tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65075763232213871912024-03-08T01:20:06.656+01:00Nice Daily PhotoNISSA LA BELLAangelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-53343333268910585242009-03-13T11:43:00.002+01:002009-03-13T12:01:45.423+01:00The Beach..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1EzlNjVKh96otZsbdhvkbMg2t4Lg37ljAO-r_q2U1YNHolMx1hlTprrCL7mAGESGiwCRWd0Kntlv7ZBQOdo7Kz_DjWcMGGi1G0kVgYnJTVXCuFg-1GvCZ4mJ9Aa-NnQDqZfd2DtuwZg/s1600-h/P1010979.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1EzlNjVKh96otZsbdhvkbMg2t4Lg37ljAO-r_q2U1YNHolMx1hlTprrCL7mAGESGiwCRWd0Kntlv7ZBQOdo7Kz_DjWcMGGi1G0kVgYnJTVXCuFg-1GvCZ4mJ9Aa-NnQDqZfd2DtuwZg/s640/P1010979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312622072492379090" border="0" /></a><br />This is the stupidest reason ever for not blogging: just listen to this...<br /><br />While opening a tin of food for my dogs last night I cut my finger quite badly so it is now swathed in a thick bandage and it's long, slow and a little painful to type..<br /><br />(The good side is that I've been let off the gardening this weekend. )<br /><br />I'll hopefully be back next week. Wishing you all a very enjoyable weekend.angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-62804047577660497742009-03-11T07:33:00.003+01:002009-03-11T07:46:50.355+01:00Clocher de la Tour Rusca<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6t_IdGOq-oFoN1Szq8SRFelX3z8vCcFCUs-giNsMtDyLYOSlcLY2wG4x2XoTCXs4p-u_bI-fyHuIVEwQloyk2X_gl0CiKzg_iOrbXSFVmPhgZpaG161KyjMVdT8uxI7tbuvos9hNk54/s1600-h/P1010984.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6t_IdGOq-oFoN1Szq8SRFelX3z8vCcFCUs-giNsMtDyLYOSlcLY2wG4x2XoTCXs4p-u_bI-fyHuIVEwQloyk2X_gl0CiKzg_iOrbXSFVmPhgZpaG161KyjMVdT8uxI7tbuvos9hNk54/s640/P1010984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311815206323088898" border="0" /></a><br />This is the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Clocher</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">de</span> la Tour <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Rusca</span> from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Quai</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">des</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Etats</span>-Unis. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Clocher</span> is the bell tower of an old Benedictine convent and is a landmark in the old town..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-34244804116651136322009-03-10T09:36:00.003+01:002009-03-10T09:44:53.770+01:00The Flower Market: The Mimosa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo3L8F3PyMnn5cDY32Bxu9C877lrZW1jZllkeeF2v21KSvHfcXlpDHxHPpJkaOg7mNBAnSIVeJtjAgthmx1rtcvvzX8RUqg6ec2ua_n4sb5ku3sEggrYen3Y7y4YVlexyZPsYons_8EY/s1600-h/P1010948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo3L8F3PyMnn5cDY32Bxu9C877lrZW1jZllkeeF2v21KSvHfcXlpDHxHPpJkaOg7mNBAnSIVeJtjAgthmx1rtcvvzX8RUqg6ec2ua_n4sb5ku3sEggrYen3Y7y4YVlexyZPsYons_8EY/s640/P1010948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311475669614203314" border="0" /></a><br />Last Autumn at Parc Phoenix I looked around an exhibition called The Invaders featuring the indigenous plant and animal wildlife that's been put at risk by the invasion of vigorous strains from elsewhere. The mimosa was one of them. Because it's a particularly resistant tree it takes hold in the dry conditions here and thrives thus marginalising more fragile plants. To the west of Cannes in the Tanneron there are forests of Mimosa gloriously yellow in the late Winter sunshine complete with notices warning not to pick; they're reserved for florists.angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-38193490793122848102009-03-09T12:43:00.003+01:002009-03-09T12:52:15.067+01:00Opera Plage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeJBonC1qGzIK9Fj_MPk6Th0FW6Nz6RRSylf9nQo4bBCuaFr2w_l5AWG6_QurKLyhBfve7WiJxuD8fzfvMwKMdwPSmI1nTP8hcvE3EiYyDIE9A_F9y_K8oV-P4nU4ld8JaGfp-nigrnk/s1600-h/P1010982.