http://mindonfrance.com photo meditations from the french countryside Wed, 14 May 2008 22:31:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The French have figured it out. Or better, they have not let it go. They still take time for time, to greet their neighbors with more than a drive by wave. They dine together each evening. Sundays are not only for a family feast, but for rest, for walking, laughing, together. Meandering through ... http://mindonfrance.com/harmonie-2/ This image is subject to all copyrights. This image is available in each size, in an edition of 50 For the particulars please read What is a giclee? Giclee Prints ... http://mindonfrance.com/fresh-spring-flowers-collanges-la-rouge/ This image is subject to all copyrights. This image is available in each size, in an edition of 50 For the particulars please read What is a giclee? Giclee Prints http://mindonfrance.com/green-doorway-across-from-a-church/ After the Wednesday morning market in Monpazier, I found myself wondering around the outer walls of this notable, well preserved bastide town, Suddenly I came upon this breath of fresh spring; intense color lighting up the lunch hour. This image is subject to all copyrights. This image is available in each size, in an ... http://mindonfrance.com/flowers-on-a-stone-wall-monpazier/ Order now for Mother's Day delivery...fresh flowers all year long! Jardin Marqueyssac, is a well deserved destination. Acres of boxwood trails, with spectacular views to magical castles, perch high above the Dordogne. Green scents fill the air. But wait, a chateau doorway, framed in the perfume and subtle color of pastel roses! This image ... http://mindonfrance.com/spring-roses-by-the-chateau-door/ This image is available as a giclee print in a limited edition of 50. Please note that images in this series are much more subtle and moody as giclees than they appear on a computer screen. Winter Idyll No. Four- The OED (Oxford English Dictionary) defines an idyll as a short poem ... http://mindonfrance.com/le-stylo-et-les-trois-idees/ This image is available as a giclee print in a limited edition of 10. For the particulars, please read ” What is a giclee?” Limited Edition Fine Art Giclees http://mindonfrance.com/1-5-1-2/ This eclectic image was made just by chance, one Thursday morning at the St. Julien de Lampon weekly market. The colors were so wonderful. The images a bit bizarre but amusing. I could not resist. This image is subject to all copyrights. This image is available in each size, in an edition of ... http://mindonfrance.com/spring-mannequins-at-stjulien-market/ Winter Idyll. The OED defines an idyll as a short poem or piece of writing describing a picturesque scene or incident in country life. When light is low and temperatures cold, my thoughts turn to interior scenes as I create visual poems made from French objets. Enjoy this picturesque dessert. Go ... http://mindonfrance.com/trifle/ These eggs were given to me by my neighbors Natalie and Fabrice. They dated them to mark their freshness. I bought a very old coffee bowl at a brocante shop in a nearby town and the eggs were small enough to put in. The site was pure simple poetry and I was moved ... http://mindonfrance.com/dated-eggs-in-an-antique-coffee-bowl/