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L'autunno della Laguna nord di Venezia presenta un tocco di magia ineguagliabile. Qui gli spazi acquei sono delimitati dalle arginature delle valli da pesca e su queste crescono i frangivento di tamerice. Ed è proprio l'infiammarsi di queste ultime e il loro contrasto con l'azzurro intenso delle acque accarezzate da vento a rendere l'autunno lagunare assolutamente speciale ..... ..
... with this young ( still a bit crumpled) and old (already quite tattered) French rose / Essig-Rose (Rosa gallica) from Botanical Garden, Frankfurt
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I vecchi alberi sono testimoni del tempo meteorologico, non meno che del tempo storico. Essi vegliano e costruiscono i paesaggi degli uomini, ma al tempo stesso assistono impassibili alle vicende umane, alle passioni, ai delitti e alle pene. Così è accaduto a questi annosi temerici, cresciuti su un argine della Laguna di Venezia ..... ..
E' sempre più difficile augurare Buon Natale. Sempre più difficile farlo senza cadere nella retorica più scontata, o senza discriminare chi non ha la stessa fede o chi non ne ha alcuna. Il Natale, comunque, è una ricorrenza di valore universale e allora Buon Natale agli uomini di buona volontà, di qualsiasi etnia, religione, credo e cultura. Il mondo che crede nel futuro è loro ..... ..
Sono commosso dalla semplice e pulita bellezza delle rose selvatiche. Al contrario delle ridondanti e prolisse rose create dalla selezione dell'uomo, quelle selvatiche sono timide, sincere, quasi schive; eppure bellissime.
Come queste rose serpeggianti (Rosa gallica), che crescono su suoli argillosi e umidi, negli angoli dimenticati della campagna e al margine luminoso dei boschi. Come poesie, che l'uomo non sa leggere ..... ..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGBDXR3EPjE.......................♪♫♫
Paolo Nutini Autumn
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Il melograno è coltivato nelle zone mediterranee dell'Europa e dell'Asia, ma anche del Nord America. I suoi fiori e i suoi semi sono di color rosso, il suo frutto, chiamato MELAGRANA, ha la forma di una mela che, come dice il nome stesso, contiene al suo interno moltissimi semi (grani).
E' particolarmente ricco di sali minerali quali potassio, manganese, zinco, rame e fosforo; in quantità minore troviamo anche ferro, sodio e calcio. Abbondante anche la presenza di vitamine: A, B, C, E e K. Oltre all'acqua, che naturalmente rappresenta l'elemento principale, troviamo zuccheri, fibre e grassi.
Il melograno è caratterizzato dalla presenza di sostanze benevole per l'organismo come per esempio i flavonoidi, gli antiossidanti, vari tipi di acidi, tra cui l'ellagico e il gallico, la quercitina e altri principi attivi molto benefici che gli hanno fatto meritare il nome di "frutto della medicina".
In the bottom center, the Gallic rooster adorning Jouars-Pontchartrain memorial
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La rosa (Rosa L.), della famiglia delle Rosaceae, è un genere che comprende circa 150 specie, suddivise in numerose varietà con infiniti ibridi e cultivar, originarie dell'Europa e dell'Asia, di altezza variabile da 20 cm a diversi metri, comprende specie cespugliose, sarmentose, rampicanti, striscianti, arbusti e alberelli a fiore grande o piccolo, a mazzetti, pannocchie o solitari, semplici o doppi, frutti ad achenio contenuti in un falso frutto (cinorrodo); le specie spontanee in Italia sono oltre 30, di cui ricordiamo la R. canina (la più comune), la R. gallica (poco comune nelle brughiere e luoghi sassosi), la R. glauca (frequente sulle Alpi), la R. pendulina (comune sulle Alpi e l'Appennino settentrionale) e la R. sempervirens.
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In Piazza Sant'Anna, ai Lattarini, davanti l'Oratorio di Gesù e Maria (1687) sede della Confraternita "Maria SS. della Mercede".
This striking image at the entrance of Rolin museum in Autun takes us back in time to the beginning of our era. It shows us with a wealth of detail the Roman city of Augustodunum, which will become Autun.
