Saturday, 26 March 2016

The grape harvest roundabout

Two giant stone hands holding bunches of grapes mark the roundabout near the Beaumes-de-Venise wine coop: quite a landmark, you can't miss it. But on a foggy day it can be an eerie sight. Will you spot the little chapel of Notre Dame d'Aubune just further up the hill?

Deux mains géantes en pierre tenant des grappes de raisin marquent le rond-point près de la cave coopérative de Beaumes-de-Venise : un repère impossible à manquer. Mais par temps de brouillard matinal c'est une apparition assez fantômatique. Distinguerez-vous la petite chapelle de Notre-Dame d'Aubune un peu plus haut dans la colline ?





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14 comments:

  1. Helen26 March 2016 at 00:17

    Stunning sculptures and photography. No I didn't see the chapel, as the eyes totally focused on the hands.

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  2. Bob Crowe26 March 2016 at 01:46

    How did we miss this when we visited your area? I find it a bit disconcerting, giant, mighty hands arising from the earth.

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  3. William Kendall26 March 2016 at 16:24

    Very eerie in that mist. I did see the chapel, but if the fog were thicker, it would be out of sight.

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  4. crederae26 March 2016 at 21:03

    bonjour cher Bathalie haha clin doeil.

    quelle sculpture magnifique.les mains exprime bien le travail et les emotions en meme temps.
    belle journee.
    merci.

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  5. Babzy.B26 March 2016 at 23:54

    Impressionnant !

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  6. Babzy.B26 March 2016 at 23:54

    Impressionnant !

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  7. chri27 March 2016 at 10:11

    Superbes ces deux mains fantomatiques sortant du brouillard!!!

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  8. Tilia27 March 2016 at 16:24

    D'accord avec Chri, ces deux mains sortant du brouillard sont délicieusement fantomatiques.
    Celles de la seconde photo sont encore plus insolites, on dirait qu'elles illustrent la célèbre formule magique "Fiat Lux" !

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  9. Nathalie H.D.29 March 2016 at 19:03

    Bob - Amazing indeed that you don't remember them. Not sure how it happened. You'll have to come back ;)

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  10. Petrea Burchard29 March 2016 at 23:57

    Nathalie, I didn't realize you were blogging again. Hooray! I'm so happy to see your pictures. These are especially fascinating.

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  11. claude30 March 2016 at 10:04

    Coup de coeur pour la seconde.

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  12. Stefan Jansson31 March 2016 at 10:41

    That is the best roundabout I have ever seen. We usually have flowers or sometimes temporary street art in our "rondeller".

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  13. Gunn17 April 2016 at 10:43

    Thanks for sharing!
    Unique and fantastic sculptures.

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  14. Photo(Geo)grapher28 April 2016 at 18:17

    Stunning shots!

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