shimmering lights

Holiday lights reflecting off a plastic tarp made this interesting dance of light.

à la gare

first flowers of the year

Recently planted beds of these guys make for a sharp contrast to all the grayness of this time of year.

on the levee

winter

the floating bridge

The Loire is very high at the moment as are other rivers in France due to all the recent rains.  This bicycle path bridge in Amboise looks to be floating on the surface as the path on either side is under water.

CDP Theme Day - "Photo of the Year"

The first of every month is Theme Day for the worldwide bloggers of City Daily Photo and the first Theme Day of the year is "Picture of the Year".  To see how the others interpreted this theme click here.

For me, this photo from August, can represent a family's hopes as it enters the New Year.