Bath time

After weeks of heatwave with a few short thunderstorms, October weather is on this week: rain, under 20 degrees C. Sheer bliss! Well, maybe not for tourists or holiday makers.
 Oops, sorry, this is Thursday's post, I thought today was Friday ... Newly retired guy's life: no Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays.... It's all the same, mostly, just ....days. Anywho and anyway, here we go, just click here to see more gorgeous b&w. Just do it, you won't regret it! The never-ending weekend (for some) starts right now!

Blue and off white

 

Rain, finally!

Scorching heat in the south of Europe. Not here, it finally rains. Bliss! Reminded me of a rainy summer holiday week in southern Portugal, with just a little sunshine. 
 

A Monday mural

A "touristic" mural near the Sirkeci railway station in Istanbul.

More Monday murals right... here.
 

A weekend reflection

Early morning at the Venice camping, looking for coffee. More weekend reflections right... here
 

Traffic

A busy day in Venice.
 

Watching people go by

More groovy b&w right...............HERE
 

Constrictor

Boa constrictor, at a neighboring zoo.
 

Let there be light

 

No fireworks

No fireworks in Strasbourg this year on our fete nationale, aka Bastille Day, July 14th. Everything is far too dry. So, here is a shot from 2 years ago, taken from my balcony, 4 km away, cropped.
 

A Monday mural

Another Istanbul mural. More murals from all over the world right... here.

 

Caffè!!!

Some of you know that I'm a coffee lover (addict?) Well here we go, coffee makers, Italian design. Heaven!
 

Adriatic sea

More weekend reflections here.
 

Weekend in black and white

Not my cat, unfortunately. Much more beauty in b&w right... here.
 

Love is in the air...

Malta. Upside down. No comment. LOL

 

Au petit bois vert

Funny sign at a nice riverside restaurant.
 

"Old" sardines, lol

They had my year, in the sardine shop! They were delicious!
 

The place to be

It is very hot, up to 37 degrees C, or 99 F. So, lunch on the riverside is a very good idea! Something light.
 

Early morning in town

 

Solo patate, just potatoes

More weekend street/reflections right...here.
 

Bubble bear

Somewhere in Alsace/Elsass. More beautiful b&w right... here
 Even though my first name, Robert, is pronounced Ro-bear in French, this is not a selfie!

Bassin d'Austerlitz

A former port for barges, now a big complex with a cinema, parking lot, restaurants, shopping mall, flats. The towers at the rear are for student housing.

 

Cami

Yet another beautiful Istanbul mosque, cami in Turkish.
 

Rain

After almost 2 months without a single raindrop, the weather changed to something more... normal. Yes we had some long expected rain last week.
 

A Monday mural

Seen on Burano island, in the Venice laguna. More nice murals right... here.
 

Summer

 

CDP July theme day: climate

Well ok, this is an Imoca 60, a very nice way to go around... the world, if you have the time (and the money) for it. Or a sponsor.

Why this photo??? There is an engine on board, but it is mainly wind powered. There are more and more wind powered cargo ships, some of them gigantic, like the Japanese MOL, the French Canopée, the Swedish Oceanbird, an American whose name I forgot, to quote just a few. There are solar powered ships as well. Wind- and solar power are the future, furthermore as there is no planet B.

More posts and photos about this theme here. And more weekend reflections right... here.
 

Weekend in black and white

Wish I was there, on Lokrum Island, near Dubrovnik...

More b&w here.

 

Angry lion

After almost 2 rainless months, we finally had some small thunderstorms. The lion is thirsty, the lion wants more!
 

Colorful dude

Old photo from my archive.
 

Down by the riverside

Earlier this spring. It's much hotter now! The river running through Strasbourg is called Ill. Not sick, just Ill.
 

Bluebeard

With blue eyes.

More Monday murals right... here.
 

Pont Saint Martin

An old 16th century tannery, now a restaurant since the early 20th century. They serve mainly typical Alsatian food, they a good rating. As for me, it's a bit on the (too) expensive side.
 

Weekend street reflection

More weekend street reflections right... here.

Btw, it is a serving plate in the sun.
 

Weekend in black and white

No idea what flower this is. More b&w right...here

 

This must be love.... Or not.

If you break my heart, I'll break your legs... Love you!
 

Update: this post was banned by a stupid Facebook AI.

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No peigne (French for comb), no gain!
 

A little rain, finally!

After 41 dry days, we had a small short lived thunderstorm last night. First rain since early May. Just on time for umpteenth birthday! But not enough by a far cry.
 

A detail

Detail in a Turkish mosque.
 

Not my thing

Alsatians love beer! I don't, can't stand it. Many breweries in town, ranging from very small micro breweries to giants like  Heineken.
 

Région Grand Est

A detail of a regional admin building. More weekend reflections here.
 

Weekend in zwart en wit

Somewhere in Holland... More b&w here.
 

Applied quantum physics...

The problem with movement on panoramic photos...Multilocation might be possible in quantum physics... Or not.

 I hope I'm not desecrating the Turkish flag... LOL
 

One night in Porto

The 17th century carmelite church in Porto, Portugal.
 

It's hot!

Staying in the boat or going for a swim??? Decisions, decisions...
 

The doghouse

Seen in Strasbourg, while looking for a street food festival.

More Monday murals at Sami's, right... here.
 

Geranium

People love geraniums here! 
 

Kedi

Kedi, Turkish for cat. Trying to stay off the dirt.