Augustodunum was founded around 16-13 BC by Emperor Augustus to become the new capital of the Aedui, replacing the oppidum of Bribacte. Its name means the fortress of Augustus. The Aedui were one of the main Gallic people allied with Rome at that time and the city quickly became one of the main cities of Roman Gaul. It adorns itself with the title of “soror et aemula Romae” (sister and emulator of Rome). It will then be endowed with magnificent monuments.
Traces of this Roman past can be found in the actual city.
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La ville romaine d'Augustodunum
Cette image saisissante à l’entrée du musée Rolin à Autun nous fait remonter le temps au début de notre ère. Elle nous montre avec un luxe de détails la cité romaine d’Augustodunum, qui deviendra Autun.
Augustodunum a été fondée vers 16-13 avant JC par l’empereur Auguste pour devenir la nouvelle capitale des Éduens en remplacement de l’oppidum de Bribacte. Son nom signifie la forteresse d’Auguste. Les Éduens étaient un des principaux peuples gaulois alliés de Rome à cette époque et la cité deviendra rapidement une des principales villes de la Gaule Romaine. Elle se pare du titre de «soror et aemula Romae » (sœur et émule de Rome). Elle sera dotée de magnifiques monuments.
On retrouve dans la ville d’aujourd’hui des traces de ce passé romain.
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Autun - Rolin museum - South Burgundy - France / Autun - musée Rolin - Bourgogne du Sud - France
This is the only time of year these plants look pretty. Here's what the Internet says
The fruit of prickly pears, commonly called cactus fruit, cactus fig, Indian[8] fig, nopales[9] or tuna in Spanish,[10] is edible, although it must be peeled carefully to remove the small spines on the outer skin before consumption. If the outer layer is not properly removed, glochids can be ingested, causing discomfort of the throat, lips, and tongue, as the small spines are easily lodged in the skin. Native Americans, like the Tequesta, would roll the fruit around in a suitable medium (e.g. grit) to "sand" off the glochids. Alternatively, rotating the fruit in the flame of a campfire or torch has been used to remove the glochids. Today, parthenocarpic (seedless) cultivars are also available.
In Mexico, prickly pears are often used to make appetizers, soups, and salads through entrees, vegetable dishes, and breads to desserts, beverages, candy, jelly, or drinks. The young stem segments, usually called nopales, are also edible in most species of Opuntia.[9] They are commonly used in Mexican cuisine in dishes such as huevos con nopales (eggs with nopal), or tacos de nopales. Nopales are also an important ingredient in New Mexican cuisine.
Opuntia contains a range of phytochemicals in variable quantities, such as polyphenols, dietary minerals and betalains. Identified compounds under basic research include gallic acid, vanillic acid and catechins, as examples.[14] The Sicilian prickly pear contains betalain, betanin, and indicaxanthin, with highest levels in their fruits.[16]
In Mexican folk medicine, its pulp and juice are considered treatments for wounds and inflammation of the digestive and urinary tracts.[17]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGBDXR3EPjE.......................♪♫♫
Paolo Nutini Autumn
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Il melograno è una pianta appartenente alla famiglia delle Punicaceae il cui nome scientifico è Punica Granatum; il suo aspetto è quello di un cespuglio con foglie verdi e lunghe e può raggiungere un'altezza massima di 4 metri circa. L' origine della pianta del melograno non è certa, quella più accreditata la vede provenire dall'Asia sud - occidentale; ad oggi il melograno cresce ed è coltivato nelle zone mediterranee dell'Europa e dell'Asia, ma anche del Nord America. I suoi fiori e i suoi semi sono di color rosso, il suo frutto, chiamato MELAGRANA, ha la forma di una mela che, come dice il nome stesso, contiene al suo interno moltissimi semi (grani).
E' particolarmente ricco di sali minerali quali potassio, manganese, zinco, rame e fosforo; in quantità minore troviamo anche ferro, sodio e calcio. Abbondante anche la presenza di vitamine: A, B, C, E e K. Oltre all'acqua, che naturalmente rappresenta l'elemento principale, troviamo zuccheri, fibre e grassi.
