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The morning fog together with the rising sun over the forests of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains send me a message in the form of a bar code.
To my great regret, I am unable to decipher this code and so I can only stand there in awe at the sight and guess what the message could possibly mean.
It could be a simple "Good morning hiker" or a call for help (since there was a severe fire in the area recently, that would not be so improbable).
But maybe it was just an invitation to stop and really see. To see and feel the wonders that surround us every day. Appreciating them and preserving them and showing them to other people.
If that was the case, then I understood the assignment and gladly accepted it.
Der morgentliche Nebel zusammen mit der aufgehenden Sonne über den Wäldern des Elbsandsteingebirges senden mir eine Botschaft in Form eines Strichcodes.
Zu meinem großen Bedauern bin außer stande diesen Code zu entziffern und so bleibt mir nur dazustehen, diesen Anblick zu bestaunen und zu vermuten, was die Nachricht wohl bedeuten kann.
Es könnte ein schlichtes "Guten Morgen Wanderer" sein oder aber auch ein Hilferuf (Da es hier in der Gegend vor kurzem heftig gebrannt hat, wäre das garnicht so unwahrscheinlich).
Vielleicht war es jedoch auch einfach nur die Aufforderung inne zu halten und wirklich zu sehen. Zu sehen und zu fühlen, welche Wunder uns jeden Tag umgeben. Sie zu würdigen und zu bewahren und anderen Menschen zu zeigen.
Wenn das war, dann habe ich den Auftrag verstanden und nehme ihn gern an.
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Shot in Zurich, Switzerland with the Olympus E-M1, Mark II and the Olympus 12.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-6.3 lens.
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The Chateau Lake Louise Lakeview Bar stands out as a rather nice place to have a cup of coffee, cocktail, beer or other favorite drink. Wonderful place to hang out after enjoying the many hikes that are around this beloved lake.
Hope you're all doing well during this challenging time. We're doing good here. Be well.
Profondeur de bar...
Parce qu'il faut prendre le temps de lire l'avenir dans le marc de café et se plonger dans les profondeurs houblonnées en terrasse...
Bar bellied pitta, Vietnam.
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Carcès (pronounced car-says') is a village in the Var, between Cotignac and the Thoronet Abbey. It's quite a large village, laid out in a rectangle, with the different parts of the village separated somewhat from each other. One part, perched on a low hill and called the old town (vieille ville), has a lot of stone walls and stone arches. The "newer" parts of Carcès, though, have narrow streets, vaulted passages and medieval portails and ancient houses and doorways. All in all, Carcès is a very interesting village to visit. One of the most striking things about Carcès are the trompe l'oeil wall murals and the colorful fish-scale wall tiles on some of the houses.
The mairie (town hall) and the library (médiatheque municipale) are located in a quiet little square completely surrounded by buildings, at the site of an old olive-oil mill, the "Huilerie St Charles". In a hidden little passage behind the library, the large iron waterwheel is still in place against the back of the building.
Commerce and Cafés
Carcès has a good variety of shops for every-day needs, including gift/souvenir shops, banks, and a post office.
The selection of terrace cafés seemed a bit limited, but we did find a couple that were nicely acceptable. One is located on the Place des Martyrs de la Résistance (Place de l'Hotel de Ville on the town map), shaded by enormous platan trees and bordered by ancient buildings and the picturesque bell tower with campanile on top and arched passage at the bottom. The fountain here, with a tall column and four carven faces is nicely grungy on one side, accentuating its age.
Saturday morning market day is a real event in Carcès. The market fills several streets in the central part of town, and there's a good variety in the types of stalls, including, clothes, baskets, cooked foods, Provencal and local specialities, olive-wood items, fruits, vegetables, and so on. The nearby Lac de Carcès, about 4 km south of town, is pretty, but doesn't have beaches, swimming, boating or water sports.
Cabro d'Or Legend (Légende de la Cabro d'Or). The legend of the mysterious golden goat is popular in Carcès, with the town's main hotel-restaurant named after it.
Trompe l'oeil Murals
There are four main trompe l'oeil wall mural locations, but smaller ones decorate buildings here and there in the town.
1 - at the Ofice de Tourisme building (corner of Rue Marechal Foch and Ave G. Clemenceau), depicts sacks and barrels being hoisted up the side of the building to be stored in the warehouse.
2 - at the top of Rue Marechal Foch, close to the Office de Tourisme, a group of Royals are standing inside an arched passage.
3 - Rue Hoche at the northern edge of town, a woman hangs clothes on an upper-floor terrace while a man presses grapes around the side of the ground floor.
4 - Rue Florentin Giraud, the long "maison de repos" building has a wonderful collection of different facades, pastel colors, shutters and balistrades, pillars, tiled roofs and drain pipes.
The wall paintings are all done by the same artist: Michel DEGUIL. His phone number is on the "maison de repos" facade.
Fountains
A guidebook from the Office de Tourisme lists 19 fountains on a "Circuits des Fontaines et Lavoirs", similar to the (Gonfaron). Touring Carcès to locate the fountains would be a fun way to see the town, but you would have to mark the locations on a map yourself.
The village of Gonfaron, about 20 km to the southeast, also has a circuit of discovery for their village's 16 ancient fountains, and they have an animal legend with their "flying donkey".
For further information please visit www.beyond.fr/villages/carces.html www.provenceweb.fr/e/var/carces/carces.htm?r=1&Largeu... and www.provenceverte.co.uk/discover/carces.php
😎I bar sono luoghi universali, come le chiese, sacri luoghi di ritrovo dell’umanità.
(Iris Murdoch)
Bars are universal places, like churches, sacred meeting places of humanity.
(Iris Murdoch)
(Anser indicus) The bar-headed goose is a goose that breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India. The bar-headed goose is one of the world's highest-flying birds often seen at heights of over 28,000ft. The birds seen in the UK are thought to be descendants of escapees from collections and this small breeding colony of geese is well established at Grange over Sands in Cumbria.
Plusieurs éléments, témoins du riche passé architectural de la commune sont regroupés et présentés sous une petite halle près de la mairie
– Chapiteaux et fragments de colonne, XI/XIIème siècle,
– Clé de voûte, de l’église ou du château ? porte gravées sur le côté les armoiries de la famille de Bar
– Cuve baptismale monolithe en granite, analogue aux cuves trilobées, (mériterait d’être classée)
– Fragments de colonnes, de claveaux