October 2011
Monday, October 31 2011
- SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH R - Roof (toit): a covered passageway next to the market in Château d'Oléron, Charente Maritime, France. Rivets: the side of a sailing boat being repainted. I wonder if my two photos will please the hosts of the group. (…)
Sunday, October 30 2011
- BLACK WALLS - I saw these impressive dramatic black and white walls at the airport in Bordeaux, the low cost area. (…)
Saturday, October 29 2011
- NATURE'S COLLAGE - What's this? it's the top of a mushroom (champignon) found in the wood. We found five, cooked them and ate them, they're delicious. They are tall mushrooms with a large flat cap, hence their name SHAGGY PARASOL. (…)
Wednesday, October 26 2011
- FROM OUTER SPACE? - If you've seen this before you know what it is, otherwise (autrement) you will never guess! (deviner) It's a christofene fruit that is starting to grow. Somebody gave me it and I forgot it in the fridge. I was very surprised when I saw it. I hope it will continue to grow, it's very curious. (…)
Monday, October 24 2011
- THE BLUES - Street art again, in Paris, more refined again this time. This one's a beautiful collage by different artists. This is the front of a shop, unfortunately it was closed because it was Sunday and I couldn't see what it sold. They were both (tous les deux) in the Butte aux Cailles district (Quail (…)
Wednesday, October 19 2011
- COCOON - A green caterpillar has made its cocoon in the leaves of my phacelia bouquet. It was a green caterpillar with a yellow stripe along its side. I looked it up on internet and discovered it's just a brown moth (papillon de nuit), not a beautiful butterfly. (…)
Friday, October 14 2011
- A NEW FLOWER - I saw a flower for the first time today, lots of flowers in fact, a field full (un plein champ). It's exciting to discover a flower I didn't know, and not far from (pas loin de) my house. It's very tall with leaves like ferns (fougères), delicate mauve flowers and perfume. I had never seen it before (…)
Tuesday, October 11 2011
- MODERN ARCHITECTURE - Straight up and down (tout droit,ça monte et ça descend), all glass, amazing reflections. Curious - an alternative to going straight up, balconies hanging over the floor below (au-dessus l'étage inférieure). (…)