Tuesday 1 April 2008

Theme day: Water

This month's theme is for City Daily Photo bloggers is water. Where else to go for water in but to the Rhône, the river that has fed and modeled the city for centuries? I'm particularly happy with this photo because it shows Avignon's own resident pelican. Pelicans don't normally live in France but this one arrived last summer (no-one's really sure where from) and seems to have adapted well. It goes fishing quite far up and down the river so it is seldom seen, let alone that close. I was hiding behind a parked car whose roof creates the reflection you see in the foreground. When I tried to approach it, the pelican quickly walked to the water, threw itself in and paddled away.
For another approach to the water theme, please also look at yesterday's photo, I like it a lot.

Le thème du mois pour les bloggeurs du réseau City Daily Photos est l'eau sous toutes ses formes. L'eau à Avignon, c'est d'abord le Rhône, le fleuve qui a nourri et façonné la ville pendant des siècles. Je suis particulièrement fière de cette photo car on y voit le seul pélican qui réside ici. Pas de pélicans d'habitude en France mais celui est arrivé l'été dernier, on ne sait pas vraiment d'où, et semble s'être très bien acclimaté. Il peut partir pêcher assez loin en amont ou en aval, ce qui fait qu'on le voit rarement, surtout de si près. Ici j'étais cachée derrière une voiture garée, dont le toit crée le reflet du premier plan. Dès que j'ai tenté d'approcher un peu, le pélican a filé d'une démarche pataude, s'est jeté à l'eau et s'est éloigné rapidement.
Pour une approche en ellipse du thème de l'eau, voyez aussi ma photo d'hier, que j'aime beaucoup.

To see how water inspired 178 other bloggers around the world, click on the following links or visit the City Daily Photo portal (remember that because of time differences, some may only be visible later today):
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Lezard, Tokyo, Japan by Tadamine, Torun, Poland by Torun Observer, Toulouse, France by Julia, Turin, Italy by Livio, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Jazzy, Twin Cities (MN), USA by Slinger, Victoria, Canada by Benjamin Madison, Vienna, Austria by G_mirage2, Virginia Beach (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Wailea (HI), USA by Kuanyin, Washington (DC), USA by Rachel, Wassenaar, Netherlands by Rich, Wellington, New Zealand by Jeremyb, West Paris (ME), USA by crittoria, West Sacramento (CA), USA by Barbara, Weston (FL), USA by WestonDailyPhoto, Williamsburg (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Willits (CA), USA by Elaine, Yardley (PA), USA by Mrlynn

45 comments:

Cergie said...

L’eau est constituée de molécules, elle est nécessaire à la vie, elle a aussi une force insidieuse. Elle s’étale, elle s’infiltre. En deux jours elle a envahi la vallée de la Meuse à Pâques, c’est un spectacle toujours magnifique que cette plaine noyée. Le Rhône est un fleuve tempétueux, comme la Loire a une force tranquille. A respecter tous deux absolument. Tu as magnifiquement choisi ton illustration pour ce thème.

Olivier said...

belle prise, je savais meme pas qu'il y avait des pelicans à Avignon. Belle photo,il y a un sentiment de tranquilité, de securité dans ta photo. tres bon choix (ainsi que celui d'hier ;o) )

Bergson said...

superbe prise !
dis moi le pélican tu lui as donné un poisson pour qu'il vienne sur la photo

Marguerite-marie said...

cette photo est d'une grande sérénité, le pélican est toujours un peu attendrissant par son allure gauche mais on ne doit pas oublier le pêcheur à la ligne, symbole pour moi, de tranquille attente du poisson...d'avril.

R&R said...

What a great shot, the pelican was posing for you!

Gerald (SK14) said...

je taime le pelican
[or should that be la? - 45 years since I failed O-level French]

Jilly said...

Love this. Is the pelican an April Fool's joke? are there really pelicans in Avignon?

By the way, there are several blogs with April Fool's today. Hyde, Naples and St. Louis. Perhaps others.

Gordon said...

A superb photo; not just the pelican, but also the reflections. Wow.

