Barely off the ground
Posted on May 23, 2020
‘What is it?’ you may well ask when confronted by this stone artefact in the nearby village of Bonnefont.
It is – and there aren’t many of them about – part of a granite funerary ‘coffre’. The hole in the middle was designed to hold an urn of ashes and it would originally have stood on a pedestal. That has long gone, which is why the whole thing looks so short. It dates from the 4th century.
Heady
Posted on May 20, 2020
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Return
Posted on May 19, 2020
The well-trained bird of prey – such as this owl – will always return to its handler: especially when there’s food to be had.
Monday Window: Sir Bani Yas
Posted on May 18, 2020
This is part of the Royal Villa at the eponymous hotel on Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
Best upgrade we ever had….
Monday Window 18 May 2020
52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 20 Negative Space
Posted on May 17, 2020
I sort of knew what ‘negative space’ was before it came up as the theme for Week 20 of the 52 Week Smartphone Challenge. However, I had to look it up to be sure.
And I’m not entirely convinced that this image – taking advantage of that special light you get when the low sun breaks through the clouds after heavy rain – is fully on point, but it is quite dramatic.
52WeekSmartphoneChallenge 20 Negative Space
A long head on a long neck
Posted on May 15, 2020
Cee’s theme for her Black & White Challenge this week is something long.
Well, a giraffe came to mind – such as this one in the Game Reserve on Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
Mmmm….birthday cake
Posted on May 13, 2020
Monday Window: Blond
Posted on May 11, 2020
Any village around here worth its salt has a medieval church, but the one at Blond – which, unusually, is fortified – is one of the more impressive. Note the thickness of the walls.
#MondayWindow 11 May 2020
The Tip Of The Iceberg…
Posted on May 8, 2020
When we bought our French house (aka ‘Brokedown Palace’), this is the state that the barn was in. Those bales of rotting hay were all that were holding up not only the roof (such as it was), but pretty much the entire edifice. Since part of the bâtiment belongs to our neighbour, getting it fixed was something of a priority. It cost about as much as we originally paid for the house and land in the first place.
And that was just the tip of the iceberg…
Top Posts & Pages
theonlyD800inthehameau 