I have some photos I took in "LE Pescher", a tiny village close to us, where we buy our baguette and cheese from the mobile stall at noon. The people are as spontaneous as country folk can be and assisted me with my tripods, showed me secret corners in the village with more water and even further on hikes in the hills. We were a carnival of people strolling through the village, me with my camera and tripod and all the rest, each one indicating with flying arms where and how. At some stage the spotlight on me dimmed as their chatter started turning towards town stuff. And then they remembered they were actually on their way somewhere, leaving me with my camera and all the water. I chuckled. I loved it.
So maybe the water scenes here aren't so spectacular, but it reminds me of a community in love with their little town and surroundings, where the mobile cheese and meat caravan is the chance to catch up on the latest news and where a stranger who wants to take a pretty picture is warmly welcomed with flying gestures.
...the beginning of the canal in Le Pescher...
...the water canal...
4 comments:
That's very pretty Ronell. I really love French "backwaters" - sounds like you're living in a great one.
Can you do a link via Google maps to where you are exactly?
Beautiful images ROnell. Thanks for sharing your village with us.
so atmospheric and so typical of small French villages. it looks idyllic
a lovely series and a great visual description in words too :>)
I agree with everyone--It's a place where I would love to live. The people sound so friendly. And your water photos are gorgeous, Ronell.
annie
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