Simple counting system for mushrooms :-)
One...
Two...
...many!
31 October 2020
24 October 2020
18 October 2020
Macro shrooms
A poor attempt at taking pictures of mushrooms with my macro lens - unfortunately the light was waaaay too low for this...
Pink mushroom
Red bobbles
17 October 2020
Forest bokeh
Bokeh and mushrooms, isn't it the perfect combination?
Ode to light
Dance of lights
Open to light
14 October 2020
11 October 2020
26 September 2020
Meudon Castle
Unfortunately, there are no more castles in Meudon - but there used to be a royal one, located at the very top of the hill, in the heart of a hunting reserve.
This palace was destroyed by a fire around the 18th century and then demolished. Only a more recent part of the castle - the 'new' castle, also damaged by a fire, still had standing walls, and its remains were later on converted to an observatory. The Orangery, the terraces, and the 'Grande Perspective' (a wonderful view towards the South) were restored very recently.
Here is the official 'Way of showing Meudon', a text written by Louis XIV or his son to indicate the route to follow to visit the gardens of the castle of Meudon, and discover its amazing viewpoints:
Aligned trees in Meudon terraces
View on the Fondation d’Auteuil building
The Orangery
21 September 2020
Porcelain making
Some samples of the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres craftsmanship in progress :-)
Porcelain details
Porcelain pieces
Hand-shaped porcelain decorations
20 September 2020
Heritage days
Europeans Heritage Days are always a fabulous way to discover all the interesting places one usually just happens to miss ^^
And this year, I took this opportunity to visit (among others) the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres!
This wonderful museum had organized guided visits of its manufactories where we could see all the different steps of porcelain making, from shaping (using a potter's wheel or moulds), glazing, decoration (special paints, gold...) to firing of the porcelain inside huge kilns.
Having all those steps explained and - firing excepted - demonstrated truly was an incredible experience; I learned a lot and will definitely try and find other manufactories to visit!
Shaping porcelain
Resizing porcelain
Decorating porcelain
13 September 2020
Fall forest
Some Fall colors have started to appear in my favorite forest :-)
A peaceful lake
Shaped leaf
Swimming
23 August 2020
Rose garden
The wonderful rose garden in the well-named L'Haÿ-les-Roses city :-)
Little Cupid statue
Pure white
Rose garden
13 August 2020
Patrimony
Melle, a small city in the Poitou area, is renowned for its 3 amazing Romanesque churches - called "la Triade Romane". Here are a few pictures from my visit in this beautiful place!
View on the church
Horse rider sculpture
Lime tree by the church
12 August 2020
Countryside
A small trip to my hometown - or should I say, my home countryside with its numerous fields and enchanting paths :-)
Haystack field
Ivy bokeh
Itchy path
All alone
8 August 2020
Albert Kahn
Another very nice discovery this summer: the Albert Kahn garden :-)
This garden consists in fact of a collection of small gardens of different styles, including a Japanese village and garden, an English garden, a French garden, a Vosges forest, and a blue forest (its name originating from the blue-green needles of its Atlas cedars and Colorado spruce trees).
Green zone
Ivy forest
Pine tree
3 August 2020
Butterflies
If you go to Vannes, don't miss the tropical butterfly garden (but avoid visiting it during very hot summer days as I did^^), it's absolutely magical! Especially if you too love photographing butterflies :-)
White butterflies...
Subscribe to:
Posts
(
Atom
)