Yes I forgot it was April Fool's Day; so busy thinking about the blog!

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Nathalie H.D. said...

All right, I'll set the record straight. The pelican IS an April Fool joke. No pelicans in Avignon, now or ever. Thanks to Photofilter's cloning device for helping me import an Aussie pelican here!

CrazyCow said...

This looks so peaceful. Lovely photo for theme day.

Jilly said...

I've just been for a walk in the hills and was thinking about your April Fool's and what it could be - so came back and checked - glad I was right. Quite spoiled my lovely walk! Only kidding...

 gmirage said...

What a refreshing sight! Yes, that pelican is a cool addition and notice also the calm water with the tree ttrunk reflection.

Great post! HAppy theme day!

Sally said...

I know EXACTLY where that pelican came from, and the Austrlian Customs Service will be in touch soon ;-) (just read your confession above - I hope your repentence gains you absolution - naughty girl!!)

George Townboy said...

That is a fantastic shot! As always ... now I know how you do it - hide behind the cars! This pelican is something else ... ours don't look quite that colorful!

M.Benaut said...

No wonder we were one pelican short, down at Goolwa, on Easter Sunday, Nathalie.
You had nicked him. We were getting a bit worried !!

Votre commentaire, ici à Adelaïde, aujourd'hui, m'avait inspiré. Ensuite que j'avais fini mon poste, j'étais très étonné de voir que nous avons eu des pensées d'une telle grande similitude. Adelaïde et Avignon devraient être les villes jumelles.
Parfois les pélicans chez Goolwa détruisent leur ombre à le poisson d'avril. Je suis sûr qu'ils sont tous français !

Bob Crowe said...

Is it the pelican that's the joke? I wouldn't know if Avignon had it's own pelicans if this one walked up and bit me. Of course, there's the bridge to nowhere in the Rhone. Like most tourists, we way.lked to the end of it when we visited your cit

Alex said...

Je suis d'une naïveté à toute épreuve, chaque année je me fais avoir avec les poissons d'Avril, c'est mon âme d'enfant.
D'un peu je prenais ma voiture pour venir voir le Pélican d'Avignon. Heureusement que j'ai lu les autres commentaires avant, je me serais ridiculisée.
Je me vois bien à Avignon "Bonjour, je cherche le Pélican, savez-vous où on peut le trouver ??". On m'aurait pris pour une dinguasse...
Joli coup double : them day et poisson d'avril !!

Kate said...

I think that my pelican (http://snipurl.com/235dc [kate-mazatlanmexico_blogspot_com] found your blog as hospitable as mine!

Clueless in Boston said...

Great joke, you did a good job inserting the pelican. I would never have guessed Avignon suffers from a dearth of pelicans; maybe you should start a campaign to introduce them:)

Have a great theme day.

Chuck Pefley said...

And the pelican came to your party -:)

Thanks for your comment and visit today ... causing me to cruise over to Avignon. What a treat to scroll through your offerings this past month. Wish I had more time to dig deeper, but I've got the rest of the world to visit today. I will be back, though! -:)

Kim said...

Nathalie, you had me going there. The pelican was too large, almost heron size, but I don't know all the kinds of pelicans in the world so, I didn't question it too much. I knew from other photos that the partial bridge was not a joke, and the person on the bench looked natural. So, shopped in a pelican. . .clever woman!
Happy April 1st and happy theme day. Shopped or not, it's a beautiful scene!
-Kim
Seattle Daily Photo

Anonymous said...

Wow, I am glad you set the record straight - because I was thinking I really do not understand the habitat for pelicans! Happy April Fool's day to you! By the way the photograph is wonderful Nathalie! Beautiful reflections, and I really like how the distant arches frame each of the foreground subjects (whether they were actually there or not!)

isa said...

Great minds think alike ;-)

I was suspicious of your pelican from the start...can you figure out my April Fool's joke?

Marie-Noyale said...

Il etait bien dodu ce pelican d'avoir mangé tous ces poissons d'avril!!!!
Je n'avais rien vu de louche,avant de lire ton commentaire! BRAVO
Happy April's fool.
You are starting the month a great way with humor!!!