Il melograno è caratterizzato dalla presenza di sostanze benevole per l'organismo come per esempio i flavonoidi, gli antiossidanti, vari tipi di acidi, tra cui l'ellagico e il gallico, la quercitina e altri principi attivi molto benefici che gli hanno fatto meritare il nome di "frutto della medicina".
Rocamadour a story that has lasted for millennia - Lot - Occitanie - France - Europe
Au cœur du Haut-Quercy, comme accrochée à une puissante falaise dominant de 150 mètres la vallée encaissée de l'Alzou, cette cité mariale est un lieu de pèlerinage réputé depuis le xiie siècle, fréquenté depuis le Moyen Âge par de nombreux « roumieux », anonymes ou célèbres (Henri II d'Angleterre, Simon de Montfort, Blanche de Castille et Louis IX de France, saint Dominique et saint Bernard, entre autres figures illustres), qui viennent y vénérer la Vierge noire et le tombeau de saint Amadour.
Rocamadour, « citadelle de la Foi », est également un site touristique naturel réputé de la causse de Gramat.
La cité médiévale, aux ruelles tortueuses, est gardée par une série de portes fortifiées (porte Salmon, Cabilière, de l'Hôpital, du Figuier). Un escalier monumental, que les pèlerins gravissaient (et gravissent parfois encore) à genoux conduit à l'esplanade des sanctuaires, où se côtoient la basilique Saint-Sauveur, la crypte Saint-Amadour (classées au patrimoine mondial de l'humanité), les chapelles Sainte-Anne, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Notre-Dame – où se trouve la Vierge noire – Saint-Louis et Saint-Michel. L'ensemble est dominé par le palais des Évêques de Tulle. Un chemin de croix conduit au château et à la croix de Jérusalem, où a été aménagé un belvédère.
La commune fait partie de l'association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.
Préhistoire
Rocamadour et ses nombreuses grottes abritaient déjà des hommes au Paléolithique comme le montrent les dessins de la grotte des Merveilles. La grotte de Linars et son porche ont servi de nécropole souterraine et d'habitat à l'âge du bronze. Les vestiges sont déposés au musée de Cabrerets et dans le hall de la mairie de Rocamadour.
À l'âge du fer, la région était habitée par le peuple des Cadurques Les restes d'un village, dans la vallée de la Salvate près de Couzou, ont été retrouvés lors de travaux. Un oppidum perché sur les hauteurs de la vallée de l'Alzou, en aval de Tournefeuille, est peut-être lié à la lutte des Gaulois contre les troupes romaines lors de la guerre des Gaules.
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In the heart of Haut-Quercy, clinging to a mighty cliff 150 meters above the deep valley of the Alzou, this Marian city has been a renowned place of pilgrimage since the 12th century, frequented since the Middle Ages by many "Roumieux". , anonymous or famous (Henry II of England, Simon de Montfort, Blanche of Castile and Louis IX of France, Saint Dominic and Saint Bernard, among other illustrious figures), who come to venerate the Black Madonna and the tomb of Saint Amadour.
Rocamadour, "Citadel of Faith", is also a famous natural tourist site on the Causse de Gramat.
The medieval town, with its winding streets, is guarded by a series of fortified gates (Salmon, Cabilière, Hospital and Figuier gates). A monumental staircase, which pilgrims climbed (and sometimes still climb) on their knees, leads to the esplanade of the sanctuaries, where the Saint-Sauveur basilica, the Saint-Amadour crypt (listed as world heritage sites), the chapels of Sainte-Anne, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Notre-Dame – where the Black Madonna is – Saint-Louis and Saint-Michel. The whole is dominated by the palace of the Bishops of Tulle. A way of the cross leads to the castle and the cross of Jerusalem, where a belvedere has been set up.
The town is part of the association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.
Prehistory
Rocamadour and its numerous caves already sheltered men in the Palaeolithic as shown by the drawings of the Cave of Wonders. The Linars cave and its porch served as an underground necropolis and habitat during the Bronze Age. The remains are deposited in the museum of Cabrerets and in the hall of the town hall of Rocamadour.