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeJBonC1qGzIK9Fj_MPk6Th0FW6Nz6RRSylf9nQo4bBCuaFr2w_l5AWG6_QurKLyhBfve7WiJxuD8fzfvMwKMdwPSmI1nTP8hcvE3EiYyDIE9A_F9y_K8oV-P4nU4ld8JaGfp-nigrnk/s640/P1010982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311153172763001858" border="0" /></a><br />On the opposite side of the road to the Opera house is..Opera <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Plage</span>, a public beach. The young couple under the sign were heading for the beach to eat their breakfast after a night's clubbing, exactly what my daughter and her friends used to do in the Summer.<br /><br />Following the demise of my much loved screen, I'm using a laptop...with a dicey screen. Maybe it's me...angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-78213754229219303192009-03-08T15:25:00.003+01:002009-03-08T15:35:43.758+01:00The Flower Market: Designer Salt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjlefxX4EwlgCH9NzXuSGQ86WLYolO196nwBQVVvLEgugJggBBhK2A7W6wK2cfmiU3_Do30n-AamcD94t_8eD3wdVzusO1f4X_tuOhsqRXJ_HOhFaqpE65hTXn-bTU9p2KO35Wn-iy9s/s1600-h/P1020022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjlefxX4EwlgCH9NzXuSGQ86WLYolO196nwBQVVvLEgugJggBBhK2A7W6wK2cfmiU3_Do30n-AamcD94t_8eD3wdVzusO1f4X_tuOhsqRXJ_HOhFaqpE65hTXn-bTU9p2KO35Wn-iy9s/s640/P1020022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310823613903541778" border="0" /></a><br />Doctors and health advisers are constantly exhorting us to cut down our fat and cut out sugar and salt so what's a girl to think when faced with this array of salts from the four corners of the globe containing, well, everything from cranberries to oregano to lavender. Being completely devoid of any self control I cracked and bought one tube of the Himalayan which will look very pretty on my table..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-36816607107288109072009-03-05T15:27:00.006+01:002009-03-05T22:29:18.251+01:00Skywatch: Don't Walk!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSf0YZ40Asf7Nv25pTr74Eq-Hb5cHz-rR53HL24UkDGqZNCOYBH3-Tb71mS4f4hU6xLhoxJxduTNuynBkU1PHFL9ci8y-IqME3wfhdljFikrYjbcyq4WcvCNNwpykQQsmifYESgxJEa98/s1600-h/P1010895.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSf0YZ40Asf7Nv25pTr74Eq-Hb5cHz-rR53HL24UkDGqZNCOYBH3-Tb71mS4f4hU6xLhoxJxduTNuynBkU1PHFL9ci8y-IqME3wfhdljFikrYjbcyq4WcvCNNwpykQQsmifYESgxJEa98/s640/P1010895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309710495827314066" border="0" /></a>The Cours Saleya has three lovely archways that open onto a sublime view of the promenade, the palm trees and the Mediterranean and in all of them the eye is distracted by all the paraphenalia of urban life: the concrete bollards, the traffic lights, the information panel. I understand why these things have to be there I just don't understand why they have to be so ugly....<br />(The Victorians would have done it better)<br /><br />Visit the world's skies over at the <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">Sky Watch</a> site..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-725978940130128022009-03-05T08:01:00.003+01:002009-03-05T08:24:04.658+01:00The Flower Market: The Cheese<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zrLvzxCyi_iiuuZAlHFcwTR596nzMiwJb_9LCgB12yh0VmpR4OnAtIFiDY5aLneXDJS0rNJU19LE9YrB_7HgGAuus6ZeMZeKEqYgFLSTbjbjZX852jKfZUBEzmsFLpr5T1zpW697UqI/s1600-h/P1010941.