
On the road, abstract. All interpretations welcome.
Sur la route, abstrait. Toutes les interprétations sont les bienvenues.
Sur la route, abstrait. Toutes les interprétations sont les bienvenues.


A Avignon les gouttières parlent : "Je ne veux plus qu'on me demande d'où je viens, je veux montrer ce que je sais faire. Je ne veux plus qu'on me demande d'avoir une première expérience quand je postule pour une première expérience. Je ne veux plus que la politique ressemble à un vieux disque rayé. Je ne veux plus avoir à choisir entre étudier et manger..."
It isn't every day that you see a man at your window when you live on the 4th floor! Tree lopping last Monday was the cause. These tall plane trees get trimmed approximately every three years - see here the photos I took in January 2008. This post is my participation in Skywatch Friday - turn to it for more skies around the world.
Ce n'est pas tous les jours qu'on trouve un homme devant sa fenêtre quand on vit au quatrième étage. La raison ? L'élagage des platanes lundi dernier. Ces platanes sont étêtés tous les trois ans environ - retrouvez ici les photos que j'avais faites en janvier 2008. Ce billet est ma particpation à Skywatch Friday, une communauté de blogueurs qui lèvent les yeux au ciel tous les vendredis.
Perdu dans ses pensées - à qui ou à quoi songe-t-il en boutonnant sa chemise ?
City Daily Photo theme for today: animals. My boring find: the ubiquitous pigeon. My excuse: some fun action and a gorgeous setting, the Pont d'Avignon with Mount Ventoux's snowy peak in the background. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
Quand les danseurs de l'opéra-théâtre d'Avignon rencontrent des musiciens de jazz...
When Avignon's Opera ballet dancers meet live jazz music it's a joy not to be missed. The "Jazz & swing melodies" show performed last Saturday 28th January 2012 will be shown again on 26th May in Montfavet. If you're around, make sure you go. It's free - does it get any better than this?
Quand les danseurs de l'opéra-théâtre d'Avignon rencontrent des musiciens de jazz c'est chaud, fondant, rythmé, pêchu et jazzément plaisant ! Le spectacle "Jazz... and swing melodies" donné gratuitement le 28 janvier 2012 à la Maison pour Tous de Champfleurysera présenté à nouveau le 26 mai prochain à la salle polyvalente de Montfavet. Amateurs de jazz, de danse et de joie faites-vous plaisir, allez-y. Moi j'y retournerai, je suis accro.
Last days of January. After the party the city can't bring herself to clean up the rouge on her cheeks - hasty makeup putting magic in our nights.
Yes it's that bridge again, the famous Pont d'Avignon - I'd never caught it at twilight before.
Dans la rue des teinturiers, une gouttière habillée d'une jupe bouffante, c'est une offre d'emploi : "URGENT - compagnie cherche comédien amateur 20/30 ans pour jouer dans "Pour ses Beaux Yeux" de René De Obaldia. Contact au numéro ci-dessous". Une des languettes a été arrachée. Je me demande si le poste a été pourvu. On trouve des offres d'emploi de ce genre dans votre ville ?
Same sideways light in rue Petramale a few minutes later, around 11:00 AM.
Using a blonde beauty as a selling trick for any type of product is a long-standing marketing trick. The twist here is to give it a vintage look. I've seen these adverts all over Avignon's cafes. Worth noting, the compulsory warning at the bottom of the ad: "Pour votre santé, évitez de manger entre les repas" - for your health, avoid nibbling between meals. Then comes a link to the www.mangerbouger.fr website, the national guide to healthy eating habits. The governement recently introduced a new tax on all soft drinks containing either added sugar or artificial sweeteners. Do you think it's a good idea? I do. I have no sympathy for junk food.

Sketchcrawl in Avignon on Saturday 21st January. Eight of us, great fun. See a few of our works below. Sketch crawl is an international event where people meet for a full day of fun sketching around town together. More information on sketchcrawl.com and for images of this event all over the world, click on Results for the cities you'd like to see. You'll find Avignon in the list.
Nous avons dessiné au cloitre St Louis, sur la place des corps saints, dans le jardin Petramale et place Pie.
Should I admit? This is a collage of two photos, under and above the horizon. Both were taken within minutes of each other along the beach at Palavas near Montpellier, a 90-mn drive from Avignon. The wind was blowing strong and kitesurfers regularly made spectacular jumps, but above the sea of course, not above the sand.
Meanwhile, on that bright and sunny but very cold afternoon, ordinary folk would take a stroll along the beach - some with typically French elegance and style.
Sunrise on the Mediterranean in Sete on Sunday 8th January - seen from both sides of a large concrete pipe I found on the beach, ready to be used in some sewage project I presume.
Lone pigeon flight. If you wonder what scared him, check out the bottom photo. I'm sure you will then be able to spot the dog in the top photo.
Continuing on yesterday's post, what else is new on the street art scene? I found in a narrow back lane a caption you might have read before : "what matters isn't the fall but the landing", certainly a reference to the movie La Haine (Hate or hatred) by Mathieu Kassovitz (1995) where the main characters often repeat the same joke about a man who falls from the 50th floor and keeps saying to himself 'so far so good, so far so good' - but what matters of course is the moment you land... Indeed the movie ends tragically. And right across from the caption is a life-size image of the Pied Piper of Hamelin with rats gathering around him (the fun bit is you can see more rats further up the street, all heading in his direction).
Would you have a caption for this portrait of a laughing President Nicolas Sarkozy wearing a crown?
Scary, spooky, magical, mysterious ? What do these deep woods evoke for you ?
A technicolor sunset with all-natural special effects courtesy of the car's windshield tinted sun shades.
Still in the fog on the hill across from Gordes, this time looking towards the sun with a fiery flare.
As promised yesterday, here's the village of Gordes emerging from the fog on January 1st. The fog came and went and the scenery changed every ten seconds. Take your time to enjoy the views, I'm taking a short winter break. Back next Friday. Have a great week everyone!
Comme promis, voici le village de Gordes émergeant du brouillard, photos prises le 1er janvier. Avec les mouvements des nuages le paysage changeait toutes les dix secondes. Prenez votre temps pour admirer ces vues sublimes, je fais une petite pause d'hiver. Je reviendrai vendredi prochain. Bonne semaine à tous.
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Me on 1st January 2012. What a spectacular start to the year!
I was standing on monkey rock overlooking the village and plains of Gordes. Over a period of fifteen minutes I watched the fog rise from the valley and progressively engulf the village. In my next post you'll see only the tip of it left.