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The Abbey of Val de Grâce was founded in 1625 by Anne of Austria, then Queen of France. Last quoth the raven… From a side window. My favourite. A drawing on a wall right outside the church.
I’m quite sure you must be wondering what this is. Hardworking Pyrenees spiders did this. A light drizzle too. And that. And that.
As seen from above. A Garbarek album and a visual story from the Pyrenees St Girons from above Towards the West and the higher summits. Steep, steep footpaths Our little village seen from above, 3000 ft higher at a distance. High-flying vulture but not one from Wall-Street Seen from above
There is something very enchanting about candle light, especially at a dinner party displayed in a garden. Candle Light Dinners It’s a beautiful nineteenth-century house in Léran, in the Ariège, a dozen kilometres south of Mirepoix. The house is jam-packed with antiques and works of art from various periods. What I prefer though is the garden. In the summer, when we get there in August, we often have drinks and dinner parties outside. The garden and above, a giant wisteria. […]
Once upon a time in Foix… Foix (a town in the Pyrenees region) is homonymous with many other French nouns. As in “Once upon a time” (“Il était une fois” – spelt differently). It’s even part of a famous nursery rhyme aimed at teaching children how to spell that word according to the context. It’s also home to a famous castle on top of a steep hill. That woman wasn’t wearing a face-mask. The photo was taken when we were […]
The rupestrian church in Vals – August 2020 Built on rock.
This is sunflower of the year. You couldn’t tell, it’s not even wearing its face mask – Lieurac – Ariège. August 2020
Cabbage Butterfly (aka Large White or Pieris Brassicae, brassica meaning “cabbage” in Latin). As it happens, they seem to have a liking for cabbage. As they couldn’t find any in the Montparnasse Churchyard, they started feeding on lavender instead.