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zrLvzxCyi_iiuuZAlHFcwTR596nzMiwJb_9LCgB12yh0VmpR4OnAtIFiDY5aLneXDJS0rNJU19LE9YrB_7HgGAuus6ZeMZeKEqYgFLSTbjbjZX852jKfZUBEzmsFLpr5T1zpW697UqI/s640/P1010941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309596568692751442" border="0" /></a><br />Another of the produce stalls; the goat's cheese seller. As it was impossible to fade into the crowd (there wasn't one) I asked the seller if I could take a photo so she nodded yes...and posed. I didn't have a diplomatic way of explaining that she wasn't actually needed so I took her photo then the one I really wanted..the cheese. I bought the ones on the bottom right and they were delicious.<br /><br />At the weekend dear Maria from <a href="http://mknoche.blogspot.com/">Let The Good Times Roll</a> gave me a very pretty award which I'm totally unable to copy here. I've had copying issues since I changed my computer..Thank you, Maria.angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-68239484844799786992009-03-04T08:20:00.000+01:002009-03-04T08:20:00.299+01:00The Flower Market : The Potatoes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JhWxndlcFflGfv1h9hpVt3EpdXNgLjxUcWX6POARfIiYKSc18pcFWRfAw843aGDDgcj9pHY2L7ZtrB5BYnBgj4aFn0oaJU9UQYqfJf5BP_zBcsJ7w9BsGOf5yIE-KTeyeKjpVST4Amk/s1600-h/P1010939.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JhWxndlcFflGfv1h9hpVt3EpdXNgLjxUcWX6POARfIiYKSc18pcFWRfAw843aGDDgcj9pHY2L7ZtrB5BYnBgj4aFn0oaJU9UQYqfJf5BP_zBcsJ7w9BsGOf5yIE-KTeyeKjpVST4Amk/s640/P1010939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309052085287346210" border="0" /></a><br />The title looks strange, doesn't it? But the flower part only accounts for half the market; at the western end there are fruit and vegetable stalls, candied fruit, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">socca</span> seller. In short, there's something for everyone.<br />Now this is an example of a well stocked stall. I counted 11 different varieties of potato and I have to wonder if maybe he isn't too specialised but then I don't buy many potatoes...I did buy some garlic though.angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-20348978646767632822009-03-03T07:08:00.002+01:002009-03-03T07:17:32.515+01:00The Flower Market 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVHmz7KdKnRzEqy-kYTdYjmvXx1-nzMhsur691w2hi2rQHX0d7YO3qtF5nWgxCqFClqVaao36z1OjYAjqpGyTyZROtZyeDn1Img0YnEgeVfABnmQJC4u8wMTrE0A7r3wQcI_Nfm3Pngs/s1600-h/P1010945.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVHmz7KdKnRzEqy-kYTdYjmvXx1-nzMhsur691w2hi2rQHX0d7YO3qtF5nWgxCqFClqVaao36z1OjYAjqpGyTyZROtZyeDn1Img0YnEgeVfABnmQJC4u8wMTrE0A7r3wQcI_Nfm3Pngs/s640/P1010945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308840326861030162" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/QUNITI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" />Because the market was still empty I noticed details that would have escaped me in the hurly burly of the crowd. Take this window, for instance. I loved it; the colour of the shutters against the colour of the buiding, the way the awning which was nothing to do with the house, by the way, matches the house colour, the geraniums and just look at the painted inner shutters which I assume replace curtains. I would so love to take a peek inside...angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-65707592144366808652009-03-02T08:12:00.004+01:002009-03-03T09:33:07.903+01:00The Flower Market<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEPAhVrkdDC9xZV5aeYIAMducXud8EtbKEW1slxslH98ebtxQ3NxaCqxab8jrEmvvBnvM4_lOH2ueCCgAdT9xFJV_hIKB0WpyOLoMzPSqlJJ1iD1Pu2qe9-oC3PGWTfqUeB-HiUHQqdQ/s1600-h/P1010935.