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Seillans is a commune in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a perched hill-top village overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel, which borders the sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël. It has been recognized as one of the prettiest villages of France.
Seillans has a steeply-inclined medieval centre, accessible only on foot, and a number of small squares and old buildings. It is the westernmost of a line of such towns and villages (including Montauroux, Callian, Tourrettes and Fayence) that face south and attract tourists and each offer a variety of cultural pursuits. They are most striking when viewed from the plain below. Other local attractions include the nearby Lac St. Cassien.
Seillans is also a destination for holiday-makers, retirees and second-home owners from other parts of France and northern Europe, lured by the charming houses and scenery combined with the sunny climate and proximity to the Mediterranean and Nice International Airport. Seillans features a castle and C13 church at its summit. Nearby are rustic chapels, vineyards, forests and olive groves.
Seillans has an annual Pottery Market and many concerts and occasional events throughout the year, as well as the annual international Musique-Cordiale Festival, a fortnight when the church, the salle polyvalente and outdoor venues resound to a variety of high quality classical, choral and jazz music from international artists, soloists, choirs and orchestras each August, when the area is at its most popular.
In the late Sixties and early Seventies Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning made Seillans their home. The village hosts a substantial Max Ernst collection, including several sculptures in open air.
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With these meticulously crafted decorations and landscape pieces, you hold the reins of your very own French garden. Now, let's delve into the charm of that gazebo – an unparalleled fusion of weathered wood aesthetics with undeniable elegance. I've seamlessly incorporated a trellis that harmonizes flawlessly, along with darling little leaves for you to scatter at your whim. Vibrantly lush and green, they yearn for delightful summer rendezvous. And oh my, let's not overlook those walking slabs – perfect for sculpting serene patios or meandering pathways. So, without further ado, immerse yourself and watch your creativity flourish in our enchanted garden!
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To me, this is the best season to visit Provence….Unfortunately, I can’t go there this year…But, every night, when I lay down on my bed, I smell it thanks to the Lavender Pillow that I’ve got from one of the smallest villages in Provence…. To the memory of my lovely Provence, I initiated a new photo series: Missing Provence. Within that project, every day I will share a photo that I took from my previous trips….to send my regards and love there…to nice people embellishing everything, to lavender soul and to its magic… Here is the 5th one… I miss you Provence… BeNowMeHere, Provence, France, 2015 via 500px bit.ly/29ofZm6
Avenue d'Aix (the D57) in Puyloubier, Provence, France. This tree lined street seemed to be a focus of people taking off on various hiking trails. This is at the base of Mont St -Victoire.
Is there anything better than a buttery croissant? From the boulanger-patisser in Velleron, Provence, France.
Visit to the Open House on October 18, 2015 at the historic Packard Proving Grounds in Shelby Township, Michigan. Packard's proving grounds were on Van Dyke Road about 22 miles north of the center of downtown Detroit. The open house featured many Packards on display, as well as a cruise-in for any interested classic car owner.
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Austria, Burgenland, Reiter's Stud-Farm, Lipizzan or Lipizzaner.
When you think of a Lipizzaner, the image of a white horse automatically appears. This is because Lipizzaner have a snow-white to silver coat colour, which they do not have from birth; about 91% of horses do not get the white colour until they are seven to ten years old.
Like all grey horses, Lipizzaner are born black & more rarely brown or mouse grey. In most foals, only white burin hair proves within the first few weeks that they will one day become white. This phenomenon is caused by a gene mutation that is thousands of years old, the so-called grey gene. One of a hundred Lipizzaner foals born in "Piber" still remains dark or even black.
The name Lipizzaner appeared for the first time in 1786, the "Karster", as it used to be called, takes its name from the "Lipica Stud", the original breeding facility in the former Habsburg monarchy.
The Lipizzaner horses have been one of the most famous horse breeds since the 16th century & they are also sensitive, spirited, courageous, intelligent, loyal & prefer to have just one person around taking care them.
The warm-blooded animals originally come from the Slovenian "Lipica" as robust karst horses. Here & above all in the "West Styrian-Austrian Federal Stud Piber", they are still bred to become first-class riding & competition horses. However, only a few stallions make it to the "Spanische Hofreitschule", the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, exclusively from the West Styrian-Austrian Federal Stud Piber.
Karl Reiter, owner of "Reiter's stud Farm" has within 35 years built up Europe’s largest & leading private Lipizzaner stud farm, he received numerous international & national awards for his successful breed.
The sales price for foals starts from 4.000 € & breeding horse with basic training from 15.000 Euro up in 2016.
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I was quite fascinated by the charms of this ancient village, partly ruins and partly inhabited. Oppède-le-Vieux (pop. 1.324) is one of the ancient perched villages, dotting the dramatic landscape of the Vaucluse departement in Provence. Perched high above a rocky precipice, it overlooks the lush valley far below, abundant with vineyards, olive groves and fruit orchards.
Oppéde-le-vieux er heillandi fjallaþorp í Provence héraði. Á ófriðartímum neyddust íbúarnir til að setjast að hátt uppi á klettaborgum og í fjallshlíðum, þegar friður komst á lögðust svona lítil og afskekkt þorp í eyði. Á seinni hluta 20. aldar lifnaði aftur yfir þessu þorpi þegar listamenn og túristar uppgötvuðu hve töfrandi það er.
And the second month of adjusting to living with a pandemic.
As I look back over March, which saw the beginning stages, and now April which has seen the new 'normal' emerging .... this is a maybe moment to pause and take stock. It looks increasingly likely that COVID-19 is not going to be an easy virus to adjust to, or to tame sufficiently for us to live comfortably with it. The more we learn about it, the more damaging it seems to be to us humans! The landscape of our lives is likely to be very different and for a very long time to come. Rather naively I thought of epidemics, and quarantines over our history ... but given our global interconnections, it is proving to be almost impossible to isolate and contain this virus. As soon as we start moving around, either within a country or between countries, it flares up again. It is so strange to think of the outside world as a hostile and potentially deadly place!
So life as we know it, or rather knew it, is looking increasingly remote! Visiting my photo archives, and seeing what I was doing in April in previous years just shows me how different 2020 is proving to be! I still have the garden to shoot, and very local views within the village - but the scope lies within still life work, and Photoshop, and maybe even picking up my watercolours and pastel paints again!
Once again, thanks to everyone who has visited my photostream and for the comments and faves. I hope the collage gives an enjoyable look back through the month ;o)
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