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Soak up the sun

Affirm life’s magic

Be graceful in the wind

Stand tall after a storm

Feel refreshed after it rains

Grow strong without notice

Be prepared for each season

Provide shelter to strangers

Hang tough through a cold spell

Emerge renewed at the first signs of spring

Stay deeply rooted while reaching for the sky

Be still long enough to

hear your own leaves rustling.

["Think Like a Tree" by Karen Shrag]

 

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.... Oui, tout est à faire jaillir de la lumière pour étendre la liberté, la liberté de tous. Nous sommes au matin de l'aventure fabuleuse, avec nos outils de préhistoire, nos goûts de caverne, nos vieux démons.

Nous manquent la fraîcheur des sources, le renouveau des fleuves, la fraternité des oiseaux. Nous manque le plus simple que nous avons relégué aux oubliettes. Il est encore temps d'aller aux fontaines, il est encore temps d'ouvrir nos portes, de trancher les secondes comme un fruit puis de les offrir en partage, d'affirmer la terre comme notre seule patrie.

Nous avons négligé le simple pour l'insignifiant, nous avons choisi l'or qui tâche les mains au lieu de l'amour qui est sans prix.

Nous avons choisi la haine, la rancœur, l'amertume et nous ne sommes plus que de maigres feux éteints dans la lande.

Oui, je vois des incendies, des désastres partout et quelques pauvres gens qui osent encore, osent encore dire Non mais l'on n'entend même plus leurs voix perdues dans notre nuit commune.

J. VERNET - Marcher est ma plus belle façon de vivre (extrait)

  

I believe in karma what you give is what you get returned

I believe you cant appreciate real love until youve been burned

I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side

I believe you dont know what youve got until you say goodbye

~Savage Garden

 

What is marvelous about a photograph is that its possibilities are infinite; there aren’t any subjects ‘done to death’.

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Rouen (France) - Journée de mobilisation ce jeudi 19 janvier 2023 dans toute la France. Les manifestants s'opposent au nouvel allongement de l'âge du départ à la retraite (64 au lieu de 62 ans pour une carrière complète).

A Rouen (Normandie) selon le service de renseignements de la police, en début de manifestation et à partir un comptage provisoire, ils étaient plus de 15.000 à exprimer leur opposition à ce projet. 25.000 selon les syndicats. Pour le Havre, le chiffre officiel de la préfecture est de 10.000 manifestants. Quels que soient les chiffres, ce que je peux affirmer que c'est l'une des plus grosses manifestations à laquelle j'ai assisté dans cette ville ces dix dernières années, après l'attentat meurtrier contre Charlie Hebdo.

 

- Ne pas trop se fier aux données EXIF pour ceux qui s'y intéresseraient, mon Fuji Pro 2 a été victime d'un bug. Et j'ai dû tout réinitialiser en pleine manifestation. Pas pratique.

 

Rouen (France) - Mobilization day this Thursday, January 19, 2023 throughout France. The demonstrators oppose the further extension of the retirement age (64 instead of 62 for a full career).

In Rouen (Normandy) according to the police intelligence service, at the start of the demonstration and from a provisional count, they were more than 15,000 to express their opposition to this project. 25,000 according to the unions. For Le Havre, the official figure of the prefecture is 10,000 demonstrators. Whatever the numbers, what I can say is one of the biggest protests I've seen in this city in the last ten years, after the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo.

 

- Do not rely too much on EXIF data for those who are interested in it, my Fuji XPro 2 was the victim of a bug. And I had to reset everything in full demonstration. Not practical.

I drive by here just about every Saturday, thought I would snap a pic and send out some good vibes.

Una de mis escenas favoritas

“Sweetheart, darling, dearest,

it was funny to think that these endearments,

which used to sound exceedingly sentimental in movies and books,

now held great importance, simple but true verbal affirmations of how they felt for each other.

They were words only the heart could hear and understand,

words that could impart entire pentameter sonnets in their few, short syllables.”

― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly,

 

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Hi again everyone. I've decided to take a small break from flickr because I have some things to attend to before we start our trek through central Australia in September.