Fredrik said...

First I thought the pelican was a statue! Fascinating picture. Can't stop admiring it!

Maxime said...

Avec toi, on ne peut pas s'absenter une semaine sans se trouver débordé par ta production. Ici, quelle différence avec ta première photographie du pont d'Avignon ! Je lis dans celle-ci que tu t'installe dans ta nouvelle ville, que tu l'apprivoises à ton regard. Non que la première photo était mauvaise : c'était une bonne photo du pont d'Avignon - celle ci est excellente, mais surtout, ce n'est pas au pont d'Avignon qu'elle ressemble, c'est à toi: j'y reconnais ton regard. Cette photo, c'est un rêve - peut-être un rêve de Lewis Carroll : un puzzle improbable, dont tous les élément s'emboitent pourtant parfaitement. Tu es en grande forme !

Delphinium said...

Nathalie en grande forme? mais c'est normal, elle mange du poisson tous les jours, c'est très bien, il y a plein d'omega 3 dedans et elle chasse le pélican. Et pour chasser le pélican, il faut courir vite et cela donne un teint de pêche. Et comme elle a la pêche, elle continue à attraper plein de poissons avec plein d'omega 3 et le cycle continue. Nathalie sera donc éternellement en forme.

Ioanna said...

I love, love, love your blog!!! :):);)

Anonymous said...

That's a great picture, and the pelican really makes it.

Thanks for your comment on Glasgow DP. Yes we do have sun sometimes - though I seem to remember when I took the picture it was still quite cold (it was taken in early April last year) even though it was bright. What we don't have much of is heat, even when the sun does appear!

Anonymous said...

Ravi de faire la connaissance du pélican barthelassien (il faudra d'ailleurs lui donner un nom, s'il n'en a pas déjà un).
En tout cas la photo est bien propre.
Biz.

Poly said...

Very nice photo, I like it.

http://mexicodailyphoto.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photography Nathalie, perfect in any aspect!
Cheers!

sonia a. mascaro said...

Love this photo! Very beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Tout bien réfléchi, n'ayant jamais vu de pélican sur la Barthelasse, je soumets l'hypothèse que cette photo est un trucage, destiné à alimenter un canular du 1er avril. Non ?

Anonymous said...

Il ne s'agit pas du 75, le second restaurant du grand Robert Brunel !
Cet hôtel particulier au charme suranné mis en valeur pas la vigne-vierge et le soleil se trouve rue des Griffons (entre la rue d'Amphoux et la rue de la Masse (derrière les Halles)...
Quant à inventer un futur au pélican l'idée me plaît furieusement ! Mais en ce qui concerne mon blog, je pourrais difficilement jouer le jeu, l'absence absolue de trucages dans les images y étant fondamentale...
Ou alors le 1er avril prochain... ?

Anonymous said...

Heureusement que j'ai lu les commentaires, je m'apprêtais à chercher ce pélican que je rebaptise volontiers Jonathan même s'il n'est pas âgé de 18 ans...
Joli poisson d'avril, ma naïveté n'a de toute façon pas de limites...

PeterParis said...

Heureusement que j'arrive tard pour commenter... Je serai aussi tombé dans le piège! Il va falloir ce méfier aussi des photos à venir?

Jazzy said...

gorgeous, looks almost like a painting!

Brigetoun said...

et une avignonnaise aux belles photos - vais avoir honte des miennes qui sont brouillonnes en diable
contente de cette rencontre virtuelle
(mes billets sont postés àla fin de mes journées, c'est à dire le lendemain aux petites heures - je me couche plus tôt qu'à Paris, mais à peine)

Anonymous said...

Great that you caught him before he went away! Poor thing, doesn't have a mate.

The D in D & T said...

Hee hee hee, i love what you've done with the pelican! Fantastic :)

Denton said...

Beautiful photo and congratulations on capturing an image of your resident pelican ... It is interesting how many names of rivers and seas I have recognized today. The river Rhône is well know around the world.

IamMBB said...

I really like what the reflection in the foreground adds to the image.

Tomate Farcie said...

Great shot.

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