VERSAILLES FRANCE – Here we are in the suburb of Paris staying overnight because we could not manage a same day connection from Brittany to New York. The hotel that we are in, a charming boutique with the inevitable Michelin starred restaurant, backs onto a large wood that includes a monument to Corot and undoubtedly many of the landscapes that he painted.
Day 2570 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day five years ago (day 744): SUBWAY
BRITTANY FRANCE – Another long day with many images. This is close to the end of our stay here so you won’t have to put up with galleries much longer.
Day 2569 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 1473): Baby V
BRITTANY FRANCE – We covered a lot of ground today. The weather reminded me of Maine – intermittent heavy fog. Very atmospheric. Tough to edit so I’m showing a ten image gallery today.
Day 2568 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 2568): Out a window
NEVEZ and CONCARNEAU FRANCE – So here we are in Brittany, also known as Finistere for the name that the Romans gave it: end of the Earth. Brittany juts out into the North Atlantic – there is a strong sense that he next stop to the West is Newfoundland. The weather is highly variable. The tide fall is said to be five meters or more. We’re staying at a wonderful hotel (with a Michelin starred restaurant) out at the end of a point of land. All images in Nevez from my Leica Monochrom with 18mm and 24mm lenses. Images in Concarneau with 50mm and 75mm lenses, in most cases with multiple frames stitched.
Sorry for the large number of images. I had trouble editing down to one today.
Day 2567 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
Nevez:
Concarneau:
On this day last year (day 2202: West side highway
AVIZE and CHARTRES FRANCE – We started the morning in Jacques Pelosse’s cellars. The winemaker uses both oak and stainless steel fermentation vats depending on the grapes. Here are the oak versions – the owner is on the process of hanging an art show in the cellar.
We drove on toward our final destination (Brittany), making a stop at Chartre. Maria had seen the famous cathedral (started in 1150 or so) 30 years ago. I had seen it only in books. It’s a magnificent structure, light and airy, and at the same time massive. It wears its age – almost a thousand years – it’s constructed of limestone and a millennium of weather has softened the details on the thousands of sculptures on the exterior. We only had a couple of hours so I’m not able to do it justice. The image here is a six frame stitch of the Royal Portal.
Day 2566 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day seven years ago (day 9): Drain Oregon medical clinic.
AVIZE FRANCE – We’ve driven here in the heart of the Champaign district from Frankfurt. Our overnights stop is at a marvelous Champaign producer named Jacques Pelosse, where there is a hotel and Michelin starred restaurant. Here we are with friends at dinner.
Day 2565 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 1469): Baby V
FRANKFURT AM MAIN – I landed here this morning and met Maria, and we hit the ground running, spending the afternoon in some museums. Here’s Maria.
Day 2564 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1834): 86th Street