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEPAhVrkdDC9xZV5aeYIAMducXud8EtbKEW1slxslH98ebtxQ3NxaCqxab8jrEmvvBnvM4_lOH2ueCCgAdT9xFJV_hIKB0WpyOLoMzPSqlJJ1iD1Pu2qe9-oC3PGWTfqUeB-HiUHQqdQ/s640/P1010935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308487285480050050" border="0" /></a><br />I'm usually an early riser but for no obvious reason I was wide awake even earlier on Saturday so we had a quick breakfast and headed into the flower market to watch the sunrise and see the marketeers setting out their stalls. Well, we were early but many of the stalls were already up and running and even doing business. The surprise to me was that all the customers about at that hour were either old people or photographers. You'd have laughed if you'd seen how many people were out there taking photos presumably drawn by the golden hour so accurately described by <a href="http://dailyphotoisleofman.blogspot.com/">Babooshka</a> in Friday's post. (I've just tried to copy and paste the link to that particular post and was unable to...any answers, anybody?) Everything seems much more mellow at this time.<br />And, of course, there was the bonus of second breakfast in the flower market..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-9953415861216389582009-03-01T00:30:00.002+01:002009-03-01T00:30:00.380+01:00Theme Day: Biot Glass<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwJ-ajzHBhDmZM6JvYwXBXGl8l56PkPzRiKuAQyHODIPv0LJaWUxjaV73bVHX8tKbmyxwsj9CTi2YzYtnuGGDgSxXnbc_481jOi-UpZkpLQvo-FZBN0SWMmkvFgnQO0ehMKEdYoyAGQA/s1600-h/100_08_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwJ-ajzHBhDmZM6JvYwXBXGl8l56PkPzRiKuAQyHODIPv0LJaWUxjaV73bVHX8tKbmyxwsj9CTi2YzYtnuGGDgSxXnbc_481jOi-UpZkpLQvo-FZBN0SWMmkvFgnQO0ehMKEdYoyAGQA/s640/100_08_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307949894168208338" border="0" /></a><br />One of the must-sees on the tourist itinerary is the glass works at Biot, a village just in from the coast between Antibes and Villeneuve Loubet, where you can watch glassblowers actually creating some of the glassware on sale in the shop. It's an interesting experience though it's hard to imagine how they can stand the heat in the Summer; there's no point in air conditioning when your mouth is pressed inches away from molten glass and there are furnaces blazing away in the background.<br />I took the photo in the cool air of the gallery where various glass sculptures and other items are for sale.<br /><br />These are the City Daily photo sites participating in this month's theme day.<br /><a href="http://www.citydailyphoto.com/portal/themes_archive.php?tid=23">Click here to view thumbnails for all participants</a>angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-74219103828740033532009-02-26T22:52:00.003+01:002009-02-26T23:08:36.205+01:00Skywatch: Criss Cross<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuOkGdE_d2ynyACaeBAfGRTIXzAtuJCvUzsja0YP0OGzEKzmH7He299KVnGljA7S27XnQNJVhD3gmbq7SZE_CyQX7feR04cCdVmIr9AuirmDO0SH0aODkfbEIPrrW0_pGEXJmUgfXHGE/s1600-h/P1010796.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuOkGdE_d2ynyACaeBAfGRTIXzAtuJCvUzsja0YP0OGzEKzmH7He299KVnGljA7S27XnQNJVhD3gmbq7SZE_CyQX7feR04cCdVmIr9AuirmDO0SH0aODkfbEIPrrW0_pGEXJmUgfXHGE/s640/P1010796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307228100061630258" border="0" /></a>Apparently there's evidence that proves that vapour trails affect local temperatures. I don't know about that but we certainly had a lovely, sunny day in Parc Phoenix and I left my coat in the car.