France – Perigord : Loubressac along the Dordogne Valley – 20 photos

Magnificent buildings and beautiful scenery.

At the Wall Gallery and on The Radio — Meet Kirt and Hank

Once Again great story Teagan!

Today I’m pleased to introduce you to two pos-i-lutely fantastic guys — Kirt Tisdale and Hank Hertz! It was my great pleasure to be a guest at the Wall Gallery, Kirt’s blog, The Wall Gallery. There you will find his inspiring collection of art and photography.

Thanks to Kirt for working with me on this joint post! It’s already live at his blog, so forgive me for another rerun if you’ve already been there. Many of you have already visited there. Thank you so much! If you haven’t already seen this post, thank you as well — for being here.

I never managed to move to Arizona in real life, but I had a great virtual visit with Kirt. Let me hand things over to him now. Kirt, the stage is yours.

Writer Inspires Artist – Artist Inspires Writer or On The Radio – Meet Hank

I could call this…

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France – Provence : Saint Rémy de Provence – Welcome in the heart of the Alpilles! – 40 Photos

Thanks for sharing this is beautiful.

ICI & LA NATURE PICTURES

In the heart of Provence, this charming village enjoys a real provençal art de vivre : wander along the boulevards under the plane-tree shade, stroll around the narrow streets, find out a square where a fountain gently gurgles, the attractive boutiques and the Art galeries bring life to this town center.

Take a seat at a café or a restaurant terrace and taste the aromatic local cuisine. Getting to Saint Rémy de Provence also means taking advantage of the Natural Park of the Alpilles

If you get there you will understand how this magic environment where the sun shines more than 300 days per year has enchanted so many people, including well-known personalities.

France – Provence – Cycling on the Arles Route or Via Tolosana

Town Hall Square

The fountain of Lou Planet

Museum of the Alpilles

In the shade

In the heart of the city center

Museum of the Alpilles

“Lou planet”…

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France – Cycling near Paris : Blandy Fortified Castle – 30 photos

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ICI & LA NATURE PICTURES

Together with Fontainebleau and Vaux le Vicomte, Blandy les Tours is part of the Circuit “Les 3 Chateaux” the 3 Castles tour in the Seine et Marne departement.

A 40 mn train ride from Paris, the cycling tour starts in Melun which is unexpectedly a green forested environment, with large forests ,centuries-old trees, small peaceful roads for amazing rides, charming villages, in a word a must-see destination!

Blandy-les-Tours Castle,10 km from Melun, 5 km from Vaux le Vicomte first dates back to the 13th century but was re-built several times and an entire renovation started in 1992.

France – South of Paris – Cycling from Vaux-le-Vicomte to Versailles

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France – South of Paris – Cycling from Vaux-le-Vicomte to Versailles

Together with Fontainebleau…

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Photography: Spring Rose Her Weary Head and Sang (Part #4)

Beautiful!

Sumyanna Writes

Today the sun is shining, the azure sky is peeking beneath puffy white clouds. I could not ask for more…. Okay, I would love if the kiddos weren’t sick and we are stuck indoors, but I’ll take a blue sky seen out the window over a gray sky any day! The weather is warming up. It is a curious time, because often it is warm enough during the day to run the air conditioner, but cold enough at night to require a heater. I am absolutely thrilled at the warmer weather though!

I hope all of you have beautiful skies to greet you today and I hope you find a little sunshine in your heart (if you have it in higher doses, even better)! Here are some more photographs of the time we visited the gardens in the beginning of spring. I hope they bring as much joy to you…

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