 

I'd particularly like to say thanks for all of your support and comments. No doubt I will do the occasional upload during this break but I won't be here on flickr anywhere near as much as I have been in the past. I'll be back online properly in September and I hope you'll come along and join me on our journey to Uluru, Alice Springs and Central Australia.

 

Just so nobody is worried by my absence, I'd just like to say that everything is going good for me at the moment and that is a big part of why I'm so short on time. Those of you who have been around for a long time know what I'm talking about and I'd particularly like to say a big THANK YOU to all of you who have been there to support me in the past. Your love and kindness has been a HUGE part of my getting better and I'd like to dedicate this photo and this song by Savage Garden particularly to you!

 

Who would have thought I would find such inspiration from the friends that I've found on flickr? I'm constantly amazed at all of my contacts' and regulars' talent, ability, empathy and kindness. You guys are an affirmation of everything that is wonderful about photography and flickr!

 

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A troubled mind

Trenches of dirt too deep

With its vines intertwined

It planted the seed

 

Wailful words it was condemned to believe

Were the catalyst that set it free

A deluded mind speaks the truth in lies

Fabricating your fables with its self deceit

 

Scrutiny will not bury the seed

Validation from tenacious eyes is not what it seeks

A seed is what it chooses to be

But you, the product of its never ending story

 

Is this all you amount to be?

A jester within the twisted web you weave

Vengeance lies in what will become obsolete

As the truth is something you will never reach

 

A seed finds comfort behind the distorted belief

That everything is exactly as it seems

You, the blind pilot behind the windshield of dreams

The key lies in the bullet that remains with me

 

A troubled mind has learned to breathe

Through false affirmation that you buried it to sea

When signals set your ship to sail

Pray that the person awaiting you is not me

Des chapiteaux sculptés représentent des personnages, des animaux et des cavaliers. L'ensemble est de facture grossière et donne accès à la salle capitulaire. La salle capitulaire se divise en deux travées voûtées. Sa façade romane est composée d'une porte centrale encadrée de deux larges baies dont la sculpture révèle une exceptionnelle qualité. Alors que dans l'église la décoration est antiquisante, le parti pris, ici, s'affirme roman par son répertoire végétal, décoratif, et historié, par sa fantaisie et par sa taille en biseau ou demi bosse d'une grande rigueur.

Crimson Rosellas affirm their commitment. Stanthorpe Queensland.

Petra Jordan - NEF NX Studio 7All logo dn dn df psdA part psdR sk dn dndf 0624 JPEG 5.83 MB.

 

PINK WILD DESERT FLOWERS growing in PETRA.

 

In the background appears the beautiful Nabateaen Amphitheater carved right from the mountain rock. It's a little different from the other ancient theaters in Jordan because of its (grand) setting and the pinkish-red color. It was surrounded by many small Nabataean tombs, affirming that it was a part of Petra. The panoramic views of this place from the trek to the Treasury viewpoint are also spectacular.

Description influenced by (Ankur Panchbudhe, a Google Maps local guide)

 

‘A conversation affirms man’s faith in his own experience. For creative understanding it is immensely important for the person to be located outside the object of his or her understanding.’

-Richard Sennett, Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Co-operation (London, Allen Lane, 2012), p. 115.

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Genesis 2:17 King James Version (KJV)

17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Les utilisateurs américains des réseaux sociaux se sont réveillés ce matin pour découvrir qu'ils n'avaient plus accès à TikTok après la mise en œuvre de l'interdiction tant attendue.

 

Plusieurs agences et responsables publics américains ont déclaré que TikTok représentait un risque pour la sécurité nationale des États-Unis car, à tout moment, le gouvernement chinois pourrait contraindre l'entreprise à remettre une énorme quantité de données sur les citoyens américains.

 

TikTok affirme avoir « investi des milliards de dollars pour protéger les données américaines et protéger notre plateforme de toute influence et manipulation extérieures », tout en ajoutant que l’interdiction « dévasterait sept millions d’entreprises et réduirait au silence 170 millions d’Américains ».