<br /><br />To see the skies of the world call in at the <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">Sky Watch</a> site..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-13256939403346007682009-02-26T11:28:00.004+01:002009-02-26T11:37:03.279+01:00Arenas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWayZaesJbsuJro0SKWXm_wylNVjZC76u5w9fZYkaleQkryMejQVkInMDOp57U9LSV_jUeRaVEi1PXkhI5hKFehCbRnhmBGV4Gw8NXIRosiSybYtDGk8ax21PA5vsqoQzBjm-NNgMn084/s1600-h/P1010837.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWayZaesJbsuJro0SKWXm_wylNVjZC76u5w9fZYkaleQkryMejQVkInMDOp57U9LSV_jUeRaVEi1PXkhI5hKFehCbRnhmBGV4Gw8NXIRosiSybYtDGk8ax21PA5vsqoQzBjm-NNgMn084/s640/P1010837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307051998895189602" border="0" /></a><br />On walking back to the car park I noticed these distorted reflections which evoke the ripple of light on water. The sea, of course, is a mere step away and Parc Phoenix is full of lakes and fountains so the distortion worked beautifully though I think it all would have been even better if the pay booths for the car park, the wooden constructions on either side, had been symmetrical. What do you think?angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-45285618571458444162009-02-24T14:48:00.004+01:002009-02-24T20:35:47.873+01:00I've Got My Eye on You..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_77KPW7gWFteBsQB8KDK5gx-ecp3XgvFZexWyQxls5ovRgTJurliHe5RKiVckHL-yafAw_OZb9pbujmt4EY-AXhoUVW3GOcUEJiIiea0tVJ8KV52HSehWEQjx0AwZzkosa5jfO0dEHdY/s1600-h/P1010812.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_77KPW7gWFteBsQB8KDK5gx-ecp3XgvFZexWyQxls5ovRgTJurliHe5RKiVckHL-yafAw_OZb9pbujmt4EY-AXhoUVW3GOcUEJiIiea0tVJ8KV52HSehWEQjx0AwZzkosa5jfO0dEHdY/s640/P1010812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306362179498262722" border="0" /></a><br />We were back in Parc Phoenix on Sunday afternoon. The original plan was to head back for another carnival fix but enough was enough and we changed our minds while passing the park and ended up enjoying the sunshine and seeing stuff we'd missed before.<br />Now I don't know if these guys were there last time or if they're newly arrived but, you know, even though they were behind glass they still made my skin crawl...<br /><br />(And if anyone from Parc Phoenix is reading I believe there were simply too many of these guys crammed into too small a space..)angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-26665025369122251102009-02-23T00:30:00.000+01:002009-02-23T00:30:11.236+01:00Carnival: The People<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpW5gM_3yF2o2jreEIVA5rcQKW8U_LrHTnbfzTmZ5NwxGNQ1nhnyjwWI6krhWaSft_kCKrf3XO0f-2gK80Ln0O6udnvERKabZeRcWu60De9_dLwlYo3NIGHH3v9CkBEDsjYeBSLCUuQvQ/s1600-h/P1010694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpW5gM_3yF2o2jreEIVA5rcQKW8U_LrHTnbfzTmZ5NwxGNQ1nhnyjwWI6krhWaSft_kCKrf3XO0f-2gK80Ln0O6udnvERKabZeRcWu60De9_dLwlYo3NIGHH3v9CkBEDsjYeBSLCUuQvQ/s640/P1010694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305759424291108978" border="0" /></a><br />So while the floats are parading round Place <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Massena</span>, everyone squirts that sticky string over, well, everyone else. I hate the stuff. Last time I came to carnival I was hit on the back and my pullover was ruined. This time a young girl got my camera just missing the lens. I prefer the confetti; it's harmless and pretty..