During the Iron Age, the region was inhabited by the Cadurci people. The remains of a village, in the Salvate valley near Couzou, were found during works. An oppidum perched on the heights of the Alzou valley, downstream from Tournefeuille, is perhaps linked to the fight of the Gauls against the Roman troops during the Gallic Wars.
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... with some French roses / Essig-Rosen (Rosa gallica) from Botanical Garden, Frankfurt
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The French 1922 Ballot 2 liter Racer....that in road trim were the first twin-cam 16-valve production road cars ever built. Much much more when I put up the image of the entire car......very very interesting!
Composé à partir d'une photo personnelle et d'une photo de l'agence Rol de 1925 (Source gallica.bnf.fr / BnF)
Bastion de la vieille France au cœur touristique d’Édimbourg, le Petit Paris fait exactement ce qu’il dit dans son slogan gaulois : « Le respect de la tradition française » depuis plus d’une décennie. En face de l’hôtel Apex, avec le château en toile de fond, il bénéficie de tables en terrasse par beau temps. Animé, convivial, confortable et animé avec ses nappes à carreaux, ses pots en cuivre suspendus et son personnel de langue maternelle, est vraiment Français. La carte incarne la philosophie « if it ain’t broke ». Elle est écrite en Français (avec sous-titres anglais) et donne aux visiteurs un avant-goût de la mère patrie avec des saucisses de Toulouse, ses escargots cuits à l’ail, du persil et du beurre de Pernod, son coq au vin, les moules marinières et ses crêpes au Grand Marnier.
A bastion of old France in the tourist heart of Edinburgh, Petit Paris has been doing exactly what it says in its Gallic slogan: “Respect for French tradition” for over a decade. Opposite the Apex Hotel, with the castle in the background, it has tables on the terrace in good weather. Lively, friendly, cozy and bustling with its checkered tablecloths, hanging copper pots and native speaking staff, is truly French. The card embodies the “if it ain’t broke” philosophy. It is written in French (with English subtitles) and gives visitors a taste of the motherland with Toulouse sausages, snails cooked in garlic, parsley and butter from Pernod, coq au vin , mussels marinières and pancakes with Grand Marnier.
Las autoridades francesas certificaron 642 muertos, de los cuales solo 52 pudieron ser identificados. Tres familias españolas, exiliados de la República, fueron completamente aniquiladas. Desde las gemelas Esther y Paquita Serrano, con un año de edad, hasta Francisca Gil, de 50. En total 24 muertos. ¿Por qué los nazis escogieron Oradour para perpetrar semejante masacre? No hay una respuesta. De hecho, días después, el propio Diekmann fue requerido por sus superiores para rendir cuentas por la matanza. El historiador y escritor Jesús Hernández, experto en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y autor de numerosos libros sobre la contienda, indica que «los integrantes de la columna germana, sometida a sucesivas emboscadas que iban provocando un goteo de soldados muertos, fueron acrecentando su odio hacia los partisanos galos, a la vez que crecía su frustración por no poder acudir prestos a rechazar la invasión que estaba teniendo lugar en las costas normandas. La fatalidad quiso que la apacible localidad de Oradour fuera escogida por los alemanes para desahogar su rabia». Diekmann murió dos semanas después combatiendo en Normandía. A pesar de su muerte, que algunos definen como «justicia divina», no hubo castigo para los responsables de la matanza.
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The French authorities certified 642 dead, of which only 52 could be identified. Three Spanish families, exiled from the Republic, were completely annihilated. From the twins Esther and Paquita Serrano, one year old, to Francisca Gil, 50. In total 24 dead. Why did the Nazis choose Oradour to carry out such a massacre? There is no answer. In fact, days later, Diekmann himself was summoned by his superiors to account for the massacre. The historian and writer Jesús Hernández, an expert on World War II and the author of numerous books on the war, indicates that “the members of the German column, subjected to successive ambushes that were causing a trickle of dead soldiers, were increasing their hatred towards the Gallic partisans, at the same time that their frustration grew at not being able to come quickly to reject the invasion that was taking place on the Norman shores. Fate wanted the peaceful town of Oradour to be chosen by the Germans to vent their anger. Diekmann died two weeks later fighting in Normandy. Despite his death, which some define as "divine justice", there was no punishment for those responsible for the massacre.