 

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American social media users woke up this morning to find that they no longer had access to TikTok after the much-anticipated ban was implemented.

 

Multiple U.S. agencies and public officials have stated that TikTok poses a national security risk to the United States because, at any time, the Chinese government could compel the company to hand over a huge trove of U.S. citizens’ data.

 

TikTok says it has “invested billions of dollars to keep U.S. data safe and our platform free from outside influence and manipulation.” While adding that the ban will “devastate seven million businesses and silence 170 million Americans.”

 

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Completely unlike the fleur-de-lys, the lush dark red lily in the silver field of the coat of arms is a proud emblem of beautiful Florence. The presence of such a lily in the coat of arms explains the magnificent motto: «A flower in full bloom - so flourishes the blooming Florence.»

 

Anatole France used the image of the "red lily" as the title of his novel. "Red Lily" is a novel about love in the world of politicians and prudent businessmen.

The play based on this novel made a huge impression on the young Marcel Proust. The red lily, which gave the title of the novel, is not just a flower, but a symbol of Florence, where the love of the social beauty Countess Marten-Bellemm and the talented sculptor Jacques Deschartre blossomed.

 

Зовсім не схожа на fleur-de-lys пишна темно-червона лілія у срібному полі герба — горда емблема прекрасної Флоренції. Наявність у гербі такої лілії пояснює чудовий девіз: «Квітка у повному кольорі – так процвітає квітуча Флоренція».

 

Анатоль Франс використав образ «червона лілія» як назву для свого роману. "Червона лілія" - роман про кохання у світі політиків та розважливих ділків.

Поставлена ​​за цим романом п'єса справила величезне враження на юного Марселя Пруста. Червона лілія, що дала назву роману, - це не просто квітка, а символ Флоренції, де розквітла любов світської красуні графині Мартен-Беллем та талановитого скульптора Жака Дешартра.

 

Герб Флоренції є овальним геральдичним щитом срібного кольору, на щиті зображена червона лілія. Лілія є старовинним символом Флоренції. Зображення геральдичної лілії карбувалося на аверсі флорентійських золотих флоринів з 1252 року.

Спочатку герб прикрашала біла лілія на червоному тлі. Однак у 1251 році гвельфи, вигнавши з Флоренції гібеллінів, змінили забарвлення герба, зробивши квітку червоною, а фон білим.

I will be your Father,and you will be my sons and daughters, say the Lord Almighty..

2 Corinthians 6:18

Garden Bumblebee (I think) on Hollyhock at Babbinswood Farm last summer

 

I can’t come up with a better pic so out of keeping with the season (UK) and in keeping with my mood.

 

A very dear friend from overseas womboyne7 appears to have survived what our planet threw at them in Australia and yet still managed through some back door (followers’ feeds) to post or open comments to what I interpreted as an ‘I’m still here and fighting’ utterly real and beautiful affirmation.

 

And another friend and guru of mine RonnieLMills 10 Million Views. Thank You All :) re-found his mojo this morning, capturing a sunrise which puts us us right there with him when it happened, struck and yet quiet, with awe and wonder.

 

I do hope happiness — if it isn’t already with you, happens by your way soon.

 

(Off to bed now, still with concern about her and her family and friends. but that she’s there, I know I'll drop off. Thank you for that, Victoria :-))

 

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AFFIRMATION

 

May an Angel’s love surround you

Each and every day

 

May an Angel’s breath keep you warm

And tempt you to stay

 

May an Angel’s wings protect you always

When your life becomes difficult and hard

 

When the light seems increasingly dark

And you need help to find your way

 

May an Angel’s love surround you

Each and every day

 

*****

 

Blessings to you all,

Shelley.

 

Thank you to each and every one of you who has supported and shared your lives and thoughts with me this year.

I cannot thank you enough, as you have kept a light burning for me as well in difficult times.

Even semi-human Angels need love to know they are needed...

I write often of spiritual love, but some days we need to feel real tangible love.

I seek ways out of the darkness, and I hope you will continue to fly with me into the New Year.

 

Forgive my lateness in replying to comments and faves from my last batch of work, I will get to you...life is demanding and even Angels have to sleep....sometimes..haha!

