Pont Saint Bénézet It's that time of year again when water iris are in bloom. The top one in front of the famous Pont d'Avignon (who...

Fort Saint André, Villeneuve lès Avignon The name dandelion comes from the French 'dents de lion', lion's teeeth - apparently ba...

Ile de la Barthelasse An art teacher I had a long time ago once told me that if you want to paint a flower and its foliage you should always...

Place Pie Continuing the visit of yesterday's flea market with the shadow of some pretty fancy garden furniture. Today 1st of May is Lab...

Place Pie There's a small flea market on Place des Halles every Tuesday and Thursday. I particularly enjoyed this little display. If yo...

Rue Saint Christophe Yet another street find today: pizza, fresh from the gutter. Check out the box: The real taste of Italy, it says. I won...

Rue Mignard "La tolérance, une nymphomane. Faut la buter pour qu'elle arrête. " Translated into English: "Tolerance is a ...

View from my window An unusual view from my window: no skies and rooftops this time but a bunch of lilac cut from the garden of friends I vi...

Villeneuve les Avignon Posh villa, garden, pool. The top of Philippe le Bel tower is the perfect location from which to spy on the provençal...

Along the Rhone river Saturday is a great day for taking the kids cycling. But what on earth is the amazing fluffy cottony stuff found along...

It's been a while since I last posted a view from my window, hasn't it? We've had rain, hail and shine in the past week; sometim...

Rue Carnot Remember my " where do your buy your apples ?" post of last December? Some of my local readers said they bought them fr...

Pont du Royaume This photo was taken from my car just ten minutes after yesterday's, still running before the storm. A few hundred yards...

Fort Saint André, Villeneuve les Avignon Storm last Saturday afternoon, ten minutes before the rain hit. Pretty spectacular it was! Orage sa...

Rue de la Bouquerie Impact. Broken glass. Because it was there, because it was me. Impact, bris de glace. Parce que c'était là, parce q...

Villeneuve les Avignon My photos may be misleading, these baby figs are really tiny still - the leaves speak for it. But as I discover them ...

Place Crillon On the steps across from the Hotel d'Europe, three students enjoying the spring sunshine. I wonder where they bought their...

Place Carnot Walking along Place Carnot I was struck by the way the harsh sun of the "midi" (south) enhanced the strict lines of ...

Cathedrale Notre-Dame des Doms Next to the Palais des Papes is the 12th-century Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms . The cathedral was first bu...

Mont Ventoux Before taking an interest in photography I don't think I would have paid attention to a baby pine cone and its flower. I th...

Allées de l'Oulle Spring along the Rhone river, half a kilometre downstream from the Pont d'Avignon. Printemps au bord du Rhône, env...

Rue Corneille Amsterdam is often described as a city of bicycles. No such thing here. On this Saturday afternoon no bikes are parked in the ...

Eglise Notre Dame des Doms For millions of Christians all over the world and of course in Avignon, city of heavy Catholic heritage, this wee...

Place Pignotte Can you guess what plant, tree or fruit this is? They're all over town (answer tomorrow) This post is a member of Skywatc...

Palais de Justice "If by French law, giving assistance, shelter or comfort to illegal immigrants is a crime then arrest me because I...

Villeneuve lès Avignon Almond, cherry, peach and apricot trees have in common that they emerge from their winter bareness with a burst of wh...

Cours Jean Jaurès The Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a beautiful building whose entrance is protected by graceful gates. The square wat...

Boulevard Saint Roch Spring along the city walls - the perfect tourist brochure view. Yes, I've been paid by the Tourist Office (I wish!...

Rue Bonneterie Not here, not there, you ain't going anywhere. Now get moving, you're blocking the traffic! Pas par ici, pas par là, ...

5 rue Dorée Gagged. Avignon is full of such magnificently sculpted details but I enjoy capturing them at the particular time of day when lig...