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A La Tène ornament, found in one of the six graves at Orainville, 60 km from Soissons. The graves, dated to 300-250 B.C. were found at a rescue excavation in 1999.
At the museum at L'Abbaye St Léger in Soissons.
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Les portes des vieilles maisons, comme celles des vieux cœurs, sont les plus accueillantes.
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Las puertas de las viejas casas, como también las de los viejos corazones, son las más acogedoras.
Augusta Amiel-Lapeyre (Fr., 1884-1977)
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Foto: O Carballiño (Ourense), centro ciudad.
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Photo : Vielle maison à O Carballiño (Gallice) … en centre ville.
Charles de Mills.
A deep pink/crimson Gallic rose that dates from the 1700s.
It was actually first bred in The Netherlands.
But today I discovered this historic rose in a garden along Hillcrest Road at Pennant Hills, in northern Sydney.
Saturday, 7th October, 2023.
I had visited the nearby groovy 'Cafe Hylton' for flat white coffee (together with smashed avocado & two poached eggs - no bread!!) And then I wandered up Hillcrest Road to retrieve the car, but amazingly spied this rose, and indeed other heritage roses, in a garden. And I always (mostly) have the Canon camera and lenses in the boot of the car.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm macro f/2.8L IS USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
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Les couleurs extraordinaires sont bien celles que nous avons gardées en mémoire.
Sur ces petites plages de galets à l'intérieur des grottes que proposent les calanques vivaient des populations d'éléphant de mer. Celles-ci ont disparu du fait des chasses opérées par les marins pêcheurs qui souhaitaient préserver leurs territoires de pêche.
Les Calanche di Piana (Calanques de Piana):
Les calanques de Piana sont en fait un petit chaînon montagneux. Il est fait de roches magmatiques ou "plutoniques" (terme lié à la lenteur de refroidissement du magma). Depuis 1983 ce site est inscrit au patrimoine mondial. Ici les calanques sont proposées lors d'une balade en mer, mais elles peuvent aussi être découvertes par la route (de Piana à Porto) ou par des sentiers dont un ancien chemin muletier, peut-être celui qu'emprunta Maupassant lors d'un voyage en Corse (extrait de l'article "le Monastère de Corbara" publié dans "le Gaulois" en date du 5 octobre 1880).
... "Mais le P. Bidon (Monastère de Corbara) n'était pas le seul moine que je devais voir en ce voyage; car le lendemain, à la nuit tombante, j'ai traversé les calanches de Piana.
Je m'arrêtai d'abord stupéfait devant ces étonnats rochers de granit rose, hauts de quatre cents mètres, étranges, torturés, courbés, rongés par le temps, sanglants sous les derniers feux du crépuscule, et prenant toutes les formes, comme un peuple fantastique de contes féériques, pétrifié par quelque pouvoir surnaturel. J'aperçus alternativement deux moines debout, d'une taille gigantesque; un évêque assis, crosse en main, mitre en tête; de prodigieuses figures, un lion accroupi au bord de la route, une femme allaitant son enfant et une tête de diable immense, cornue, grinçante, gardienne sans doute de cette foule emprisonnée en des corps de pierre. (...)"
in "Source gallica.bnf.fr/Bibliothèque nationale de France"
Rosa gallica, the Gallic rose, French rose, or rose of Provins, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, native to southern and central Europe eastwards to Turkey and the Caucasus. Rosa gallica was one of the first species of rose to be cultivated in central Europe. It is a parent of several important cultivars.
Périgueux, met zijn indrukwekkende kathedraal Saint-Front, heeft een lange geschiedenis. Op de heuvels ten zuiden van de Isle lag hier al in 1e eeuw v.Chr. de Gallische plaats Vésone, een versterkte stad met duizenden bewoners van de stam der Petrocorii. Eenmaal veroverd door Caesar, werd het de Gallo-Romeinse stad Vesunna, die een grote bloeitijd kende in de 1e-2e eeuw en 15.000 à 20.000 inwoners telde. Zo ontstond de eerste kern van Périgueux.
