Self-catering
Posted on November 19, 2021
A century and more ago, there were no school canteens – at least not in little village schools like this one in Montrol-Sénard. Pupils brought their hot lunches from home and kept them warm on the stove in the middle of the classroom.
Approaching Menace
Posted on November 13, 2021
There is something faintly threatening in this silhouette of a French military helicopter against a backdrop of looming clouds. Not to worry though, it was only at a nearby air display a few years ago.
Blue Sky Thinking
Posted on November 11, 2021
The bluest of blue skies above the town of Perigueux.
This image has been cropped but is otherwise completely unretouched: the sky really was that blue.
‘This Is The Place’
Posted on November 11, 2021
The Fun Foto theme for this week is a particularly interesting one: ‘future nostalgic’. For this, we are invited to select an image from our archives that we knew when we captured it we would enjoy looking at again in the future.
So here is the very first time we laid eyes on the house where we have now lived for over nine years. This was back in October 2004. We followed the agent (pictured on the right) in our own car and turned the little corner off the ‘main’ road through the hamlet that we call Tranquility Base.
Madame ‘got it’ straight away. I just saw a tumbledown money pit. It turned out we were both right, but now neither of us would want to live anywhere else.
Looking Into The Lily
Posted on November 3, 2021
It’s macro week in Cee’s ongoing midweek challenge.
This is another image captured on my iPhone using the Halide photo app, which features what I think is a pretty impressive macro capability.
Welcome To Chiswick
Posted on November 3, 2021
By all means enjoy a walk along the dirt path that runs next to the Thames in Chiswick, west London. But don’t even think about firing up your barbecue.
Am I the only one who finds that egregious apostrophe really irritating? The BBQ’s what?
October’s Last Photo
Posted on November 1, 2021
This was the last photo I took with my smartphone, in my daughter’s back garden yesterday afternoon.
I admit to having tidied it up a bit, but I just can’t help myself…
Not The Way I’d Have Put It
Posted on October 30, 2021
The owners of this beauty parlour in the town of St. Junien clearly believed that their special offer on suncare products was especially worthy of note.
Public art is indeed a very broad category.
Sunset Over St. Monan’s
Posted on October 29, 2021
Looking from one Scottish fishing to another – Pittenweem towards St. Monan’s – the setting sun highlights the top of a fence, which really makes the shot.
Ducks on a lake
Posted on October 28, 2021
A tranquil scene as ducks swim on the lake next to Linlithgow Palace in Scotland.
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