2009-07 (Jul 2009)

Daily Photos

 31 July 2009

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Picnic in the clouds
Roya Valley, France

30 July 2009

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“What are those bottles stuck on your fence, Madame?”
“Oh those? We put them there to form the holes for the metal spikes where we could build a fence later.”

Cool….!
Fontan, France

29 July 2009

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Windows and doors are dabbed with the blue paint to keep flies and mosquitoes at bay.

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The hamlet of Granile
France

27 July 2009

Sospel

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Don’t throw away your old baskets and aluminium buckets

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Art and colours are what makes the world

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 26 July 2009

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The colourful cycle of a blackberry
Fanggheto, Italy

25 July 2009

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Piccolo Parco……(Little Park)
So tiny it can only fit a picnic table
Fanggheto, Italy

24 July 2009

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My neighbour’s kitchen. 
Roya Valley, France

23 July 2009

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How to transport a bathtub

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It’s raining grapes! 
Fontan, Valley de la Roya, France

 22 July 2009

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More blooms for small space
Fontan, France

21 July 2009

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Red plums, free for the picking! 

20 July 2009

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My son who is with us in France for a holiday calls this scene:
 ”It’s like being in a film set!”
Airole, Italy

19 July 2009

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Delusion of having a terrace
Airole, Italy

18 July 2009

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Beach mushrooms
Menton, France

17 July 2009

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Stacked kayaks got stucked!
Roya Valley, France

16 July 2009

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That bouquet of flowers marks the spot  where our neighbour met his end when a speeding car hit him.  The driver is still at large.
 Fontan, France

15 July 2009

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In the olden times, mules and goats used to walk through village alleys that are narrow and embedded with exterior staircases.  To prevent their necks or horns from getting caught between the iron grills, it was ”decreed” that the last three steps of these stairs were grills-free. 

13 July 2009

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Duck 1:  Come on guys! let’s jump up there! It’s our chance to do a river-runner!
“The saga of the 4 ducks in Roya Valley”
Breil sur Roya, France

12 July 2009

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No, this is not an old people’s village; it’s just a place old people love to retire…
View from our terrace
Roya Valley, France

11 July 2009

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Saorge - one of the 40 most beautiful villages in France
Alpes-Maritimes, France

10 July 2009

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Yes, we like them all white, and we like them spacious, too! 
The saga of 3 white cars

09 July 2009

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How to transport a bath
Alpes-Maritimes, France

08 July 2009

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One privilege of being a woman
At an autoroute stop, Italy

07 July 2009

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