Redbubble today did a special MONDAY MISSION where you had to photograph what you could see from your window. This is what I put in:
I didn't cheat (tricher), some people did. It said specifically "get up and show us what you can see. The view from your window, front door or office. Perhaps the end of your street or top of the nearest hill (colline). You can draw (dessiner) a picture if you don’t have a camera, just show us your view of your part of the world, right now." I thought it was a good idea, but everybody had to respect or it wasn't interesting.
I was sitting in my living room on the sofa with my laptop, I got up and took this photo through the pearl curtains (rideaux) at the window. Actually I did this myself (moi-même) on the first day of each month, to see the changes in the garden,
I once saw a challenge which said
"Go out, walk 100 steps (pas) and take a photo". I haven't tried it yet, tomorrow perhaps?
Tag - view
Monday, August 2 2010
THROUGH MY WINDOW
By carolweb on Monday, August 2 2010,
Friday, April 30 2010
MAIZE
By carolweb on Friday, April 30 2010,
Oh,no! here it comes: the maize that's going to block my view. READ PREVIOUS ENTRY
The grains were planted on the 9th April and the field is already green, it grows quickly with all the chemical fertilizer (engrais)! I think I'm going to measure how much it grows in 24 hours, with rain or without rain. I don't like it!!
What I DO like is this:
This is growing quickly too; they are the first leaves and flowers on the vine behind my house.
I live in the Cognac area where there are lots of vineyards producing white wine to make cognac. The farmer grows the grapes, presses them and makes juice, lets it ferment to make wine, then the cognac producers take it to distill into eau de vie. Only when it has aged (vieilli) in barrels does it become cognac.
I love drinking the grape juice. When the press starts I go to fill my bottle with the fresh juice, it's delicious. But I have a long time to wait, it's at the end of September!
Friday, April 9 2010
My horizon
By carolweb on Friday, April 9 2010,
This photo's quite different, but it has a story.
"A tractor,", I hear you say. Yes, but you didn't look far enough (assez loin), the title is 'My Horizon'.
This is the view I have from my house, I can see the horizon and it's very important for me, I need space, I need to see. I bought this house 12 years ago because it has a beautiful view over the fields.
The story? That tractor is preparing the soil and
this one is planting maize. In 15 days the maize will start growing, it will grow and grow and grow and will finally block my view! I will not be able to see the horizon, just a wall of maize, and like that from July to the beginning of November. 4 months behind a green, then yellow, then brown wall.
When it is finally cut it's like a prison opening, suddenly I can see again!
So I'm not happy to see the this tractor in "my" field.
I also photographed the tractors to send the photos to my 3 year-old grandson who loves tractors.