Angels drive cars and have to get them fixed and sort out dodgy freezers right before Xmas. Angels have family and they sometimes need your surety.

 

But Angels also have friends on Flickr who have supported them and commented, faved and viewed with astounding generosity.

 

Thank you, thank you, with all my heart.

 

*****

 

This image is a detail from a stained glass window in St. Mary's, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK.

 

Angels like it here a lot.

 

If you would like to see more of my work have a look at my website at:

 

www.shelleyturnerpoetpix.com

 

affirmation:

i have no body

i have no mind

i have no spirit

i am just the breath of God

the breath of life

breath of life

breath of God

 

in spanish

afirmación:

no tengo cuerpo, no tengo mente, no tengo espíritu

soy solo el aliento de Dios, aliento de vida

aliento de Dios, aliento de vida

 

my favorite affirmation given by my yoga teacher; yogi bhajan

 

AN AFFIRMATION OF SELFLESS LOYALTY

 

My fearless heart

Of diamond clarity

Where expression and thought

Are proof of your bravery, justice and swiftness

That cut through ignorance and malcontent

To reveal the pristine awareness of being

Where the freedom of the mind

Is like the sweet chorus of the birds

 

*****

 

Sometimes the reinforcement of gracious qualities and love can be a good thing.

So I decided to start an Album on Flickr doing just that.

I like to take shots of the things I have collected over the years that are sharing their presence with me in my home.

 

Some of my Grail shots have this quality, but often the poem ends up being longer than an affirmation, to me they end up more like a prayer. You can see the Album that contains those works in my Flickr account as well.

 

But in a sense this is the same principle, as the things I have collected over the years often have a sacred presence or meaning, so I thought I would start to share them here.

 

On rainy days or when I am not in a writing mood, it is good to still keep working, using the camera in this way, and it is not only enjoyable, it is an opportunity to appreciate these wonderful sacred items and sculptures all over again, and listen to what they have to say.

 

This Garuda is a modern piece, but the history, energy and protective instinct is the same as from his first incarnation.

 

This shot is from where he resides, in my glass cabinet, where I keep many other precious things..

   

This is a photo of the shadow of my left arm and hand on the door of the fridge.

Check out all the details on my blog @ : Nothing to Wear SL

Digital photographic fine art of the Giant Panda. The giant panda, also known as the panda bear (or simply the panda), is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes used to distinguish it from the red panda. In 2016, it was reclassified from "endangered" to "vulnerable", affirming decade-long efforts to save the panda. In July 2021, Chinese authorities also reclassified the giant panda as vulnerable.

He saw that Buddhists and Christians must dialogue at a profound spiritual level since those who experienced self-transcendence were no longer in isolation but were able to accept others with openness, freedom, and love, and to dialogue with them at a mature level. Merton noted, “The more I am able to affirm others, to say ‘yes’ to them in myself, by discovering them in myself and myself in them, the more real I am. I am fully real if my own heart says yes to everyone.”

-Thomas Merton’s encounter with Buddhism and beyond: his interreligious dialogue, inter-monastic exchanges, and their legacy / Jaechan Anselmo Park, OSB.

"Everything comes out in blues music: joy , pain , struggle . Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance"

Wynton Marsalis

EVERY DAY

 

You can leave me in the light

And not worry about finding me

You must surely know

That I will always seek you out

When you feel your sanity

Might be in doubt

When your heart feels sore

And you can’t take anymore

When you hide in dark corners

Shunning the current conversation

All so trite and full of spite

Come and find me

Where you left me

Just look for the light

Because that is me calling you

Every moment of the day

From the light

Look it’s alright

From the light

I love you

From the light

Day and night

 

*****

 

Thank you to my Friends and Followers,

an Affirmation for Every Day.

 

Dear friends and followers, and those who have viewed and faved recently on my last batch of work. I have been thinking of you all and wanting to get back to you before now.

The past few days I have been unwell however, but recovering now.

 

So this was just a little offering to keep you all going until I can cast my eyes over your lovely work and thank you all for supporting me.

