52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 33 Tell A Lie
Posted on August 15, 2020
Lies, all lies. Our local pharmacy doesn’t sell rhino horn and it’s not rhino horn anyway.
52WeekSmartphoneChallenge 33
Shadows and reflections
Posted on August 14, 2020
Cee’s theme for her Black & White Challenge this week is shadows and reflections. You’re more likely to get just one or the other in a single image, but this picture of a well-preserved stone sarcophagus in the cloister of the local museum at Perigueux manages to combine the two thanks to the strong shadow cast by the bright sunlight and the reflection of yours truly (sadly, rather less well=preserved).
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Shadows and reflections
Frosted
Posted on August 12, 2020
Monday Window: Bernard’s Barn
Posted on August 10, 2020
This window is in the back wall of our neighbour Bernard’s barn. Reflected in it are the camellias that festoon the garden fence of my mother’s little house.
52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 32 Frame within a frame
Posted on August 8, 2020
This week in the Smartphone Challenge we’re asked for a shot that’s framed naturally.
Can do. At the side of our garage a line of trees separates our property from a neighbour’s field, in which he grazes some of his horses.
52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 32
Roman carving
Posted on August 7, 2020
Archaeologists excavating the Gallo-Roman site of Argentomagus, in central France, have uncovered many impressive statues and stone carvings.
Beached
Posted on August 5, 2020
At this time of year In Abu Dhabi, it’s way too hot to spend much time on the beach or in the water, so these colourful pedalos find themselves beached for the duration.
Monday Window: Chapel of Chateau de la Riviere
Posted on August 3, 2020
The Chateau de la Riviere which featured last week is not all dereliction by any means. It is currently used as an equine stud farm. It also boasts its own chapel, which features some outstanding stained glass windows.
#MondayWindow 3 August 2020
52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 31 Friends and Family
Posted on August 1, 2020
Last weekend was my mother’s 90th birthday. To mark the occasion, we had a little tea party on our terrace for family and a couple of friends.
52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 31 Friends and Family
Streetlight
Posted on July 31, 2020
By law, all houses in France are required to have a light over outside doors (the light doesn’t have to be switched on, but that’s another story).
Typically, the lights around here are of traditional design – an old carriage lamp is very popular, for example). However, in Saint-Junien there is at least one street light of more contemporary design.
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