Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Smooth

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Cee for hosting CFFC https://ceenphotography.com/2022/10/04/cffc-smooth-2/

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Weekly Prompts – Weekend Challenge – Arches

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Weekly Prompts for hosting the Weekend Challenge – Arches https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/05/28/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-arch/

I’m a full week late with this one but when I went back to this challenge I realized that I had some great ‘arches’ from our vacation in France and London, England.

EF57934-A-D5-BE-43-D2-B1-AD-99-DF0-DFCE14-F — *Cathedral in Paris, France*

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89374-F34-FA69-429-F-BE63-788-CD04-FCF27 — *Arched exits at the Amboise Chateau Royal, France*

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2-D778990-5-B1-F-48-CC-B35-D-0-F56-DEEEC87-C — *Arches in one of the main exhibition rooms in the V&A, London*

14-E1693-D-882-C-4-A73-B089-EC97-B78878-DC-1-201-a — *Arched or barrel ceiling over the staircase in the V&A, London*

3-B264186-5-E5-A-4328-9-CBE-8089-BA2-C4-C14 — *From the cafeteria in the V&A, London*

Midweek Monochrome Photo Challenge – #90

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Brashley for hosting the Midweek Monochrome Challenge https://brashley.photography/2022/06/01/mid-week-monochrome-90-polesden-lacey-room/

St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England

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Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Two of Anything

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks Cee for hosting CBWC https://ceenphotography.com/2022/05/26/cbwc-two-of-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-321218

379-B7-B2-A-43-C0-45-B2-805-E-DAFC70-E6574-E-1-201-a — *Two medieval homes in Tours, France*

F4405862-E8-AF-4-D87-AE54-EDCEE0-E478-B8-1-201-a — *Two sculpted hands in museum in Tours, France*

0260-AC57-F08-D-4-B5-D-9234-49-B80-EB148-BF-1-201-a — *Father daughter duo* *at the Chateau Royal in Amboise*

AB7-DD041-34-B9-4-F03-9825-CD2138073206-1-201-a — *Two sculpted figures in the gardens at Chateau Royal in Bois*

513-E720-F-C945-415-E-AFF7-72-C26-DFECDBF-1-201-a — *Poppies*

A52-CC39-C-6252-4777-AE27-AFCC7-B4-B662-D-1-201-a — *White tulips from the Curve Garden in London*

66-DB1-D5-E-5899-4-D63-9-BCA-973784-BB8651-1-201-a — *Two gulls*

5-C8797-BA-65-E5-4655-BDD8-A36956211042-1-201-a — Two gulls and two ducks

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Squares and/or Triangles

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks Cee for hosting CFFC

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Midweek Monochrome Challenge – #87

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Brashley for hosting the MMC https://brashley.photography/2022/05/11/mid-week-monochrome-87-chrysanthemums/

The Shard on the Thames in London, England

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Monday Window – More Windows from France

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Ludwig for hosting Monday Window https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/44130619/posts/4001496234

21-B76-E5-C-F9-EB-4-E6-B-89-E4-EF20-EE87-B724 — *Windows in Paris*

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546-F2299-854-C-4-CB0-9-F10-0-A3132-A20387 — *More Windows in Paris*

B28-F799-A-06-D5-4-CF2-8-B6-B-CAF4-CFDC731-E — *City Hall in Tours*

A120-C3-D8-3-E1-D-492-D-866-C-65-CC2054-AE70 — *Windows at the back of the cathedral in Tours*

750554-A9-F435-4655-923-C-1-A66-AD90-AD81 — *Looking out a window at the Musée de Beaux Arts in Tours*

27-C5-DA86-C21-A-429-C-B247-CA2-BC4636534 — *Musée de Beaux Arts from the outside*

D6891112-FF3-D-4-F2-B-AE75-CCF92-CBFA32-F — *View of the windows from above at Chateau Royal in Amboise*

E563-E70-A-E1-DA-40-D8-A688-8-A683188-E8-AF — *A house built in the side of a cliff in Amboise*

6-C531-B18-218-C-48-CD-B5-F5-BE831-C4-D8054 — *Side view of the Chateau Royal in Bois*

8-DEEFCE6-847-E-4-AC8-8809-8-B9-BBB480356 — *View of Bois from the lookout at the Chateau Royal*

D29-E0129-F525-4125-BBF0-D307-B9644437 — *Windows outside the Modern Art Museum in Tours*

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Thursday Doors in Highbury

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….close to our flat in London

Across from Highbury Fields stands a row of beautiful flats with colourful doors, some ornately trimmed and many of them have some kind of knocker on them. Some of them have the traditional lion and the more modern doors are adorned with shiny and sleek designs. The ones that I found most interesting were the dolphin door knockers.

Thanks to Dan for hosting Thursday doors over at No Facilities. https://nofacilities.com/2022/04/28/cheney-brothers-silk-mill-1/´

Thursday Trios From My Travels – April 28, 2022

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Mama Cormier

*A trio of sculptures by* *Yin Xiuzhen at the Tate Modern in London*

If you have any trios you’d like to share just copy the link from this post, copy it into your post and when I get your ping back I will be sure to comment.

Gargoyles in France

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…..they’re everywhere…..on and in churches and castles

Did you know that gargoyles are more than decorative motifs on the sides of buildings? Most serve a very practical function.

Gargoyles are designed to allow rainwater to run off from the roof, usually through the mouth of the creature, man or animal that it is fashioned after. They were the precursor to gutters and rain spouts.

Historians also say that gargoyles were designed to protect a location and the people therein from negativity and unwanted spirits.