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-41465227958971885372009-02-20T04:28:00.004+01:002009-02-20T04:38:28.602+01:00Sky Watch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIH3YVkJjobC3nLlBptvIMEB3vr74oJ7qiV8Q2Sdrqzsa4raMas4uhJ9KCC6w3YlyDIXB6_atOkffEsGNGOFIt2VGrXOI3Vku0uFwFBMfYrPTf7iR-xE-S9RV_iOjHUEMw0Zc0vqzP0-w/s1600-h/P1010603.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIH3YVkJjobC3nLlBptvIMEB3vr74oJ7qiV8Q2Sdrqzsa4raMas4uhJ9KCC6w3YlyDIXB6_atOkffEsGNGOFIt2VGrXOI3Vku0uFwFBMfYrPTf7iR-xE-S9RV_iOjHUEMw0Zc0vqzP0-w/s640/P1010603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304717337481829602" border="0" /></a><br />We braced ourselves for rain or snow or high winds but in fact it rained just a little then the sky cleared.<br /><br />Head on over to the <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com">Sky watch</a> site to see the skies from round the world.angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-53517579803032497912009-02-19T11:40:00.003+01:002009-02-19T11:50:42.835+01:00Carnival:The Floats<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbvpT2DTVzZYtFH24J6i4QsRU1dahjybVWr00dyCYDYDB4UrigAX9Yz-L0sn4VFQoSdMZigHpR4CoLapyVV0fha7d3FVR-WLFimy1aHORyUeRdmnDecsXeZpiCJ9zGU32xqpF8L3NNsE/s1600-h/P1010697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbvpT2DTVzZYtFH24J6i4QsRU1dahjybVWr00dyCYDYDB4UrigAX9Yz-L0sn4VFQoSdMZigHpR4CoLapyVV0fha7d3FVR-WLFimy1aHORyUeRdmnDecsXeZpiCJ9zGU32xqpF8L3NNsE/s640/P1010697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304458342604003394" border="0" /></a><br />I've just been pondering the shocking story of Sir Alan Stanford, the banking tycoon at the heart of yet another fraud so my choice of today's photo is somewhat topical. Traditionally the carnival floats can have political/satirical themes; this one depicts a fat cat capitalist enjoying the good life while people starve, note the emaciated figures to the front.angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-53139770850257558022009-02-17T08:55:00.002+01:002009-02-17T09:13:11.374+01:00His Majesty The King<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixe9M2oo30Jmgsj2iOrkr9ndChN00u6S89OLj7N68nh6rZclPVwJsC4PFHZ0209wX9rbPlCg6NBvaKEHkA65i6xKfCOBkX1EPI6ExA3j3KvygzYjN2Y32Iwul_MZof5YGtkwXFM_PRzos/s1600-h/P1010668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixe9M2oo30Jmgsj2iOrkr9ndChN00u6S89OLj7N68nh6rZclPVwJsC4PFHZ0209wX9rbPlCg6NBvaKEHkA65i6xKfCOBkX1EPI6ExA3j3KvygzYjN2Y32Iwul_MZof5YGtkwXFM_PRzos/s640/P1010668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303673498627906306" border="0" /></a><br />Here he is the King of the Carnival, wonderfully colourful and huge, though a voice inside my head keeps saying: yes, but <span style="font-style: italic;">what</span> is he exactly? You can get an idea of the height by looking at the people standing by the barrier.<br />The<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>corso<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>carnavalesque makes its way through the Place Massena between stands of seats and down onto the Promenade des Anglais where there are more seating areas. There is, of course, a fee for the seats but I had a great view standing near the barrier and it was more fun being a part of the crowd..