The unrequited Peony
Posted on August 8, 2023
Madame in particular is very fond of peonies. We have three dotted about our terrace, but this year not a single one has bloomed. Now it’s too late, as the leaves are progressively turning from green to a contrasting brown.
Power
Posted on August 4, 2023
This electricity pylon on the outskirts of Limoges obviously has some strong lines (sic) in it. However, when I converted it to monochrome, inverted the image and then reduced the exposure of the background sky, the result is, I think, quite er…. powerful.
Floating…
Posted on August 4, 2023
This single geranium petal looks like it is floating in mid-air, but in fact it is attached to the body of the plant by a single, gossamer-thin thread of spider silk.
Tomato Time
Posted on August 1, 2023
We’ve got a good crop of tomatoes in our greenhouse this year – and there’s more to come…
The water hammock
Posted on July 28, 2023
The box that this item came in described it as a ‘hamac de piscine’ (‘swimming pool hammock’). Helpfully, the English translation of hamac contains two Ms, which qualifies it for Cee’s latest Midweek Challenge 9as, of course, does ‘swimming’).
The image is no David Hockney, but I liked the framing provided by the sides of the pool, and also the brightness of the colours on a sunny afternoon.
Out of place
Posted on July 26, 2023
This street lamp – and the very modern design of the wholly impractical balcony next to it – is actually rather incongruously placed in a cobbled street in the medieval part of the town of Saint-Junien.
Into the mix
Posted on July 22, 2023
Looking down into the stainless steel mixing bowl of our food processor.
Japanese Garden
Posted on July 20, 2023
The city of Toulouse, in southern France, has a number of parks, of which the Japanese Garden is one of the most famous. It’s not Monet’s Giverny, but it’s pretty good, even if the red bridge may be a little derivative.
Two keys
Posted on July 15, 2023
Front door and postbox. Counter-intuitively, the key to the postbox is bigger than the one for the front door.
Sweet William
Posted on July 13, 2023
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