Périgueux, with its impressive Saint-Front cathedral, has a long history. On the hills south of the Isle there was already a site here in the 1st century BC. the Gallic place of Vésone, a fortified city with thousands of inhabitants of the tribe of the Petrocorii. Once conquered by Caesar, it became the Gallo-Roman city of Vesunna, which flourished in the 1st-2nd century and numbered 15,000 to 20,000 inhabitants. This is how the first core of Périgueux was created.
** This shot was a double surprise I was not expecting the bird to fly by, the other surprise was that I managed to get it more or less in focus
The context we we were on Callum’s boat photographing seals on one of Loch Carson’s small islands . We were a small group Callum and his mate two charming young French women Lucie and Lauren and Mary an I . At one point Lucie shouted there was a Heron I looked away from the seals and took one shot not expecting anything but a blur
It was a fun trip Mary acted as translator between broad Scottish and French. Callum obviously found the young women charming and one point he sang a ballad on Gallic . We met up with the French women the following night and had a good session in the pub I introduced Lauren to Guinness which she enjoyed . One of the highlights of the Highlands was its international feel There were many Americans and French people staying in the Plockton which made it more interesting. In fact English people were thin on the ground so it felt like one was properly abroad . Mary said she spoke more French than she would have in France
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A passeggio nei campi attorno alla mia abitazione.
Silene gallica (Silene gallica)
Conosciuto in Sardegna come: Granu de pebaru, Gravellinu, Nieddone
Walking in the fields around my home.
Windmill (Silene gallica)
Known in Sardinia as: Granu de pebaru, Gravellinu, Nieddone
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A medieval bastide perched above the valleys and hills of the area known as the Quercy Blanc, Lauzerte is one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France, a distinction granted to only 155 villages in the country. Founded in the 12th century by the Count of Toulouse, the village is located on the routes of the Santiago de Compostella. Lauzerte is described by its tourism agency as "a nature stop for family excursions and weekends exploring the rich past and present of the South West: our heritage and architecture, our leisure activities and festivities."
Etymology of the name: Two interpretations include the possible Latin root of “Villaserta” and more likely, the Gallic root, “lauzes”, flat stones used as paving or roofing, and “erta” from the local Occitan dialect, meaning hill, thus Hill of Stones. The fact that the barbican was exploited as a quarry supports this derivation.
Two hours. Just two hours separated me from the awe-inspiring French Glacier at the heart of Torres del Paine National Park. The air crackled with anticipation – not just from the crisp Patagonian wind, but from the booming echoes that reverberated through the French Valley.
Ahead, a plume of snow dust danced in the distance, a silent testament to the power the glaciers wielded. It was a scene both exhilarating and humbling – a constant reminder of the raw, untamed beauty surrounding me.
Towering over it all stood the majestic Cerro Paine Grande. Its icy crown, at a staggering 2,884 meters (9,462 feet) high, pierced the azure sky. Lush beech forests carpeted the valley floor, their vibrant greens a stark contrast to the glacial whites and blues beyond.
The French Valley, however, held a secret. The weather here was notoriously fickle. A thick mist could descend in mere moments, transforming the breathtaking vista into a whiteout, the path ahead disappearing like a dream.
As I pressed on, the mystery of the valley's name deepened.
The First Settlers with a Gallic Flair:
The late 1800s saw a gold rush of a different sort in the Ultima Esperanza province. Not for minerals, mind you, but for wide-open spaces and a fresh start. Europeans like Germans, English, and Spaniards flooded in, staking their claims near the inviting (name-wise, at least) Last Hope Fjord.
But by the time the later settlers showed up, those prime fjord-front lots were about as available as a happy ending in a zombie movie. Left with the scenic leftovers - the big lakes and rugged valleys by the Paine Mountains - they weren't exactly rolling in clover. Among these scrappy souls was a French fellow named Adrian Bader.