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-39647351889412063702009-02-16T16:30:00.002+01:002009-02-16T16:38:07.582+01:00Carnival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqi3uXXwpLJ6pbGy4UVlAr9GkYKGDx71khYmLtlXlPPLdacb3kOqgEOYkx14VQlWJ5sT4cYAIPR9noazP3oriFMtC_yCBvz0i57amQWWOjwV3HMIPrn9AGLKmJ_povdN4XkDFTQsmVPNU/s1600-h/P1010661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqi3uXXwpLJ6pbGy4UVlAr9GkYKGDx71khYmLtlXlPPLdacb3kOqgEOYkx14VQlWJ5sT4cYAIPR9noazP3oriFMtC_yCBvz0i57amQWWOjwV3HMIPrn9AGLKmJ_povdN4XkDFTQsmVPNU/s640/P1010661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303418793989406914" border="0" /></a><br />It's that time of year again; we're in the run up to Lent and Carnival started last Saturday with a battle of the flowers on the Promenade des Anglais. I missed that one but was there on Sunday to watch the grand parade of the floats bearing the huge characters. This year's theme is Masquerades so all the characters were wearing or carrying masks....<br /><br />This is the Queen of the Carnival. I suppose I should have started with His Majesty the King but, you know, I much preferred her; she looks like a Disney princess and I half expected her to burst into song..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-88947891551581943562009-02-14T07:52:00.002+01:002009-02-14T07:59:38.661+01:00Windy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_i8zcsqer80lVm_kNIqocowo15GT0noC-iqvfkPehnSj24xiXJYKhIENeSxeyIQ2SXwqhOLCTW3WKxIYxlxLCq34kh7N6D9XBeYaFwhSVMR_LCrr7TZMJEj0MmRTSxCSWpcTlCSzRm8/s1600-h/P1010598.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_i8zcsqer80lVm_kNIqocowo15GT0noC-iqvfkPehnSj24xiXJYKhIENeSxeyIQ2SXwqhOLCTW3WKxIYxlxLCq34kh7N6D9XBeYaFwhSVMR_LCrr7TZMJEj0MmRTSxCSWpcTlCSzRm8/s640/P1010598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302543540510632386" border="0" /></a><br />Drying clothes when you live in an apartment can be difficult so hanging them out of the window seems like the obvious solution though I'm so obsessive I'd probably want to have my washing colour coordinated!angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-35146552855561767262009-02-12T20:58:00.004+01:002009-02-12T21:10:00.269+01:00Skywatch: Mr Blue Sky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMT4awKdnVjKdtESHXGDFzUwp0CxLafvflPofbebEBTx00Weds-obqCxxhT7kSj1gztYX7LLQUve55Ru2C4jMuHmnCogL0PA_LyBhFiXfuJPmdJiHo2NoaQXPgnKYQRYj8P5_wlAOQ3Y/s1600-h/P1000894.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMT4awKdnVjKdtESHXGDFzUwp0CxLafvflPofbebEBTx00Weds-obqCxxhT7kSj1gztYX7LLQUve55Ru2C4jMuHmnCogL0PA_LyBhFiXfuJPmdJiHo2NoaQXPgnKYQRYj8P5_wlAOQ3Y/s640/P1000894.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302004253969432050" border="0" /></a><br />The Mistral has been blowing hard this week. It's been a cold wind roaring down the Rhone valley from the Swiss Alps but in terms of clearing up all the rain, fog and cloud it couldn't have been more welcome. Here's a glimpse of the blue sky it left us with...<br /><br />To see the sky all over the world go check out the <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/2009/02/skywatch-friday-no-31.html">Skywatch</a> website..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-31767907027115588782009-02-12T03:00:00.002+01:002009-02-12T03:00:00.777+01:00Soaking Up The Sun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXVz4uJ-48fzlorMlhdOxtM1-KLCynjepubRU2eMkOJ8foIcXltS7hFicLximZHAdXAxu_WCGSDiznzGMgjEJZiAqv2ifHCdxr7_KquaObYVjaa3_XzChDWt8AOGHIdEfGkzmcJ2vqco/s1600-h/P1010438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXVz4uJ-48fzlorMlhdOxtM1-KLCynjepubRU2eMkOJ8foIcXltS7hFicLximZHAdXAxu_WCGSDiznzGMgjEJZiAqv2ifHCdxr7_KquaObYVjaa3_XzChDWt8AOGHIdEfGkzmcJ2vqco/s640/P1010438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301670232718335842" border="0" /></a><br />At last the weather's improving though with the Mistral that's been blowing these last few days, the sea has been definitely agitated. I was amazed that this gull sat quite calmly on a submerged rock while the waves washed over it but it was determined to enjoy those rays of sunshine..