Wednesday, 27 July 2022

Through the wineyard

Alsace is a wine country, good wines. Mostly white wine, and a rosé, called the rouge d'Ottrott. Rieslings, Sylvaners, Gewurtztraminer, Tokay... Come and get some!
 

Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Monday, 25 July 2022

A Monday Mural

Old photo. If I remember well, it was a fish shop. Or a fishy bar.

More Monday Murals at Sami's, right here.
 

Sunday, 24 July 2022

Playa

Another old photo from my ears in sunny Barcelona. I used a free program called Luminance HDR.

Saturday, 23 July 2022

A weekend reflection selfie

Another whateveryoucallthis at the local mall. More weekend reflections right here.
 

Friday, 22 July 2022

Finding the right spot

Always a tough decision, finding the right spot on the beach... Not too far from the water, but close to the beach bar, no bugs, not too crowded... It's a science! As for me, I LOVE desert beaches, where the next neighbor is a vague silhouette at the horizon.

Anyway, click here for more black and white.
 

Thursday, 21 July 2022

14 juillet 2022, fĂȘte nationale

The day a mob stormed an old prison, Bastille Saint Antoine on July 14th, 1789, and liberated... 7 inmates. We celebrate this day since 1790, as it means the end of royalty. Mainly with fireworks. I took the photo from my balcony, 5 km away. Problem: immigrants and asylum seekers were camping in the park where it was supposed to happen. Not a problem for the municipality: send in the police! Hurray, we had our beloved firework! The campers are now back, waiting for their paperwork to come through. Takes years in France...
 

Wednesday, 20 July 2022

Lunch

Nice shady place for lunch in town. Shade absolutely needed, yesterday we had 38 degrees C, 100 F. Not better today. Thirsty times. Tip for tourists: in all French restaurants, water is free of charge.
 

Tuesday, 19 July 2022

Monday, 18 July 2022

Monsieur Chat

M. Chat, Mister Cat, created by Thomas Vuille.  Mr Cat is everywhere around the world, not only in Cheshire! Some right behind you, dude!

More Monday Murals here

Friday, 15 July 2022

Thursday, 14 July 2022

Up or down

Montmartre, Paris, a while ago. The Irish flags? Nice pub, resting after a hard climb.
 

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Foie gras, anyone?

Among other things, Strasbourg if famous for foie gras, goose liver pùté. If you're on a diet, it is not for you...;-)
 

Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Small female dog weather

Heatwave, starting today. In French, we call it canicule, from the latin canicula, meaning small female dog. Canicula, aka Sirius (from the Greek seirius, fiery),  is the main star of the Canis Major (big dog) constellation, 8 light years away. Since antiquity, the ancients have observed that our sun rises and sets with Canis Major, in July and August, when the weather in France is hottest. Complicated Frenchies? Not really, lol. 

Therefore, a man and his dog. In winter.
 

Monday, 11 July 2022

Sunday, 10 July 2022

Saturday, 9 July 2022

Friday, 8 July 2022

Mr Canon

They really should a mask, as COVID is rising it's ugly head again. Seventh wave.
 More b&w here.

Thursday, 7 July 2022

Tourists

The lady saw me. She didn't run away, screaming! No, she smiled.
 

Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Bucolic

One of the nicest views in the Petite France area.
 

Sunday, 3 July 2022

Maremagnum, the great sea

Old photo, from my years in Barcelona. Maremagnum is a big shopping mall with cinema on an island in the Port Vell, Barcelona's old port.

Friday, 1 July 2022

Transparent


After too many years starring at too strong sunlight, after too many years starring at screens, I thought I needed new glasses. Fact is, I needed urgent eye surgery, cataract as I was going to lose my eyesight, which is not cool for a photographer... First eye 2 weeks ago, second yesterday. This is what I have to wear for 5 nights after each surgery. Oh good: I can read with it, it's transparent!

More b&w here, as usual.

And for  the City Daily Photo monthly theme day (theme: transparent, you guessed it), click here.

Thursday, 30 June 2022

Clinique Rhena

Photo taken this morning, very early. I've spent a few hours there, having yet another cataract surgery, the second in 2 weeks. Well, a photographer needs to see, ain't that the truth! Nice brand new hospital, at the German border, friendly people. And it didn't cost me a single cent, taxis home included!

 

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Monday, 27 June 2022

A Monday Mural

Spotted in Paris, a while ago. It seems to refer an album, the aviary, from a band (unknown to me) called Galantis. Anyway, wanna see more murals? asy: just click here!

Saturday, 25 June 2022

A weekend reflection

A weekend stroll through the Orangerie park.

More weekend reflections here.
 

Friday, 24 June 2022

Early morning

Early morning in town. Old photo: the huge Printemps store closed last October.. More b&w here, as usual
 

Thursday, 23 June 2022

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

Port of Beirut

I just came across this old photo, from a holiday in Lebanon, a few years ago. This is where the big explosion happened, in August 2020, as seen from my hotel room.


 

Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Summertime!

In the northern hemisphere anyway. Me? I'm stuck here till the end of July, hoping I can take some holidays afterwards.
 

Monday, 20 June 2022

Sunday, 19 June 2022

For the right to love

Over 15.000 mostly young people celebrated yesterday this year's 20th  Gaypride, French: marche des libertĂ©s. Happy and funny people.
 

Saturday, 18 June 2022

A weekend reflection

Have a nice weekend! It's gonna be hot as hell here, over 40 degrees C! More weekend reflections right here..
 

Friday, 17 June 2022

Liquid fruit

Alsatian fruit brandies. Pear, cherries, raspberry, yellow mirabelle plum, quince. To be drunk with moderation!!! Specially with heatwave we're having here! They are quite expensive, but you can get them from  farmer in Germany, 4 miles away, for 10 to 12 euros.

More b&w here for your weekend. Enjoy!

Thursday, 16 June 2022

Green, green, greener!

The city is getting greener almost every week, thanks to the green city council.
 

Wednesday, 15 June 2022

A quiet place

The garden of the Oeuvre Notre Dame, the institution taking care of the cathedral.
 

Monday, 13 June 2022

A Monday Mural

Have a closer look... Trompe-l'oeil! What is real, what is painted?

More Monday Murals to be admired here.
 

Sunday, 12 June 2022

Saturday, 11 June 2022

I am the walrus

Just back from a daytrip to Karlsruhe, 75 km away in Germany. My friend wanted to see the zoo. Hot summer day, 30 degrees C. Nice day.




 

Friday, 10 June 2022

Faster!

Riding naked on a big snail... Selfie? Could have been, but no... Could not find a big enough snail.

More b&w here, as usual.
 

Thursday, 9 June 2022

Baeckeoffe!

(Not so) Typical alsatian stoneware. Just what you need for a good baeckeoffe! Vegans, vegetarians: don't click on the link! A baeckeoffe, well done, is just divine
 

Wednesday, 8 June 2022

Rue du chaudron

Cauldron street, near the cathedral. Called "novus vicus apud praedicatorum juxta domum liberorum quondam Philippi apothecari" in 1330 AD, "a new street with preachers near the house of the children of the the late Philip's storeroom".... Long name, but I suppose it was a good indication to the place, a kind of medieval GPS...