SKY WATCH FRIDAY # 15

10/02/08 07:59 to the East from our balcony.

09/22/08 07:59 to the East from our balcony



Time difference : 10 days



Do you realize that in the morning, even before starting to work, I think about Sky Watch Friday ? Isn't it addiction, as well as my first coffee in the morning ?



Beware not to watch too much Sky at Sky Wathch FridayOtherwise you'll become eternal dreamers watching the Sky, like Sandy, Tom, Klauss, Imac, and many others.

THE INSIDE

Third visit for you at the Cathedrale of Chartres.

As promised, I open the wooden door today and show you the inside.

This Cathedrale is particularly famous for its stained glass windows, and rose-window.

Sorry, I couldn't take a picture of the rose-window which is one of the most beautiful Art piece of the Cathedrale, because the facade was under repairing.

Due to these stained-glass, the inside is maintained very dark.

After that these little monsters have blown out some candles! We've decided to bring ours. . . . .

Après que ces petits monstres aient décidé de souffler quelques cierges, nous avons décidé de de déposer le notre. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . in front of Notre Dame du Pilier, who is a black blessed Virgin, made in pear tree wood.

. . . .. . . . . . .. devant Notre Dame du Pilier, fabriquée en bois de poirier.

We put our candle among the others.

Chartres is a step of pilgrimage by itself, but also in the way of Saint James (Saint Jacques de Compostelle for us). In front of the cadrale, on the floor, outside :

SCHOOL TIME

"- What are you going to do this afternoon at school ? "I was asking to Gabriel, on the way to school.

"- I'm going to watch the little hand clock, until it arrives on 2. I'll take my cushion. Then I'll make a nap. Later, we'll have recreation time"

Wasn't it a nice schedule. don't our children learn perfectly organisation at school? Isn't someone who want to change his/her schedule against so much simplicity?

"- Que vas tu faire cet après-midi à l'école?" étais-je en train de demander à Gabriel sur le chemin de l'école.

"- Je vais regarder la petite aiguille jusqu'à ce qu'elle arrive sur le 2. Je prendrai mon oreiller. Puis je vais faire la sieste. Après, on aura la récréation."

N'est ce pas un emploi du temps magnifique? Nos enfants n'acquièrent ils pas une parfaite organisation à l'école? N'y a t'il personne qui veuille changer son emploi du temps contre tant de simplicité?

MONOCHROME MONDAY # 1

Russian Orthodox Cathedral Saint Nicolas of Nice

In 1865, Alexander II's son, tsarevitch Nicolas Alexandrovitch, died in Nice at 20 years old, from meningitis.

The Cathedrale has been built next to the villa where his son died in hommage.

At the end of the 19th century, French riviera was a destination for many easy Europeans. Especially, Russians. There's an other Russian church at San Remo (Italy)

If you want to visit other participants or, even better, join the team go and visit Aileni at Loose Ends who 's organizing Monochrome Monday.

SIGNS COLLECTIONS

I am a collector.

I have collected signs at the bend in streets.

They make part of the decoration of our towns.

Contrary to billboards, they give some atmosphere, they're somehow artistic.

Je suis une collectionneuse.

J'ai rassemblé des enseignes au détour des rues.

Elles font partie de la décoration de nos rues.

Au contraire des panneaux publicitaires, elles procurent un charme, elles sont en quelque sorte artistiques.

ENCOUNTERED RANDOMLY

Meetings during trips, holidays or outings.

Connaissances pendant mes voyages, vacances ou sorties.

from right to left : Mountain cat at Sospel, an other in Sospel, under a car at Ventimiglia, finding shadow at Menton.

Sospel ginger cat, ignoring celebrity, resting at the Montmartre cemetery, love story at Florence (Italy)

His majesty Cannelle, our ever sleeping beauty, our family cat.

SKY WATCH FRIDAY # 14

"Le monosyllabe a une étrange capacité d'immensité: mer, nuit, jour, bien, mal, mort, oui, non, dieu." Victor Hugo

"Monosyllable gets a strange capacity of breadth : sea, night, day, good, evil, death, yes, no, god." Victor Hugo

The Sacré-Coeur of Montmartre, viewed from a window at the backstairs of our house.

I love this particular time of the evening, when sky get this deep blue color . So soothing !

The view for real, without zoom.

Here, the Sacré-Coeur on the other side.

I invite you to follow the link that brings you to other skies.

Just visit Sky Watch Friday hosted by Sandy, Tom, Imac, and Klauss.