 

Grail Keepers do not forget their friends. Grail Keepers are people who do not forget and have loyalty as their middle name.

 

Behind the scenes I have been working, thinking. Seems to me we need beauty and decency back in this world. We need the sort of values that anybody, regardless of who or what they are, or what faith they follow, can have.

 

A Grail Keeper in my mind is someone who will help in this way, even if its only in small ways, it all adds up to something bigger.

 

Martin Luther King was a Grail Keeper. John Lennon was a Grail Keeper. Mother Teresa was a Grail Keeper. Alexei Navalny was a Grail Keeper. There are so many, the list could go on.

These are courageous well known examples. But there are also Grail Keepers who work diligently in their own communities. There are Grail Keepers who perform small acts of kindness every day.

 

I want to start to expand on this idea, and the work I do I hope will bring some light into this dark uncertain world of ours. It doesn’t have to be this way, and Grail Keepers even if its only in a simple, small way, need to find their courage and continue to hold up a light.

 

This work is from Glynde Church, in Sussex in the UK. I take my Grails out into the area I know and have lived in all my life. With them I seek to find a connection to the spiritual world that will heal and enlighten.

 

Short of having you there with me, the least I can do is share my work in images and words.

 

And as always, if you would like to see more of my work, have a look at my website at:

 

www.shelleyturnerpoetpix.com

 

March 13th, 2024. Dear Friends...I am still catching up...if I haven't got to you yet, I will.

 

Meanwhile...The Grail is obsessing me again, when does it not you might ask. Fair point. I really think there is going to be more written as I think upon it. I mean, I have thought about it pretty much all my life, but I think it has a poignant relevance now. I can see some Blogs might get written in the future, especially on the Grail Keeper theme. Modern Grail Keepers are also our future.

Think of any? Might be somebody in your local community.

Like the Post Master in mine, who helped me sort out the right postage to get my new Driving License there and back safely. He got it in the right envelopes and everything for me.

 

My notes are expanding. But then so is love for the Grail.

All my love everybody, Shell x

  

Having to do my fatherly duties of dropping my daughter off to work early, I had the chance to do a slower drive to work the more scenic way, so I decided that the drive between Diseworth and Belton might be a good option if the dawn sky started to look interesting. As I was driving to one of my often used viewpoints the radio presenter for Smooth FM mentioned on air that if any of the listeners were up and about, they should open their curtains and take a look at the dawn sky, his words were something like "It could be one of those life-affirming sunrises"...well I couldn't have put it better myself, it was a sight to behold, amazing colours in 3/4's of the sky.

Night without a DAY

Day without a NIGHT🌙

Somebody wanders maybe into my DREAMS 💭

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH9vdvK9Xwo - Gaia MESIAH

I may not be the pretty skinny girl who has her picture gawked at, but I am me. I am a human being, and I am happy with myself. I have curves, and I don't wear a size 2. Call me what you want, I know I truly am.

 

I believe the sun should never set upon an argument

I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands

I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you

I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do

I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem

I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone

 

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned

I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned

I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side

I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

 

I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality

I believe that trust is more important than monogamy

I believe your most attractive features are your heart and soul

I believe that family is worth more than money or gold

I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair

I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires

 

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned

I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned

I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side

I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

 

I believe forgiveness is the key to your own happiness

I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed

I believe that God does not endorse tv evangelists

I believe in love surviving death into eternity

 

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned

I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned

I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side

I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

Until you say goodbye

 

-Savage Garden "Affirmation"

Le château de Pierrefonds voit le jour en 1397 : il est bâti en moins de 10 ans sous l'impulsion de Louis d'Orléans, fils du roi Charles V et frère cadet du roi Charles VI. Il reçoit ces terres du Valois en apanage et fait de ce comté une place stratégique forte pour défendre la ville de Paris des invasions bourguignonnes et anglaises (nombreuses pendant la guerre de Cent Ans).

