Thursday Doors: Le Dorat revisited
Posted on July 4, 2019
The petit cité de caractère (as it likes to style itself) of Le Dorat has featured in this thread before, albeit only once and that almost three years ago. A recent visit – for a specific purpose that will be revealed next week – yielded quite a few previously undiscovered doors of character, starting with this impressive ironwork on the door of a butcher’s shop:
Echoing this style is the door….er, next door:
Two doors for the price of one next, although the impressive stonework surround gives the edge to the one on the right:
And here’s another with an even more elaborate surround:
But before we get carried away with ideas of grandeur, here are a couple of doors that could be politely described as derelict:
Thursday Doors 4 July 2019
Stall #25
Posted on July 4, 2019
Stall #25 in one of the stables at the French National Stud in Pompadour looks just like this~:
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Outdoors
Posted on July 3, 2019
Frank’s theme for this week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge is ‘Outdoors’.
In the broadest terms, I suppose that any image that wasn’t actually captured in an interior would qualify. However, in this shot – another from Sir Bani Yas island in Abu Dhabi – I’ve gone for more of a ‘great outdoors’ feel, which is certainly enhanced by the moon hanging over the landscape.
Three windows
Posted on June 26, 2019
While in the great cathedral of Cahors, my eye was drawn to these three stained glass windows and their juxtaposition with the curve of the dome
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Radiant
Posted on June 25, 2019
Thursday Doors: Chateau de la Riviere
Posted on June 21, 2019
Just outside Pompadour lies the Chateau de la Rivière, home of JN Stables. Apart from the stables themselves – and here’s a reminder…
…there are some old buildings from the original Chatea, including some characterful doors:
….not all of which are readily accessible
There is also a – deconsecrated – chapel, which boasts an ossuary:
Thursday Doors 20 June 2019
The two arches
Posted on June 19, 2019
Cee’s fun Foto Challenge theme has moved onto ‘two’ this week.
This pair of arches are part of the church in the nearby village of Lesterps. Nothing to do with McDonalds
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Trail
Posted on June 18, 2019
This trail, running through the woods at Beecraigs Country Park in central Scotland, looks especially striking with its carpet of autumn leaves:
Behind the bust
Posted on June 14, 2019
At the Chateau Azay-le-Ferron, in the Indre département of central France, this bust of a former owner sits on a mantelpiece in front of a mirror that gives away some of the secrets of its construction.
Thursday Doors: Pompadour – The Stables
Posted on June 13, 2019
As promised, this week we have a selection of stable doors from in and around the town of Pompadour.
To begin, a couple of external shots from the National Stud:
And once you go inside….
Not surprisingly, the presence of the National Stud in Pompadour has led to a number of other stables and breeding companies being established in the vicinity. These two images were captured at one of the leading private stables close by. They also prove that, on this occasion at least, it wasn’t too late to close the stable door.
Thursday Doors 13 June 2019
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