Bader wasn't one to be discouraged by a lack of fjord views. He set up camp on the north shore of Nordenskjold Lake, right at the foot of the majestic Cuernos del Paine and the head of a surprisingly lush valley. It wasn't long before everyone around started calling him "The French Man." And guess what? The valley he settled in? Yep, you guessed it - French Valley, Glacier and River! Seemed even settling for leftovers could have a certain je ne sais quoi.
Weißenburg im Nordelsass, ein malerisches und sehr facettenreiches Städtchen.
It is situated on the little River Lauter close to the border between France and Germany approximately 60 km (37 mi) north of Strasbourg and 35 km (22 mi) west of Karlsruhe. Wissembourg is a sub-prefecture of the department. The name Wissembourg is a Gallicized version of Weißenburg (Weissenburg) in German meaning "white castle". The Latin place-name, sometimes used in ecclesiastical sources, is Sebusium.
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Sobriété, calme et sérénité pour cette jolie basilique loin des hordes de touristes qui se précipitent en masse vers les animations colorées de plus ou moins bon goût qui "ornent" les façades des autres principaux monuments de la ville.
L'un des plus anciens lieux de culte chrétien en France, cette abbaye fondée au 5ème siècle, se présente à l'heure actuelle entre autres sous la forme d'un édifice roman qui possède quelques éléments d'origine, en particulier ces colonnes de la croisée du transept en granit d'Egypte (dont deux sont visibles sur la photo du milieu) qui proviendraient de l'Autel de Rome et d'Auguste qui était situé au Sanctuaire des Trois Gaules de Lugdunum et dans lequel les tribus gauloises se réunissaient chaque année pour prêter allégeance à l'Empereur romain.
Saint-Martin d'Ainay one night of the Festival of Lights
Sobriety, calm and serenity for this pretty basilica away from the hordes of tourists who rush in mass to the colorful animations of more or less good taste that "adorn" the facades of the other main monuments of the city.
One of the oldest places of Christian worship in France, this abbey founded in the 5th century, is among others presented in the form of a Romanesque building that has some original elements, especially these columns of the transept cross in Egyptian granite (two of which are visible in the middle photo) that would come from the Altar of Rome and Augustus, which was located at the Sanctuary of the Three Gauls at Lugdunum, where the Gallic tribes gathered each year to pledge allegiance to the Roman Emperor.
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Les Calanche di Piana (Calanques de Piana)
Les calanques de Piana sont en fait un petit chaînon montagneux. Il est fait de roches magmatiques ou "plutoniques" (terme lié à la lenteur de refroidissement du magma). Depuis 1983 ce site est inscrit au patrimoine mondial. Ici les calanques sont proposées lors d'une balade en mer, mais elles peuvent aussi être découvertes par la route (de Piana à Porto) ou par des sentiers dont un ancien chemin muletier, peut-être celui qu'emprunta Maupassant lors d'un voyage en Corse (extrait de l'article "le Monastère de Corbara" publié dans "le Gaulois" en date du 5 octobre 1880).
... "Mais le P. Bidon (Monastère de Corbara) n'était pas le seul moine que je devais voir en ce voyage; car le lendemain, à la nuit tombante, j'ai traversé les calanches de Piana.
Je m'arrêtai d'abord stupéfait devant ces étonnats rochers de granit rose, hauts de quatre cents mètres, étranges, torturés, courbés, rongés par le temps, sanglants sous les derniers feux du crépuscule, et prenant toutes les formes, comme un peuple fantastique de contes féériques, pétrifié par quelque pouvoir surnaturel. J'aperçus alternativement deux moines debout, d'une taille gigantesque; un évêque assis, crosse en main, mitre en tête; de prodigieuses figures, un lion accroupi au bord de la route, une femme allaitant son enfant et une tête de diable immense, cornue, grinçante, gardienne sans doute de cette foule emprisonnée en des corps de pierre. (...)"