 

Après la mort de Louis d’Orléans, assassiné à Paris le 23 novembre 1407 par son cousin Jean sans Peur, Valentine Visconti s’installe dans son château de Blois et ne revient jamais dans le comté du Valois. Le château restera rattaché à la couronne jusqu’au règne de Louis XIII, passant de main en main aux princes ligueurs comme le célèbre Antoine d’Estrées, père de Gabrielle d’Estrées, maîtresse d’Henri IV.

 

Pour affaiblir les places fortes appartenant aux princes opposants au roi, Louis XIII fait démanteler plusieurs forteresses du royaume dont le château de Pierrefonds. Il confie à Richelieu, en 1617, le soin d’assiéger et de détruire à coups de boulets l’emblématique château médiéval.

 

Le château tombe dans l’oubli, carrière de pierres envahie par le lierre, il devient l’endroit idéal pour les promeneurs. Il est alors qualifié de « ruines romantiques »…

 

C’est au XIXe siècle que le château renaît. Depuis le siège de Richelieu, la première date clé est son classement au titre de Monument Historique en 1848.

 

À la suite de ce classement, il faut attendre 1857 et la décision d’un homme qui va changer la destinée du château : Napoléon III.

 

En 1855, l’empereur Napoléon III, passionné par les nouvelles technologies industrielles et modernes, est l’instigateur de l’exposition universelle de Paris.

 

Grâce au succès de cette exposition qui attire plus de 5 millions de visiteurs, l’empereur affirme son pouvoir en faisant du château de Pierrefonds, dès 1857, un enjeu du rayonnement de la France, mais aussi de ses savoir-faire industriels et artistiques.

 

Napoléon III décide de transformer les ruines romantiques de Pierrefonds en une demeure Impériale. Il prend conseil auprès de Prosper Mérimée et confie à Eugène Viollet-le-Duc la restauration de la forteresse de Louis d’Orléans pour en faire un symbole du Second Empire.

 

Les travaux de restauration s’étendent sur une trentaine d’années.

 

Devant la multitude des chantiers menés en France et en Europe, Eugène Viollet-Le-Duc nomme Lucyan Wyganowski responsable en chef des travaux du château de Pierrefonds. Durant la restauration, cet homme de confiance, véritable bras droit, exécute d’une main de maître ce chef-d’œuvre de l’architecte.

Everything is as it was, as it should be.

I didn’t become who I am alone.

 

The people I’ve let close - the rare few - have shaped my architecture. Some challenged me and forced me to grow sharper; some offered quiet stability and taught me how to rest without vanishing; some widened the inner horizon I didn’t know could hold so much light.

 

And others, in their own ways, taught me refinement through fracture; not because they intended harm - though sometimes they did - but because not everyone is capable of seeing someone clearly, even when standing right in front of them. Every bond - tender, volatile, brief, or breathtaking - has become part of my design.

 

I still believe in beauty, not as decoration, but as something constructed with intention, protected with discernment, and chosen again and again in spite of everything that may try to dismantle it.

Mr. Mio has really taken this book to heart. From the looks of it I think he has made it to Part Three: Meditations and Affirmations

Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (37-Indre et Loire)

Evolution architecturale progressive du XVIème siècle (Francois Premier) au XIXème siècle

 

Ma petite série sur le Val de Loire dégénère de plus en plus en catalogue "cartepostalesque", à peine digne des brochures de l'Office du Tourisme tourangeau...

Vous avez heureusement échappé aux couchers de soleil touristiques gluants (j'aurais pu, mais j'ai su raisonnablement me retenir avant de commettre l'irréparable !)

Pourtant, il m'était impossible de ne pas poster ici au moins une photo de mon château de la Loire préféré, petit bijou architectural posé au centre de son écrin aquatique, et enfin débarrassé de ses échafaudages disgracieux depuis 2017.

Et ceci même si cet angle de vue peu original a sans doute déjà été exploité plusieurs millions (milliards ?) de fois sur les cinquante dernières années !

Mais, tant pis, j'assume !

"Bis repetita placent" affirmait déjà Horace, qui ne subissait pourtant pas le harcèlement des chatons miaulant sur les réseaux sociaux, sinon il aurait vite rectifié sa pensée !

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