Weaving Weaving (detail) by Takashi Nishibori (Setouchi Triennale 2013 – Takamatsu, Japan)
Bordeaux Docks and Roadstead, early 20th Century. This picture (is it a picture that has been colored by hand, or a drawing?) is interesting, as the buildings on the docks are the same a Century later, but obviously, the docks and the activity on the Garonne river are […]
Bordeaux Docks and Roadstead
Apparently, it’s quite wet in Paris today, but here, in my neck of the woods in Japan, it snowed – barely. That reminded me of that evening in Paris, near the Eiffel Tower on a snowy night, a few years ago:
Snowy Night at the Eiffel Tower
An inquisitive (or rather hungry) soft shell turtle in Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu, Japan.
Soft Shell Turtle
So, this was my Christmas dinner: In case you’re wondering, here is what was on the menu : Duck magrets, aligot, Parma ham (I’m being told that the Italian term is used in English for some reason, probably sounds sexier than just “ham”, so I meant, prosciutto […]
Not your typical Christmas dinner…
So, this is Christmas vacation (called “Winter vacation” in Japan) and among other things, I’m watching movies and cartoons with my kids. Last night, we watched Frozen. Believe it or not, it was the first time I saw it. Here are a few of my impressions (in no particular order) […]
Frozen
Water Lily in Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu, Japan
Water Lily
I posted a similar picture a year or so ago, but here is an updated one from last summer (the previous one being almost 10 years old). This is the Dordogne River valley, seen from the village of Domme. It is in my opinion, one of the most […]
