Category Archives: Landscapes

I got the blues….

I had to go and check, and I can confirm that it’s OK. The sea is still blue, as is the sky, with a cleverly contrasting yellow for the ground. Whoever worked that one out is no fool, it gets … Continue reading

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Coffee is the cornerstone…..

Unnoticed, the bright, early mornings and long, warm evenings have changed my auto pilot settings. Not every morning is bright, nor every evening warm, but the basis of a plan is there. Coffee is the cornerstone of this plan. As … Continue reading

Posted in 2013, Art photography, coffee, Expectation, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Kitchens, Landscapes, Metamorphosis, photography course, Photography holiday, summer, Weather, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 30 Comments

Cart death…..

La Moussiere is slowly dying and I’ve only just noticed. It’s not particularly sad, as everything in our world is doing the same thing at its own rate, but I was disappointed in myself for being so unobservant, so unfeeling. … Continue reading

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Still waiting for the green man…

This is the forest that acts as the backcloth to our lives. We look out of the windows of the house, or from the window of the car as we go about our daily business, searching for the first signs … Continue reading

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Rigoletto in his christening robe…

Last week I had to undertake the arduous task of tasting Rigoletto, a new cuvée at Prieuré La Chaume, whilst talking to Christian Chabirand, from whose loins Rigoletto sprang, about shooting a portrait of the new born in his christening outfit. … Continue reading

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The birth of Rigoletto…

In just a few days 8.30 will be the new 7.30. The winter is dead, long live….that doesn’t work. Hurrah for the theoretical arrival of summer even if your power lines are under 10ft of snow or the rain is … Continue reading

Posted in 2013, Art photography, Celebration, Digital photography, Drinks, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, grapes, Landscapes, perfect day, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Rigoletto, Vines, Vineyard, Wine, wine, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments

Myrhh balls…

The sun today has been smothered under a dull, damp, grey cushion leaving the world silent and lifeless. I have the feeling that nature is in mourning, and with every reason as it feels as though the kind has been … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, Art photography, Baking, Bistro, cake, Chocolate, Christmas, Cookery Writers, Cooking, desserts, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, harmony, Humour, Landscapes, Myrrh, Patricia Wells, Pears, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Poire William, Uncategorized, Weather, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 32 Comments

Gone fishing….. an update with more pictures

Les Cabanes de Pécheur de Faymoreau       “Where is everyone?”is the question most often asked by visitors to France as they pass through villages of empty streets and shuttered windows. I am at home in the peaceful stillness of … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, Art photography, Digital photography, Excellence, Fishing, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, Landscapes, Landscapes, lifestyle, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Vendee, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 42 Comments

If you go down to the woods today….

 Reminiscence is so full of flavour and detail whereas  prophecy is already tainted with disappointment. “If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure  of a big surprise” clearly vindicates the quotation “It’s better to travel hopefully than to … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, Art photography, Autumn, Dreams, Edward Muybridge, Emotion, Expectation, Food photographer, France, French countryside, Humour, Hunting, Landscapes, Landscapes, Marcassin, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Sanglier, Uncategorized, Vendee, Wild Boar, Writing | 43 Comments

Time for a glass of red….

Sipping my morning coffee in the sun kick starts my mental processes, gets the juices flowing, and pretty soon I’m thinking about food. I can’t imagine,  at least I try not to imagine, life without bread, cheese and wine. Each … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, Art photography, Autumn, Baking, Brioche, Cheese, Cotes de Rhone, Digital photography, Drinks, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, Fruit, Gigondas, grapes, Landscapes, Landscapes, Memory, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Vines, Vineyard, walnuts, Wine, Writing | 45 Comments