in "Source gallica.bnf.fr/Bibliothèque nationale de France"
Les quatre photos ajoutées ici offrent un autre regard, celui que l'on peut avoir depuis la route qui va de Piana à Porto
Les Calanche di Piana (Calanques de Piana):
Les calanques de Piana sont en fait un petit chaînon montagneux. Il est fait de roches magmatiques ou "plutoniques" (terme lié à la lenteur de refroidissement du magma). Depuis 1983 ce site est inscrit au patrimoine mondial. Ici les calanques sont proposées lors d'une balade en mer, mais elles peuvent aussi être découvertes par la route (de Piana à Porto) ou par des sentiers dont un ancien chemin muletier, peut-être celui qu'emprunta Maupassant lors d'un voyage en Corse (extrait de l'article "le Monastère de Corbara" publié dans "le Gaulois" en date du 5 octobre 1880).
... "Mais le P. Bidon (Monastère de Corbara) n'était pas le seul moine que je devais voir en ce voyage; car le lendemain, à la nuit tombante, j'ai traversé les calanches de Piana.
Je m'arrêtai d'abord stupéfait devant ces étonnats rochers de granit rose, hauts de quatre cents mètres, étranges, torturés, courbés, rongés par le temps, sanglants sous les derniers feux du crépuscule, et prenant toutes les formes, comme un peuple fantastique de contes féériques, pétrifié par quelque pouvoir surnaturel. J'aperçus alternativement deux moines debout, d'une taille gigantesque; un évêque assis, crosse en main, mitre en tête; de prodigieuses figures, un lion accroupi au bord de la route, une femme allaitant son enfant et une tête de diable immense, cornue, grinçante, gardienne sans doute de cette foule emprisonnée en des corps de pierre. (...)"
in "Source gallica.bnf.fr/Bibliothèque nationale de France"
- Nombre científico.- Garrulus glandarius
- Familia.- Corvidae
- Nombre común.- Arrendajo común, Gallico de monte, Eskinosoa (Eus), Iskisu (Eus) .
Compartiendo el gusano esta pareja de "Gallicos de San Martín" que es como aquí en Navarra se les conoce a las Abubillas.
He tenido fortuna esta mañana, aunque de muy lejos, la foto no es todo lo buena que desearía, pero sí el momento captado. 600 mm. recortada.
- Nombre común: Abubilla
- Nombre científico: Upupa epops
- Familia: Upupidae
Pose:Domizia - Male 44
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Lyrics:
So you're on the prowl wondering whether
She left already or not
Leather jacket, collar popped like Cantonna
Never knowing when to stop
Sunglasses indoors, par for the course
Lights in the floors and sweat on the walls
Cages and poles
Call off the search for your soul
Or put it on hold again
She's having a sly indoor smoke
And she calls the folks who run this, her oldest friends
Sipping a drink and laughing at imaginary jokes
As all the signals are sent, her eyes invite you to approach
And it seems as though those lumps in your throat
That you just swallowed have got you going
Come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
Number one party anthem
She's a certified mind blower
Knowing full well that I don't
May suggest there's somewhere from which I might know her
Just to get the ball to roll
Drunken monologues, confused because
It's not like I'm falling in love, I just want ya
To do me no good
And you look like you could
Come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
Number one party anthem
Come on, come on, come on
Before the moment's gone
Number one party anthem, yeah, yeah
The look of love, the rush of blood
The "She's with me"'s, the Gallic shrug
The shutterbugs, the Camera Plus
The black & white and the color dodge
The good time girls, the cubicles
The house of fun, the number one
Party anthem, oh
Come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
Before the moment's gone
Number one party anthem
Number one party anthem
Number one party anthem
Yeah, yeah
A Gallic druid predicted the meeting of Mona Lisa and Napoleon, 400 BC. This memorable meeting took place at Waterloo, in 1815 and so Napoleon received from Leonardo an object capable of dynamizing communications. I am not authorized to say that it was an Apple cell phone designed by Da Vinci and made in China. And also thee was a revolutionary copy of Charlie Hebdo newspaper of which Mona was editor since remote times. Buthow is contact between people from different eras possible? Well, Albert Einstein said that time and space are relative, but what really intrigues me is: why did Napoleon always keep his hand inside his coat ?