it's freezin' here

 

pearls

the snow catcher

shimmering lights

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

reflecting on Max

A bright sun and blue skies produced this dreamy reflection on the fontaine Max Ernst.

bending the curve

In the gardens at Château Chaumont.

wrinkled

fireworks on the water

Water jets underneath the water produce these bubbling fireworks-like effects on the surface of this pool.

Theme Day nature - "Jackson Pollock naturally"

The first of every month is Theme Day for the worldwide bloggers of City Daily Photo and today's theme is "nature".  To see how the other interpreted this theme click here.

For me, this tree severely encrusted with lichens reminds me of the quote "Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life" (Oscar Wilde, 1889).   

Oh, Eddie

Water flowing under the bridge Leclerc made these interesting eddies yesterday in the Loire.

"T" is for Tuesday

OK folks, it's Rorchach time again. In this totally un-retouched photo, do you see a mosquito, a hummingbird, a cordless drill, or what?  By the way, I have no idea how this cloud was formed, but it wasn't me.

Theme Day - "look down"

Today is Theme Day for the worldwide bloggers of City Daily Photo, and today's theme is "look down".  I hope this theme appeals to you as it was my suggestion.  My entry for today was taken from the Leclerc bridge looking down onto the shallow, sandy waters downstream of one of the bridge's piers (click on it to see an enlarged version).  Click here to see how the other bloggers interpreted the theme.

metallic dreams

I spied this polished metal sheet nearby the bike path and quickly screeched to a stop to snap it.

yin and yang in the street

Here is a preview of Theme Day for July.  I was very pleased to be asked to suggest this theme that the City Daily Photo bloggers will interpret on July 1.  Here is a link to the CDP page that announces it and tells my story.

street portrait

96 tears

Well not really tears, but these tear-shaped trails resulted from an extremely hard downpour of rain on a stone wall lining my street.  You'll have to be from my generation to get the title reference.

the rose arbor equinox

what goes around

a wet winter

A cyclist and another hiker left this nice pattern in the muddy path for me to find on a recent long walk.

glass patchwork

Sunlight passing through a stained glass window makes for an interesting abstraction on the adjoining wall. It's to be found in one of the nearby châteaux of the Loire valley.