...a plane tree leaf caught in a ray of sunshine as I leave home in the morning. Le bonheur c'est... une feuille de platane saisie à con...

Ile de la Barthelasse Have you noticed? Sunflowers don't always turn towards the sun, that's a lie. Some always face towards you, no...

Théatre des Terrasses, Gordes A seemingly anxious look on a young spectator's face. The show is about the start, anticipation builds up...

Place de l'Horloge Avignon's Theater Festival is about to take off and with some 900 plays showcased, advertising space is at a prem...

View from my window If you think that when I look through my window I always see the same view, think again. Remember the view I posted last...

Rue des Ortolans 4:30 pm, school is over and the summer holidays start tomorrow. I enjoyed following this sweet little girl and her mother w...

End of year circus school show. I played with the depth of field to turn this portrait into an abstract. Spectacle de fin d'année d'...

1st of the month, theme day for City Daily Photo bloggers. Today's theme is empty . I can't access the photo I had in mind so I...

Rue Paul Saïn Avignon has no shortage of glorious 18th century baroque religious architecture such as Notre Dame de Conversion chapel here, ...

Les Halles Sometime last night my stat counter hit the 100,000 unique visit mark. 100,000 visitors, isn't that amazing? Looking for pic...

Villeneuve lès Avignon I live in a region known as France's orchard: in season we are lucky to enjoy cheap and tasty locally grown straw...

View from my window Clouds closing down on Avignon, Papal Palace to the right. Photo taken last week. Just after that I switched off my comp...

Wonderful faces from the public at the Fête de la Musique . Take the time to study them all, aren't they fascinating and full of life? ...

Conservatoire de musique, rue du Général Leclerc At the F ete de la Musique this very sweet young girl wasn't just enjoying listening ...

No time today to post more photos of the Summer Solstice Music Festival so here's a blue interlude. The epitome of summer perhaps, in th...

Did people enjoy the Fete de la Musique? Despite the strong mistral wind, the answer is yes, definitely: see above! I'll probably show y...

Gordes, théatre des terrasses Today 21st of June is the first day of summer, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year... and also th...

Villeneuve lès Avignon I've walked past this ruined and roofless church many times, it was closed and all boarded up. But a few weeks ag...

Rue Joseph Vernet With summer almost officially upon us and the heat already there, the age-old regional tradition of closing down the shutt...

Villeneuve lès Avignon, rue de la république Urban jungle / Jungle urbaine

Place des Halles During last Wednesday's fresh fruit and vegetable awareness day at Les Halles (which I already mentioned here ) a natio...

Villeneuve lès Avignon Which way to art? Until 18th July, there's an exhibition of Atelier Art Vivant students' self-portraits in...

Villeneuve lès Avignon Beyond the Colline des Mourgues public garden which I showed you a couple of days ago, the exhibition of Michel Pavi...

Les Halles If you haven't heard that eating five fruit and vegetables per day is good for your health, you're not living in France o...