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-46828484620063283232009-02-10T07:40:00.003+01:002009-02-10T07:47:47.089+01:00Seashells<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_QAvpRWIsCNc2tp3iCk_g3TPyiERJy_dAUAxvJE6ca8egxNdP1YsTP1Kcb2kAWSGPrwWEk4GKsQ012yPQXtyGi_DaN9r1HdKaxlcziCcwhq6Al0PjK2fdRX4ZqOXC21MoJb1BKwEUO4/s1600-h/P1010437.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_QAvpRWIsCNc2tp3iCk_g3TPyiERJy_dAUAxvJE6ca8egxNdP1YsTP1Kcb2kAWSGPrwWEk4GKsQ012yPQXtyGi_DaN9r1HdKaxlcziCcwhq6Al0PjK2fdRX4ZqOXC21MoJb1BKwEUO4/s640/P1010437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301056583905193826" border="0" /></a><br />Seashells washed up by the storm in Cannes two weeks ago. I wish I could capture those soft colours to paint my house with..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-43628308285331902292009-02-08T09:52:00.002+01:002009-02-08T10:00:53.545+01:00Cannes: Palm Beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDqDWT4ww1yhsGPc7jK9Xv27MqjC8uR25ghjpyXanI2SqwFn-tcrXVMcaQsPsI0dm8_4-JhAxeLGyR8YyyjwmYS9PFsWwEWoeQ3rPXIVl9XJMgde5MRGidZmnYTqgJyy13qZv6TE3I3M/s1600-h/P1010451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDqDWT4ww1yhsGPc7jK9Xv27MqjC8uR25ghjpyXanI2SqwFn-tcrXVMcaQsPsI0dm8_4-JhAxeLGyR8YyyjwmYS9PFsWwEWoeQ3rPXIVl9XJMgde5MRGidZmnYTqgJyy13qZv6TE3I3M/s640/P1010451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300347313215617682" border="0" /></a><br />Being <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">completely</span> out of Nice photos I thought I'd share the last of my Cannes ones. I took this 2 weeks ago on a Sunday morning. You can see across the bay of Cannes to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Palais</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">des</span> Festivals where the film festival is held, and the hills behind. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Croisette</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Cannes's</span> equivalent of the Promenade <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">des</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Anglais</span>, follows the curve of the bay and is definitely the place to see or be seen..angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507576323221387191.post-58839523673930969862009-02-05T20:46:00.004+01:002009-02-05T21:10:43.249+01:00Sky Watch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVdptJgfcsCQh_dccvghJyr6fHzCG36jnAzq4d5h5wXAbRSwxJ7OkXgkGNsOXKhBS4hilvyJEFRwsgjF2tRkrfxQ6KW9QE_I1llPDjYRXVB4NC4goFlHfsomT6LAb2XwgAo8n9ojAVrE/s1600-h/P1010472.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVdptJgfcsCQh_dccvghJyr6fHzCG36jnAzq4d5h5wXAbRSwxJ7OkXgkGNsOXKhBS4hilvyJEFRwsgjF2tRkrfxQ6KW9QE_I1llPDjYRXVB4NC4goFlHfsomT6LAb2XwgAo8n9ojAVrE/s640/P1010472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299402939169700322" border="0" /></a>The South of France has this reputation for being glitzy and glamorous. What many people don't realise is that there is a different side to the Riviera. In the hills behind the coast there all sorts of activities on offer. I've already mentioned the winter sports an hour's drive out of Nice. Now here's another example: paragliding. There are a couple of launch sites in the hills behind my house and on a clear Sunday I often see them spinning lazily in the breeze.<br /><br />For a look at the skies around the world go to the <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com">Skywatch</a> site and enjoy!angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.com32