Thursday Doors: Even More From Perigueux (2)

Another selection from the lost treasures of my library of images from the medieval town of Perigueux.

To begin, an elaborately-framed arched example:

Another arched door, juxtaposed with a more conventional one:

This one seems to be trying to hide in a corner:

And a few more:

Finally, as something of a contrast, this more modern door with art deco ironwork:

Thursday Doors 8 August 2019

Formal Gardens at Chateau Villandry

Part of the extensive formal gardens at Chateau Villandry:

Posted is response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge with the theme of ‘gardens’

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Overhead

Frank setting the theme of ‘overhead’ for the latest Tuesday Photo Challenge is very timely, as the weekend before last I went to the annual airshow (Estevol) near the town of Blond.

As usual, the show featured a large number of impressive kites, including this rather forbidding example:

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Overhead

First Communion

Traditionally, when girls took their first communion in the Roman Catholic church they would wear ornately decorated white lace head-dresses such as this example:

Posted in response to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Backs of things

Thursday Doors: Even More From Perigueux

Just when I thought I was running out of doors to post….I went back to my library and unearthed a good few doors from the town of Perigueuex that will keep us diverted for the next few weeks.

To begin with, some doors that used to be doors:

Some real doors, but showing their age:

Old, but in rather better condition:

And finally, for this week, a juxtaposition of old and new:

Thursday Doors 1 August 2019

Lateral Thinking

Instructions:

  1. Take bog-standard photo of a grazing horse at the French National Stud in Pompadour
  2. Crop
  3. Rotate
  4. Post in response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge with the theme of ‘Animals

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Rectangles

Detail from the roof of a contemporary building in the Manarat al Saadiyat cultural district of Abu Dhabi.

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Rectangles

Box Kite

Cee’s theme for her Black & White Challenge this week is ‘anything that flies’.

That would certainly include this elaborate box kite, seen at the annual ‘Estevol’ air show at nearby Blond.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything that flies

Thursday Doors: Azay-Le-Ferron

Earlier this summer we went on a coach trip which included a visit to the Chateau at Azay-Le-Ferron, in central France. Dating back in parts to the 13th century, it is a pretty impressive edifice and, as you would expect, it’s got some rather interesting doors.

Note the date on this first example: 1302.

The family who lived here for centuries were very keen on what we’d today describe as ‘blood sports’, as illustrated here:

Over the centuries, the original building has been modified and extended, so not all the doors ‘match’:

Even the gateway to the extensive ornamental gardens has some character:

And the church just outside the gates doesn’t stint on the architecture:

Thursday Doors 25 July 2019

Nobody’s listening to you…

I saw this group of flamingos on the water in a wildlife park. The isolated bird seems to be haranguing the rest of the group, who are taking not a blind bit of notice.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Water