Steampunk submarine

This bizarre metal sculpture can be found in the Japanese Garden in the city of Toulouse, in southern France. It looks like it might once have belonged to Captain Nemo.

And, as you can tell from the foliage, it was taken in autumn.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Autumn/Metal

Japanese Garden

The city of Toulouse, in southern France, has a number of parks, of which the Japanese Garden is one of the most famous. It’s not Monet’s Giverny, but it’s pretty good, even if the red bridge may be a little derivative.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Parks and Playgrounds

Zen

A contemplative (indeed, reflective) scene in the Japanese Garden in Toulouse.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: All about nature

The courtyard

The warm glow of the sodium lights gives a caramel tone to this view of the courtyard of a hotel in the centre of Toulouse.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Caramel colour

Autumn in the Japanese Garden

The city of Toulouse, in southern France, has a number of impressive formal green spaces, of which the Jardin Japonais is one of the finest, especially when the arrival of autumn makes the trees produce some dazzlingly vibrant colours.

CMMC: Autumn Colours

The Roman Column

There’s plenty of texture in this artfully lit section of a column dating from Roman times, on display in the Archaeological Museum in Toulouse.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Texture