supermarkets.
Seven Feet
Posted on June 30, 2017
There are seven feet in this image of a sheep being shorn. Can you spot them all?
Thursday Doors: Saint-Martial-sur-Isop – Finale (almost)
Posted on June 29, 2017
This will be the final set of doors from the nearby village of Saint-Martial-sur-Isop, although we haven’t quite seen the last of what it has to offer…
Last week we faded out to grey and now we’re picking up where we left off. The legend over the larger door reads ‘Vins en gros’ and the date 1895, so this used to be the premises of a wholesale wine merchant.
It wouldn’t be a village if it didn’t have a church and this one, although quite small, is very interesting. The original building is believed to date back to the Carolingian period (987-1268), although what’s visible today is 12th century (with subsequent renovations and additions).
And finally, as regards doors, some houses in rather better condition than some of the ones we’ve seen:
Next week, before moving on elsewhere, some of the gates to be seen in Saint-Martial and Saint-Barbant.
Thursday Doors 29 June 2017
Weekly Photo Challenge: Delta
Posted on June 29, 2017
The snow will melt; the tracks will disappear, the trees will bud again. Even in the 1/6000th of a second it took to record this image, all these processes of change were under way.
[I know I’m not the only one to be a little miffed that this week’s theme of ‘Delta’ is remarkably and unimaginatively similar to last week’s ‘Transient’]
Tuesdays of Texture: Moss
Posted on June 27, 2017
This moss-covered stone can be found in the grounds of the impressisive Chateau du Meillant, in central France.
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