The Purple Peacock
Posted on November 4, 2020
Purple and violet are the key colours in this wall-hanging of a peacock, quilted by Madame and now taking pride of place in our daughter’s new home.
Monday Window: Chabanais
Posted on November 2, 2020
The window of one of many abandoned independent shops (this one a butcher’s) in the town of Chabanais.
52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 44 Viewpoint
Posted on November 2, 2020
Fun fact: nobody has ever had direct sight of the back of their own head: it requires a different viewpoint.
52WeekSmartphoneChallenge: 44 Viewpoint
Wisteria Web
Posted on October 30, 2020
This plucky little spider has spun the complex pattern of its web in the curl of a new shoot of wisteria.
The Hungry Grasshopper
Posted on October 28, 2020
This little grasshopper helps the natural order of things by feeding from an orange poppy.
Monday Window: Le Dorat (again)
Posted on October 26, 2020
Another quietly decaying window in the main shopping street (yes, really) of Le Dorat
52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 43 Film Noir
Posted on October 25, 2020
For this week’s Smartphone Challenge, the prompt is ‘Film Noir’ – ‘dark and moody’. This is another moonshot from just outside our house. I think it qualifies.
52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 43 Film Noir
A mollusc
Posted on October 23, 2020
As everyone knows, snails are a species of mOllUsc:
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: must contain ‘O’ and ‘U’
Orange Poppy
Posted on October 21, 2020
Cee is lookung for a combination of orange and green for her Fun Foto Challenge this week. With the stem invisible, this wild orange poppy appears to be floating freely against a green background.
Monday Window: Chartres Cathedral
Posted on October 19, 2020
Another impressive triptych of intricate stained glass in the mighty Cathedral at Chartres.
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